Their dedication, poise, courage, patience, and compassion is deeply moving in this intimate documentary...

| Dec 2, 2021

The sad truth is that Us Kids feels a bit too much like the thing the students hoped to avoid: a celebration of a moment in time, not the start of a revolution.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 10, 2021

For its merits as a dynamic nonfiction piece incisively dealing with a pivotal issue from heartbreakingly human angle, "Us Kids" is indispensable viewing for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of this country beyond "thoughts and prayers."

| Nov 2, 2020

It asks very difficult questions about what it means to grow up in a country where gun violence is so common.

| Oct 30, 2020

A needed reminder that issues don't go away just because something else is getting today's headlines.

| Oct 30, 2020

Like the limited legislative change that has occurred due to the underappreciated efforts of these valiant activists, I wish Snyder's Us Kids resulted in more.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 30, 2020

"Us Kids" skillfully handles a sensitive subject and prudently connects the Parkland students' stories to those of Black students whose experiences with gun violence rarely garner similar national attention.

| Oct 29, 2020

The humanity Snyder's cameras capture is stirring as these young people work past their issues and together on shrewd political strategies.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 29, 2020

Understanding that both surviving a shooting and sudden fame take a psychological toll, the film is a compassionate portrait eager to let its subjects speak for themselves.

| Jan 30, 2020

Snyder casts her net too wide to paint a meaningful portrait of the kids, and follows them too closely to provide much lasting insight into the context of their campaign. And yet, the spirit of their mission shines through.

| Original Score: C+ | Jan 27, 2020

Offers a potent testimony to the impact of citizen protest - even, or perhaps particularly, when those citizens include youths who themselves just survived a school shooting.

| Jan 25, 2020