What the people of Eureka Springs eloquently illustrate is what the world could be like, if only we would let it be so.

| May 29, 2020

The Gospel of Eureka subverts the outsider gaze by using Eureka Spring's local color to demonstrate how its Christian and queer populations are more intertwined than divided.

| Feb 26, 2020

A fairly enjoyable documentary. Cheerful and intriguing.

| Sep 20, 2019

One of the film's only shortcomings is its brief length; Palmieri and Mosher would've been well served to dig deeper into the lives of some of the performers at either production.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 30, 2019

A celebration of queerness, of faith, and of the deep and abiding ties that bind.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 18, 2019

Why are these two worlds portrayed as either dreary or emotionally removed?

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 26, 2019

The Gospel of Eureka offers inspiration and hope, not to mention it puts on an entertaining show or two.

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

The filmmakers amusingly cross-cut between The Great Passion Play and drag queens... and a minor tangent involving infamous homophobe and citrus fanatic Anita Bryant is downright heartwarming.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 8, 2019

There's much to explore and dissect about the intriguing world that directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher spotlight in their documentary "The Gospel of Eureka," but the film, strangely flabby at just 73 minutes, leaves us wanting.

| Mar 7, 2019

The Gospel of Eureka's Christian spectacle is hilarious, but by placing it against the backdrop of drag, the film divines unexpected similarities between the two communities.

| Feb 27, 2019

Even the most cynical contemporary social critics can find optimism in this crowd-pleasing documentary.

| Feb 15, 2019

The filmmakers wisely avoid commenting on the issues, cutting scenes together with knowing wit to make an important point, bracingly highlighting the hypocrisy of people who use the Bible to justify bigotry.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 12, 2019

Directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher packed in a lot of thought-provoking philosophical material into an hour and ten minutes.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 8, 2019

Brisk and propulsive, Mosher and Palmieri pace the film perfectly, getting across their point with economy and startling humanity.

| Feb 8, 2019

Watching people watch a stage is just lazy filmmaking, no matter how many donkeys, doves and bleating goats enliven the spectacle.

| Feb 7, 2019

It's as if Eureka Springs isn't about religion, but rather a religion itself. Come join us. It's subtle, but it's like a friendly knock on your door met with a bottle of cognac and a book of hymns. It's good-natured and all, but should we still drink it?

| Feb 6, 2019

The movie's vision of varieties of religious experience and celebrations of identity is matched by its fervent embrace of community in the shift from hatred to acceptance.

| Feb 4, 2019

The Gospel Of Eureka is fairly straightforward in structure, with no real surprises, but it tells a story that matters, stepping boldly away from the popular narrative.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 1, 2019

One of the more fascinating examinations of American religion and the meaning of faith in recent cinema.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 27, 2018

The filmmakers are respectful of their subjects, allowing all to be heard ... Let us therefore go forth and trumpet The Gospel of Eureka as a most worthy scripture for our time.

| Apr 12, 2018