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"Recorder" shows the link between Stokes' brilliance and her craziness, and the damaging effects of obsessive behavior to the quality of a life lived. She was documenting the story, but "Recorder" shows how, in a way, she became the story. March 7, 2020 | Rating: B | Full Review…
"Recorder" shows the link between Stokes' brilliance and her craziness, and the damaging effects of obsessive behavior to the quality of a life lived. She was documenting the story, but "Recorder" shows how, in a way, she became the story.
Adam Graham
The camera doesn't love Stokes, but it certainly respects her. The intensity of her presence is unmistakable. That intensity is attested to, not always favorably, by the various people we hear from in "Recorder." December 3, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The camera doesn't love Stokes, but it certainly respects her. The intensity of her presence is unmistakable. That intensity is attested to, not always favorably, by the various people we hear from in "Recorder."
Mark Feeney
This is a really fascinating documentary... The movie gets into these definitions of what is the difference between calling someone a hoarder or a collector? December 3, 2019 | Full Review…
This is a really fascinating documentary... The movie gets into these definitions of what is the difference between calling someone a hoarder or a collector?
Amy Nicholson
But more than its occasional resemblance to a very special episode of "Hoarders," Wolf's strange, sad and finally exhilarating portrait is one of radical consumerism turned into a searchable legacy - the viewer as activist. December 1, 2019 | Full Review…
But more than its occasional resemblance to a very special episode of "Hoarders," Wolf's strange, sad and finally exhilarating portrait is one of radical consumerism turned into a searchable legacy - the viewer as activist.
Robert Abele
Matt Wolf's documentary reveals the secret greatness of a reclusive activist. November 16, 2019 | Full Review…
Matt Wolf's documentary reveals the secret greatness of a reclusive activist.
Richard Brody
A character study of a fascinating news-junkie with a mission. November 15, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A character study of a fascinating news-junkie with a mission.
Sheila O'Malley
Recorder could have easily withstood the inclusion of an additional 25 minutes of material, if only to make these two disparate half-movies into a more complete profile of an under-appreciated mind. March 17, 2020 | Full Review…
Recorder could have easily withstood the inclusion of an additional 25 minutes of material, if only to make these two disparate half-movies into a more complete profile of an under-appreciated mind.
Dan Scully
Stokes remains something of an enigma, but watching Recorder, one thing becomes clear: We can learn a lot from the ability to rewind. February 25, 2020 | Full Review…
Stokes remains something of an enigma, but watching Recorder, one thing becomes clear: We can learn a lot from the ability to rewind.
Abbey Bender
Clips from Stokes' collection are seen throughout, turning this weird but rewarding movie into a kind of review of 30 years of history. February 14, 2020 | Full Review…
Clips from Stokes' collection are seen throughout, turning this weird but rewarding movie into a kind of review of 30 years of history.
Robert Denerstein
While the documentary doesn't live up to its promise, Marion's 35 years of work appears to have found the right home and will reward researchers, and curious members of the public, for years to come. February 6, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
While the documentary doesn't live up to its promise, Marion's 35 years of work appears to have found the right home and will reward researchers, and curious members of the public, for years to come.
Steven Sheehan
Press play and be amazed. January 7, 2020 | Full Review…
Press play and be amazed.
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
In Recorder, Wolf paints a compelling portrait of a woman whose unambiguous hoarding tendencies made it difficult to identify her enormously valuable media archival project as anything beyond yet another obsession December 19, 2019 | Full Review…
In Recorder, Wolf paints a compelling portrait of a woman whose unambiguous hoarding tendencies made it difficult to identify her enormously valuable media archival project as anything beyond yet another obsession
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
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