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California Typewriter is an affectionate, nostalgic love letter to the typed word from enthusiasts and experts alike.
All Critics (37) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (0)
There are two ready-made audiences for this doc and both will benefit from seeing it. Oct 27, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
There are two ready-made audiences for this doc and both will benefit from seeing it.
Bruce DeMara
I enjoyed this film about typewriters so much that I feel guilty writing this review on a computer instead of a Smith Corona. Oct 27, 2017 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
I enjoyed this film about typewriters so much that I feel guilty writing this review on a computer instead of a Smith Corona.
Brad Wheeler
Suffusing the documentary is an almost religious reverence for this mundane and obsolete mechanical apparatus. Not that it's undeserved. Sep 21, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Suffusing the documentary is an almost religious reverence for this mundane and obsolete mechanical apparatus. Not that it's undeserved.
Mark Feeney
The best thing is that Nichol doesn't adopt a luddite stance. He doesn't try to impart the evils of technology, at least not much. Sep 14, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The best thing is that Nichol doesn't adopt a luddite stance. He doesn't try to impart the evils of technology, at least not much.
Bill Goodykoontz
Although the film would benefit from a more reined-in focus, "California Typewriter" is a love letter to an antiquated device - one that retains its charm and utility even in the digital age. Sep 7, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Although the film would benefit from a more reined-in focus, "California Typewriter" is a love letter to an antiquated device - one that retains its charm and utility even in the digital age.
Pat Padua
A rich, thoughtful, meticulously crafted tapestry about the evolution of the beloved writing machine for purists, history buffs, collectors and others fighting to preserve or re-embrace analog life. Aug 31, 2017 | Full Review…
A rich, thoughtful, meticulously crafted tapestry about the evolution of the beloved writing machine for purists, history buffs, collectors and others fighting to preserve or re-embrace analog life.
Gary Goldstein
[Director Doug] Nichol's excellent sense of place expands even to the Vince Guaraldi instrumentals on the soundtrack. May 9, 2018 | Full Review…
[Director Doug] Nichol's excellent sense of place expands even to the Vince Guaraldi instrumentals on the soundtrack.
Richard von Busack
California Typewriter is a nostalgic documentary that will make you think about what life was like in the days before computers, smart phones, and the internet. Nov 10, 2017 | Full Review…
California Typewriter is a nostalgic documentary that will make you think about what life was like in the days before computers, smart phones, and the internet.
Danielle Solzman
The questions this documentary raises, in between all the human stories and history it teaches, will definitely haunt you as the credits roll. Nov 8, 2017 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
The questions this documentary raises, in between all the human stories and history it teaches, will definitely haunt you as the credits roll.
Malik Adán
A love story that clacks! Oct 25, 2017 | Full Review…
A love story that clacks!
Jim Slotek
If California Typewriter slightly overstays its welcome, as Nichol pushes past a natural end point to make the case for manual typewriters as the new vinyl... well, that seems somehow appropriate, too. Love has a way of blinding us to reality, after all. Oct 25, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
If California Typewriter slightly overstays its welcome, as Nichol pushes past a natural end point to make the case for manual typewriters as the new vinyl... well, that seems somehow appropriate, too. Love has a way of blinding us to reality, after all.
Norman Wilner
... a retro-fun salute to the analog age and a thoughtful consideration of how digital technology affects our lives. Sep 29, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
... a retro-fun salute to the analog age and a thoughtful consideration of how digital technology affects our lives.
Anita Katz
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