Apollo 11

A documentary, best seen in IMAX, forgoes hype and conjures the lunar adventure with spectacular, previously unseen footage.

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“Apollo 11” could feel like the type of dry IMAX film you watch on a school field trip at a museum–and hopefully it will have a second life with that kind of distribution in the coming years–but this is a film that should leave even rowdy school groups rapt.

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Apollo 11 is an inspiring and truly awesome look at the first moon landing

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The astonishing documentary Apollo 11 shoots the moon

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Although we know how the mission turns out, the movie generates and maintains suspense. And it rekindles a crazy sense of wonder at, among other things, what one can do practically with trigonometry.

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The box-office failure of last year’s Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man” would lead you to believe audiences are over the moon. Excuse me: done with the moon.

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As we hear the actual recordings of the astronauts communicating with the designated capsule communicator (aka CAPCOM), it gives Apollo 11 an underlying, powerful thread of humanity.

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Todd Douglas Miller's documentary may not be the definitive chronicle of the moon landing, but it features a breathtaking selection of footage of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the historic launch.

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Sundance 2019: Todd Douglas Miller’s documentary uses original footage of the moon mission that sometimes seems too vivid and too visceral to have come from the vaults

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In a heady documentary comprised of raw footage from the NASA vaults, the moon landing looks more than ever like science made into a dream.

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Apollo 11 is free of extraneous narration, which helps lend it a present-tense feel.

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