One of Jawline’s main tensions comes from circling the question “Can we really self-actualize out of any circumstance?”

| Sep 21, 2023

In some ways, Jawline is so in thrall to those old narratives that it sometimes fails to explore what is actually new...still, its sober approach is a welcome change of tone for coverage of an industry that is here to stay.

| Apr 7, 2022

Mandelup isn't deluded about the limited shelf life of this love affair, but she isn't cruel about those who pursue it, either. She sees the crevasses in Austyn's ambition, and also gives a voice to the girls watching him.

| Feb 27, 2020

It may be cringingly funny at times, but Jawline transcends easy schadenfreude.

| Jan 17, 2020

Jawline is packed with [...] moments of revelatory insight into both creators and consumers in the live-streaming economy.

| Dec 26, 2019

A documentary cousin to Eighth Grade.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 14, 2019

The subject of Liza Mandelup's first feature may be live streaming, but it speaks to a generation's painful reckoning with what it means to come of age online.

| Sep 5, 2019

Eye-opening docu about rising social media star; cursing.

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

It was scary to me. I thought "Wow, the young people are so easily swayed by [social media]."

| Aug 26, 2019

If you've ever had a dream, no matter where you're from, this film is worth your attention.

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

[Mandelup] rushes from clip to clip, from sound bite to sound bite; the results are superficial and frustrating.

| Aug 26, 2019

The documentary's most notable strength is how it values the young, overwhelmingly female fans of social media influencers.

| Aug 25, 2019

Despite the film's flaws, it will be a good primer for parents to show them what their kids might be doing on their phones and laptops.

| Aug 23, 2019

It's easy to dismiss social media as superficial, but the brilliance of Jawline is in its willingness to admit that it wouldn't be so dangerous if it weren't also so appealing.

| Aug 23, 2019

Offers a surprisingly compassionate look not just at one rural Tennessee kid's bid for virtual stardom, but also at the digital celebrity-industrial complex that perpetuates itself by dehumanizing people into content-generating commodities.

| Aug 23, 2019

Jawline works gently, slowly, presenting its subject and sub-culture with not just affection but sympathy, a sympathy very close to tenderness.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 23, 2019

Jawline is something new, marking the moment that documentary becomes truly commensurate with teenage reality right now.

| Aug 23, 2019

Jawline provides an evenhanded examination of celebrity and loneliness in the digital age.

| Aug 22, 2019

Jawline is both disturbing and empathetic, and an important peek into the glory and angst of being a teenager on the internet today.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 22, 2019

No movie this year has made a more powerful argument for unplugging than "Jawline," a disturbing, darkly hilarious documentary on live-broadcasting influencers.

| Aug 22, 2019