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Towelhead (2008) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Towelhead (2008) a score of 2.2216 out of 4

based on (44) reviews

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Excellent

(4)

Very Good

(19)

Good

(10)

Fair

(7)

Poor

(4)

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Film Threat (KJ Doughton)

Boasting ten-dimensional characters and the sophisticated juggling of difficult themes, Ball's powerful, complex movie is a must-see....read the complete Towelhead (2008) review at Film Threat (KJ Doughton)

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Cinematical (Ryan Stewart)

The long-awaited directorial debut of Alan Ball does not disappoint....read the complete Towelhead (2008) review at Cinematical (Ryan Stewart)

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Variety (Todd McCarthy)

Nothing Is Private is transgressive without being effectively subversive, gutsy to no particular end. It simply lacks style, which counts for so much in this sort of thing....read the complete Towelhead (2008) review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)

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Time Out (David Fear)

Let’s start with the title, a racial epithet that’s one of the subtler elements of writer-director Alan Ball’s drama about a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl named Jasira (Bishil)....read the complete Towelhead (2008) review at Time Out (David Fear)

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ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)

As its openly racist title implies "Towelhead" is an exploitation movie that wears its shock value on its guilty sleeve. It is the most disgusting, ethically reprehensible, and irresponsible film to come out of the 21st century's first decade....read the complete Towelhead (2008) review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)