One of the most scathing (and cited) reviews calls it "the pretentious equivalent of buying a new camera and using it to take dick pics of yourself". The review goes on to describe the film as "an inept and amateurish affair that makes Joe Swanberg films look like Gospel", specifically criticizing a scene where the filmmakers argue about camera angles during a sex scene as the subjects laugh.
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The critical reception of The Great Ephemeral Skin is deeply polarized. It has a near-mythic status in the world of "so-bad-it's-good" or "pretentious art" discourse. One of the most scathing (and cited) reviews