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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistThe PlaylistNicks’ film is a deft portrait of the power of social movements and the connection between technology and change.
- 75Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgHomeroom is a fantastic piece of documentary storytelling
- 75The A.V. ClubCarlos AguilarThe A.V. ClubCarlos AguilarWhile Homeroom is far more contained in length and scope than a Frederick Wiseman opus, the way editors Rebecca Adorno and Kristina Motwani construct a narrative from a seemingly free-flowing assembly produces a similarly immersive viewing experience, as if one was wandering the school shrouded in an invisibility cloak.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergThe Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergLast year waylaid many plans and subverted many intentions. Homeroom is one impressive response to that adversity.
- 70VarietyLisa KennedyVarietyLisa KennedyThe Oakland students — and director Nicks — rise to the demands of overlapping crises. With its vibrant if abbreviated portraits and final scenes of burgeoning activism, Homeroom suggest that kids may not be alright, but they are very much on the case.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeLike a diploma, it’s easy to imagine how the rewards of this carefully observed documentary could accrue with a little time.
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhile it might feel callous to belabor the rushed and scattershot editing of a documentary that pushed through so many difficulties to exist at all, the circumstances that compromise the film are also the same ones that conspire to make it such an affecting tribute to Nicks’ daughter, a fitting testimony to the perseverance of her entire generation, and a satisfying capstone to a project that has always stressed the need for people in a community to recognize each other’s pain.
- 63Slant MagazineMark HansonSlant MagazineMark HansonDespite the film’s narrow scope, it’s hard to not be impressed by the political and civic engagement of its teen subjects.
- 58The Film StageMatt CipollaThe Film StageMatt CipollaIt’s a very well done documentary on a technical level, and those qualities make it quite energizing at times. It’s the pace that truncates some of the details, making Homeroom too brisk to realize all of its moving parts.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIn the end, Homeroom lacks impact, taken as a whole, but anyone who sees it will derive something from the experience.