As a testament to the wonders of science and space, it's extraordinary; as a testament to the triumph of cinema and mankind, it's more a small step than a giant leap.

| Dec 21, 2019

It's a film that makes history seem freshly minted -- a unique work of restoration made possible by the discovery of a cache of previously unreleased audio recordings and large-format footage.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 16, 2019

Apollo 11... is quite simply an amazing film.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2019

Clocking in at a tidy 90 minutes, laid out in ruthlessly linear fashion, the film plays like one deep breath nervously exhaled. It's also eye-wateringly beautiful to behold

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 3, 2019

Astonishing...the documentary footage, which alternates from the spaceship and the American audience...it just brought back what an unbelievably impressive achievement it was in 1969.

| Jul 2, 2019

Go. Rush out. Find this film now. Find it on the biggest possible screen, accompanied by the best, loudest sound. And sit back and marvel.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 30, 2019

A celebration of human endeavour, and of a rare moment of global unity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 30, 2019

Sometimes gush is the only appropriate response and the amazingness never gets any less amazing.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 28, 2019

The director avoids gimmicks or embellishment. Strapping three men to the top of a rocket and blasting them into space is, it turns out, sufficiently gripping on its own.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 27, 2019

Todd Douglas Miller's 50th-anniversary docu-buster is everything it should be, with the possible exception of exciting.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 26, 2019

A riveting and awe-inspiring tribute to one of mankind's great achievements.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2019

Apollo 11 isn't a film about the facts and stats of the mission to reach the moon. Instead, it's about how it feels to be in space and on the ground as history is made. Stunning, stirring stuff.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2019

A masterpiece in storytelling which deserves to be seen on the biggest screen one could possibly find.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 30, 2019

The Apollo is sprinkled with gems. Williams places his film within the context of Black history in this country while providing anecdotes about the theater itself.

| May 1, 2019

Fascinating shots of hundreds of scientists glued to rows of video terminals and switchboards are reduced to mere wallpaper; the work at hand remains a mystery.

| Mar 18, 2019

Apollo 11 is free of extraneous narration, which helps lend it a present-tense feel.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 13, 2019

It is grand and awe-inspiring, particularly if you can catch it in IMAX... It's almost as if you're actually on the moon.

| Mar 11, 2019

Paradoxically, it's these quieter moments that make Apollo 11 so breathtaking to behold.

| Mar 11, 2019

That perspective - what a group of individuals can do when coming together for a collective good - shapes everything we see.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 9, 2019

The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary Apollo 11 reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck.

| Original Score: A | Mar 9, 2019