Always at the Carlyle is part escapist star gazing, part intersection with the world at large, and a whole lot of fun through and through.

| Jun 11, 2020

This shallow documentary about Manhattan's famed Carlyle Hotel fattens an ever-growing genre I call the Cinema of the 1 Percent.

| Mar 5, 2020

... simply gushes at the opulence and celebrates superficial excess without providing much genuine insight about the Carlyle's history or enduring legacy.

| Nov 30, 2018

Always at the Carlyle... incorporates first hand account from the long-time staff at the hotel who really make the the experience (of watching) worth while

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Oct 23, 2018

Unless you're absolutely charmed by everything celebrity, the steady stream of rich and famous talking about things they can do that you can't, and the way they're specially treated that you aren't, starts to deflate the film.

| Original Score: C-plus | Jul 9, 2018

Always at the Carlyle mixes fun facts about an historic hotel with trivia about celebrities who've stayed there.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 6, 2018

Director Matthew Miele has made what amounts to an enthusiastic ode to a hotel most of us never will check into.

| Jun 29, 2018

Writer-director Matthew Miele...is a provocateur who tries to get the ultra-discreet staff to spill some secrets with only middling results-but it's fun to see him try.

| Jun 26, 2018

Mostly comes across like an extended episode of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Fatuous.'

| Original Score: D+ | Jun 10, 2018

What looks at first like it might be a 92-minute commercial for a venerable luxury hotel... turns out to be something quite different - something more melancholy and elegiac than a simple celebration of refined indulgence.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 1, 2018

A dazzling, endearing story that will appeal to classic film buffs and history aficionados. It's light and breezy in contrast to other documentaries and that's just fine.

| Original Score: 9/10 | May 31, 2018

I get that many Americans are captivated by the celebrity mystique, but many of the hotel's customers are anonymous billionaires. At least I can finally sleep at night knowing that they're always comfortable at the Carlyle.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 31, 2018

Fun, Surprise, Secrets, Romance at this amazing Hotel

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 29, 2018

So it's mostly about the staff, as well as the caf and lounge and other tony accommodations you'll never experience, making Always at the Carlyle celebrity-lifestyle porn.

| May 24, 2018

It's one part history lesson and one part ode to the rapidly fading quality of refinement. But mostly, it's a chance to indulge in juicy celebrity stories, catnip for those who love that kind of thing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 24, 2018

"Always at the Carlyle" takes a potentially juicy subject - a swanky landmark that caters to celebrities and zillionaires - and turns it into a 90-minute infomercial, with nary a revelation in sight.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 23, 2018

Yes, it's superficial and sycophantic, but it's also an enjoyable, extravagant indulgence.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 22, 2018

I highly recommend spending time with Always at the Carlyle. There's great joy in the history with the Carlyle staff, music over the years, and fun times had in one of the most amazing of places.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 22, 2018

There's a lot of glass for a nose to press up against in Matthew Miele's documentary.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 18, 2018

[An] insightful and occasionally revealing look at the 88-year-old Manhattan institution where the rich and famous enjoy being rich and famous.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 18, 2018