A film that is far more complicated and entertaining than the fanboy home movie you might anticipate (and dread).

| Jun 18, 2016

[This] kind of honesty is the difference between sitcoms like Community and 30 Rock, which can be clever and amusing, and a truly brilliant, risk-taking show like Louie, which can be either hilariously funny or mortally depressing.

| Oct 30, 2014

It's in the exploration of how "Community" fandom formed its own distinctive community of outcasts that the film excels, finally making sense of the show's cult popularity by diving into that cult and crowdsurfing on it.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 30, 2014

As much a portrait of a community as of its brilliant, de facto mayor, Harmontown is a stirring tribute to the restorative power of finding your people.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 23, 2014

Harmon states at one point in the film that he just wants to be "the guy who makes people happy." This documentary does just that.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 16, 2014

The final 20 minutes are the strongest, when Harmon comes to some realizations about his behavior. Unless you're the biggest of fans, you may find yourself wishing that the film had reached this point earlier.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 16, 2014

Repeated praise of Mr. Harmon's nerdy fan base keeps emphasizing how appreciative its members are for his shining a light. Little splurts from an ingratiating score nudge us along.

| Oct 9, 2014

Berkeley's impartiality frees the director to include some of the writer's unpleasant moments on the tour.

| Oct 7, 2014

By turns aptly amusing, poignant, indulgent and discomfiting.

| Oct 6, 2014

The result will play very well with the cult of fans who've improbably kept Community alive.

| Oct 6, 2014

Most people in Hollywood are overly concerned about what you think of them. Harmon is the kind of guy who admonishes hecklers who scream out "I love you" because he doesn't love himself.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 3, 2014

A field report from the frontlines of an all-access culture in which creativity fuels honesty and connection, and vice versa.

| Oct 2, 2014

There's no arguing that we're watching an elaborate work of self-promotion. But director Berkeley is wise enough to look past Harmon ...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 2, 2014

Harmontown reveals a man who never seems far from a bleak cliff, and though it tries to present bright, joyous moments in his life, they're nearly always fleeting.

| Original Score: B | Oct 2, 2014

Harmon emerges as sour and abusive, an unrepentant man-child who treats his fans as enablers.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Oct 1, 2014