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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Slant MagazineWilliam RepassSlant MagazineWilliam RepassIf Gods of Mexico harkens back to certain traditions of visual representation, Helmut Donsantos’s counterintuitive recombination of what would seem to be mutually exclusive inspirations, each with its own temporal framework, allows him to offer for our contemplation a vision uniquely his own.
- 83The Film StageJose SolísThe Film StageJose SolísIn Gods of Mexico, we are seeing the Aztec gods still hard at work, not correcting the imperfections of creation, but sitting with us and basking in its glory.
- 83The PlaylistChristian GallichioThe PlaylistChristian GallichioGods Of Mexico is a film less interested in breaking down its conceptual framework — or even pushing forward a fully realized thesis — than it is about creating a structured cinematic experience.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreI prefer my documentaries to be more informative than Gods of Mexico. But that prehistoric cinema connection renders this mesmerizing film as magical as it is historical.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThis nominal portrait of people isn’t interested in what they have to say.