No work of art has been more powerful in 2023 than Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.

| Mar 5, 2024

This documentary is a must-watch for devoted Beyoncé fans, and for those not familiar with the megastar's work, it serves as a compelling initiation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 13, 2024

A documentary that captures the performer’s high-energy stage show and the hard work behind the scenes to make it happen.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 23, 2023

RENAISSANCE seeks to give credit to the unsung heroes of touring.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 13, 2023

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is a candid and immersive look at a superstar who wants to be both iconic and relatable. Beyond the glamorous stage show, Beyoncé reveals various sides of herself offstage, with gratitude to her influences and fans.

| Dec 9, 2023

Renaissance is a new beginning and a rebirth, and it's also a place where everyone belongs and all are welcome. Beyoncé shares her vulnerabilities as a Black woman and her appreciation for her life struggles and experiences.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 9, 2023

[It's] not only an opportunity to catch another glimpse of Beyoncé's dazzling vocals and radiant charisma — it’s a chance to go behind the scenes and see how the woman at the center of it all executed her vision.

| Dec 8, 2023

Renaissance is as much about building her image up as it is stripping it away.

| Dec 7, 2023

Joy is what Beyoncé brings to this very entertaining and tender doc. A contagious sense of optimism and acceptance for everyone. Moviegoers who weren't ardent fans before, will be now.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 7, 2023

Contrary to its title, Renaissance seems less like a rebirth and more like a deluxe-sized summing up of all its creators’ formidable powers.

| Dec 6, 2023

“Renaissance” is both intimate and vast as it basks in Beyoncé’s impossible beauty but also turns the camera toward the audience to emphasize the powerful sense of community the Beyhive provides.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 6, 2023

In embracing what it means to be mortal—and, by extension, human and imperfect—Beyoncé found a way, in this Renaissance era of hers, to celebrate life and liberation.

| Dec 5, 2023

Achieves total Beyhem, a riot of colour, spectacle, inventive staging, stunning vocals and gorgeous grooves. As a self-portrait, it might not delve as deep as you’d like, but it offers a thrilling lesson in what it takes to be a pop icon.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 5, 2023

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé sums up Beyoncé’s mission in trying to give her fans a look into this utopia she created on tour and making her album. There was so much joy, support, and being themselves whole-heartedly in the process.

| Dec 5, 2023

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is another testament to a performer who continues to be celebrated for just how talented she is. Some artists master one particular craft, Beyoncé can glide through many.

| Dec 5, 2023

Not even Beyoncé, in all her might, can stop time; as distressing as change can be, it is also natural, unavoidable, and therefore wonderful. That is the beauty of Renaissance.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 4, 2023

More than anything, Renaissance is a testament that Beyoncé is a brand that stands for absolutely nothing beyond its own greatness.

| Dec 4, 2023

It’s a glorious three-hour tour of the Queen in all her creative splendor... The movie would be a blast if it were merely a jubilant live performance, but it’s also a documentary of a year in Bey’s life.

| Dec 4, 2023

The film is perhaps the most Beyoncé a project has ever been. It’s Beyoncé self-mythologizing in a way that’s awe-inspiring (or slightly eye-roll-inducing, depending on your mileage) but then proving it with her performance.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 4, 2023

Beyoncé is so often revered as larger-than-life, and in many ways she is. With this film, she tells us that while she’s able to communicate these concepts epically, they all originate from completely human experiences.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 4, 2023