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- 80Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyWhat distinguishes this doc from much of the tedious critical prose Romero has inspired is the fan-boy and fan-girl ardor that fuels its smarts--both behind and in front of the camera.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfKuhns makes time for political insights, provocative montages of race riots cut with the movie’s hick militia, and the comments of owlish Romero himself, who recounts the shoot like the enthusiastic 27-year-old he was.
- Enjoyably recounts how, in 1967, Romero and an assortment of Pittsburgh locals shot a micro-budget chiller that would unexpectedly change the face of horror films.
- 70The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterMr. Romero, manifesting a self-effacing demeanor and sensible humanity, is a most agreeable raconteur.
- 63Boston GlobePeter KeoughBoston GlobePeter KeoughIn the war between zombies and vampires for the domination of American popular culture, the zombies currently seem to have the edge. So suggests a montage in Rob Kuhns’s amusing but perfunctory documentary about the origins of the 1968 ur-text of zombiedom, George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead.”
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is unavoidably slight, but there's a certain pleasure in watching talented people wax passionate about a common source of inspiration.
- 60The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayBirth Of The Living Dead excels in Kuhns’ gathering of critics, academics, and filmmakers to analyze how and why the film works so well.
- 60New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThis documentary is basically a glamorized DVD extra, but it entertains as it details the anecdote-rich production history of “Night of the Living Dead” and, most crucially, its enormous impact.