Punkishly propulsive... a portrait of a child in the grip of a troubled psyche.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 8, 2020

I saw this German language film at the Berlin Film Festival last year and I didn't like it. Lots of people did. So I watched it again recently. Still didn't like it.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 1, 2020

You absolutely do understand the world of the central character. A really powerful piece of cinema.

| Mar 30, 2020

System Crasher' may veer towards being over-sympathetic in its approach to its violently problematic protagonist, but it delivers a powerful exposé of the limitations of the foster system.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 30, 2020

Most essential is the central performance: Zengel's oscillating wild joys and storming furies are painful to watch.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 29, 2020

System Crasher is an absorbing piece of film-making .

| Mar 26, 2020

A grisly, gripping watch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 25, 2020

Crafted with heaps of heart, well worth seeking out.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2019

A well-meaning yet maddening slog that soft-pedals the preaching while overindulging the screeching.

| Feb 10, 2019

[A] well-made psychological drama.

| Feb 10, 2019