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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleAmounts to an infomercial posing as an expose.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThough interviews here are primarily with former camp followers and pic was made by one, overall perspective is just critical enough to satisfy both New Age types and curious skeptics.
- Does little to unravel the riddle of the title. Unless you are already a fan of Castaneda, the film is likely to leave you feeling as though you've just watched a very long, lost episode of that old TV series "In Search of ..."
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNot only doesn't provide any real information, it barely manages to convey why we should care. It represents a true squandering of a potentially fascinating subject.
- 30L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe obvious, cliché-ridden visual style of this probe into the life, work and legacy of Carlos Castaneda ends up working very much against its subject.
- 10Village VoiceVillage VoiceIf only there were drugs strong enough to make it all bearable: This never ending Learning Annex K-hole provides damning proof that independent film distribution has grown far too accessible.