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Documentary about three teen brothers who spend a night exploring the streets of New Orleans after missing the last ferry home. Cast:Bryan Zanders, Kentrell Zanders, William ZandersDirector:Bill Ross, Turner RossRelease Date:December 7, 2012DVD Release:April 30, 2013From:OscilloscopeLength:1 hr 20 min
Tchoupitoulas played in limited release to excellent reviews. • Andrew Parker wrote in Toronto Now, "...dazzles with its stunning meditation on childhood and poverty set against the culturally rich backdrop of New Orleans." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...alive with the risk and curiosity of youth, and unapologetic in insisting that the pursuit of fun can be a profound and transformative experience."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 12/07/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...a jewel-bright whoosh of a ride through nighttime New Orleans... it moves easily between abstraction and dramatic mystery..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 275 words, 12/21/12
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "The Rosses have captured on film something rare: what a night spent stumbling about New Orleans actually feels like.... the film is rich with pleasures."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 870 words, 12/05/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "On the blurry border between fiction and documentary... a likable 80-minute ramble.... The city's seedy charm has not often been captured so atmospherically."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 107 words, 01/18/13
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "This isn't just a documentary about New Orleans or about three boys, but about the light that the subjects and the city shine on each other..."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 397 words, 01/04/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "The Rosses have captured on film something rare: what a night spent stumbling about New Orleans actually feels like.... the film is rich with pleasures."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 870 words, 12/05/12
Scott Tobias, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...seeks more to pick up on bits of culture and atmosphere than to tell any stories.... It's less a documentary than a feature-length vibe."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 390 words, 12/06/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...ponders what stories can do, how experience and perception shape one another, how you can't know, but how you can, sometimes, understand."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,033 words, 07/16/12
Drew Hunt, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "Structured like a classic city symphony, the film is a richly impressionistic evocation of the sights, sounds, and personalities of New Orleans at nighttime..."(See all of Drew Hunt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 12/02/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...alive with the risk and curiosity of youth, and unapologetic in insisting that the pursuit of fun can be a profound and transformative experience."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 12/07/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...a jewel-bright whoosh of a ride through nighttime New Orleans... it moves easily between abstraction and dramatic mystery..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 275 words, 12/21/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "...navigates one night of New Orleans' nightlife.... A quietly marvelous travelogue condensing months' worth of observation into a single sleepless night..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 391 words, 07/11/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...a jewel-bright whoosh of a ride through nighttime New Orleans... it moves easily between abstraction and dramatic mystery..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 275 words, 12/21/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...alive with the risk and curiosity of youth, and unapologetic in insisting that the pursuit of fun can be a profound and transformative experience."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 12/07/12
10.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Tchoupitoulas's reviews are separated by an average 10.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Tchoupitoulas's reviews cover 10.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,806 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 484 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 22 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Tchoupitoulas's reviews on average broke 22 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Tchoupitoulas's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Tchoupitoulas (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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