The HBO documentary Spielberg is a lot like some of the legendary director's films: it's well-made, thoughtful, emotional and maybe a little long.

| Jun 25, 2018

Overall, Spielberg is a satisfying and edifying look at a giant of cinema. Viewers will leave the film with a deeper appreciation not only of his exceptional craft, but also of the man himself...

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 25, 2018

Why would anyone (especially a filmmaker of [Susan] Lacy's talents) bother making such a lengthy piece of surface level fan service, again telling us how hard Jaws was to film?

| Jun 25, 2018

Just because it's a familiar story, though, doesn't mean it won't hold you in the palm of its hand as it guides you through the filmography of the quintessential American filmmaker.

| Dec 19, 2017

With an extraordinary selection of clips, Lacy illustrates the most obvious father and son theme from his oeuvre...80+ stars give directorial anecdotes from each film.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 5, 2017

It cannot be stressed enough that 2.5 hours is not enough time to cover Spielberg's career...

| Nov 13, 2017

It's not easy to summarize Steven Spielberg, but Lacy has achieved that and so much more.

| Original Score: A | Oct 12, 2017

[Spielberg] is valuable, but leaves the feeling that, with a little more audacity and irreverence, it could have been a lot better. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 10, 2017

Though Spielberg could do with a sequel, for now it's a useful retrospective of a filmmaker whose influence on cinema cannot be overstated.

| Oct 10, 2017

Lacy has mined everything, it seems, except perhaps too little naysaying.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 9, 2017

This is a documentary that could and should be shown in film schools.

| Oct 9, 2017

... it's a testimony to Spielberg's career that a two-and-a-half-hour documentary on his life and work could both feel too long in some places and yet oddly inadequate in others.

| Oct 9, 2017

At nearly two-and-a-half hours, Spielberg is as epic in scope and lively in detail as the classic films he devoured and studied while dreaming of helming his own masterpieces.

| Oct 9, 2017

Ehat do its 145 minutes (an appropriately Spielberg-ian chunk of time) really tell us about Steven Spielberg, aside from the fact that the man has made a lot of movies? Not much.

| Original Score: C+ | Oct 8, 2017

Lacy consistently seduces us through its two and a half hour running time without ever slackening the energy or glossing over his shortcomings.

| Oct 8, 2017

Even when the proceedings feel a little cursory, or incomplete, this is still a lovingly painted big picture.

| Original Score: B | Oct 8, 2017

Spielberg still feels like a respectful appreciation of a beloved figure more than an insightful study. There's nothing wrong with that, but ... it's also OK to ask for more.

| Original Score: B | Oct 7, 2017

The new documentary makes a strong case that at the peak of his powers, Spielberg may have had many colleagues, but he had no peer.

| Oct 7, 2017

To anyone who has grown up consuming Spielberg's work, Lacy has delivered a documentary that will speak to them too -- one that at its best approximates the feeling of the last 40-some-odd years of movie-making flashing before your eyes.

| Oct 7, 2017

This is a fitting and thorough tribute to a director whose work has left an enormous footprint on the popular culture.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 6, 2017