The spirit of enquiry comes to the fore.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 7, 2022

This is a film raised a fair few notches by the wonder of geekery, the absolute joy of seeing scientists living and breathing their work.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2022

What could have been a somewhat interesting scientific journey, searching for a whale on its own in the vast seas, casts even wider ripples, during a time when so many of us feel cut off from our own.

| Jan 11, 2022

A scientific quest for a whale unable to communicate with other whales that is also a metaphor for loneliness in our times.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 17, 2021

The result is a touching, often beautiful film. The Loneliest Whale is certainly informative, but, perhaps more importantly for our day and age, it's a mood piece that will speak to those who find something evocative and relatable about the story of 52.

| Nov 12, 2021

Rather than offer a simple story around trying to find a sad whale, Zeman interrogates the assumptions we've conjured around the 52-hertz whale.

| Oct 18, 2021

Here it's truly the journey that matters and The Loneliest Whale is one well worth undertaking.

| Oct 5, 2021

Along the ride, there's also a lesson in how whale communication works, though little of this is new if you've seen Fathom. But you get to see the 52 Hz whale! And many other whales along the way.

| Aug 29, 2021

Beautifully shot and featuring striking drone shots as well as up-close footage as the team tags a few of these magnificent creatures, The Loneliest Whale is exhilarating at times...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 24, 2021

Zeman is an engaging enough narrator, and his earnest pursuit of answers to this longstanding aquatic mystery allows the viewer to forgive the occasional dull patch.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 31, 2021

Certainly a unique underwater tale, especially for all the lonely pandemic people.

| Original Score: B | Jul 28, 2021

While the dive into the history of the whaling industry is a welcome departure, Zeman's insistence of inserting himself in the action is intrusive and distracting.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 22, 2021

Did you know that a whale can sing and had a hit called 'Songs of The Humpback' which sold more than 125k? Yup, The Loneliest Whale breaks it all the way down!

| Jul 20, 2021

Interesting subject, but this search for an infamous whale has an awful lot of foreplay with terribly self-important narration by director Joshua Zeman who fails to find a way to make a compelling, information-packed documentary.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 18, 2021

A fascinating tale about a undiscovered, single beast that emitted a sound, one that other whales did not comprehend. No one has ever answered his call....

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 17, 2021

Zeman offers an infectious, well-balanced, and tender experience that fills you with wisdom and wonder. It's compulsive viewing for all ages.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 16, 2021

More than 52, this adventure also becomes about Zeman's affinity for whales since childhood. It's his ambitions and his excitement that propel the narrative forward.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 16, 2021

Joshua Zeman's doc about an enigmatic solo cetacean has a bold premise but becomes too much about the filmmaker's Ahab-esque quest rather than its amazingly elusive subject.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 16, 2021

The cinematography might not quite hit "Planet Earth" highs but it's still thrilling. It's the strongest part of the documentary with drama, hope, excitement and frustration. And it may just make a viewer feel a little less lonely for 90 minutes or so.

| Original Score: 87/100 | Jul 16, 2021

The results are a scrappy hodgepodge of digressions that never quite add up to something thoughtful or proactive.

| Jul 14, 2021