Workman’s blind praise makes the film read more as a saccharine promotional video than it does an intriguing backstory doc. Perhaps the online premiere suits this film, after all: it is just a longer Youtube video of Hevesh5, not of Lily Hevesh herself.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 25, 2022

Hevesh has amassed a staggering 1.9 million YouTube followers. After watching just one of her dazzling videos you'll understand why.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 23, 2021

Lily Topples the World is a modern story for the internet age, but it's also a universal and timeless story.

| Sep 2, 2021

Like a leisurely afternoon watching fun YouTube videos, Lily Topples the World collects a bunch of those, and more, as it puts a smile on your face as worlds (of tile) tumble.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 2, 2021

This film celebrates so many things that should be celebrated more in our culture and shines a spotlight on the exact kind of person we all should want our kids to idolize.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 1, 2021

There really is something mesmerizing about watching hundreds of thousands of precisely placed plastic pieces fall down.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 1, 2021

Lily's painstaking creations are mesmerizing enough to watch for hours on end, but the film's real depth comes from the unstoppable woman herself -- she almost makes it look easy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2021

Although Lily might initially come across as timid, the movie makes it clear that she is quietly but staunchly uncompromising in her expectations and her vision.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2021

Celebratory, sweet-natured and poignant, it's the kind of wholesomeness our world can use right now.

| Aug 30, 2021

Let's just say that it is nearly impossible to not fall head over heels for the documentary Lily Topples the World.

| Aug 30, 2021

Lily Topples the World feels padded at 90 minutes. The good news is that at least a third of the doc is footage of her marvelous mandelas of tiny tumbling monoliths, and these segments are hypnotic.

| Original Score: B | Aug 27, 2021

Lily Topples the Worldmakes its audience feel they really get to know Lily while celebrating her particular genius. The builds shown during the doc add a can't-look-away factor .

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 27, 2021

Mildly engaging, but often unfocused and underwhelming.

| Original Score: 6.0001/10 | Aug 26, 2021

So inspirational... one of my favorite docs of the year.

| Aug 26, 2021

"Lily Topples the World" aims to enlighten you; but this undisciplined, curiously shallow documentary from Jeremy Workman might leave you with more questions than answers.

| Aug 26, 2021

If we could all agree on a working definition of the term "nice" - one that implies bemused appreciation more than condescending disparagement - it could easily apply to "Lily Topples the World."

| Aug 25, 2021

Not every documentary has to take the tone of an exposé, and there's plenty to enjoy in this one, from the many examples of domino art seen in action to the calm and collected personality of its central figure.

| Aug 25, 2021

Lily doesn't topple the world but helps to build it into something lovelier.

| Aug 22, 2021

Those who follow her on social media and/or pay for her services comprehend her never-ending talent to keep viewers in suspense.

| Aug 20, 2021

Workman presents both a world and a woman that are completely uninterested in conquering - only in toppling.

| Jun 6, 2021