In Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moore’s thorough, thought-provoking documentary, questions arise about the role that Chau’s unwavering resolve to introduce the teachings of Christ to Indigenous people living off the North Sentinel Island played in his demise.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 8, 2023

This is a marvelous documentary. Absolutely marvelous.

| Nov 1, 2023

The film expands into a debate on the ethics of missionary Christianity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 24, 2023

The Mission’s message is as timely as it is timeless, tragically.

| Oct 18, 2023

This expertly tuned film is simply pro-introspection: a heavy-hearted look at an unnecessary death and a cultural superiority long deserving of scrutiny.

| Oct 16, 2023

Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss adopt a gentle, wise tone as they tell Chau's story.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 13, 2023

There’s something wonderfully Herzogian about “The Mission,” a philosophical quest in which wild ambition goes hand in hand with folly at the very limits of so-called civilization.

| Oct 13, 2023

The Mission is an engrossing philosophical exploration -- a personalized profile of a particularly aggressive brand of Christianity.

| Oct 12, 2023

The most barbed aspect of the movie, a National Geographic release, is its acknowledgment of the role that National Geographic itself has played in exoticizing groups like the North Sentinelese.

| Oct 12, 2023

It’s a troubling, smart, must-see documentary.

| Sep 30, 2023

A compelling investigation.

| Sep 1, 2023

Chau’s story is about much more than religion and mission trips. The real lesson to be learned is the need for adults to realize that life is more than a storybook with ourselves as the hero.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 1, 2023