
The Guardian
An uneven blend of news program, suspense narrative and toward the end, somewhat saccharine self-help exercise.
Full reviewAn inside look at a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.
An uneven blend of news program, suspense narrative and toward the end, somewhat saccharine self-help exercise.
Full reviewHoly Hell should have dug a lot deeper and told its story with a lot more finesse. What happened?
Full reviewMr. Allen structures the revelations well, with a slow build that mimics a naïve member’s immersion into the sect.
Full reviewThe film leaves you wanting to know much more than its offhand footage and scant 100 minutes can provide.
Full reviewHoly Hell has a flaw, and it’s that the movie buys into the idea that the Buddhafield was a mixture of the good and the bad.
Full reviewEven by cult documentary standards, this one finds absurd depths in the peddling of enlightenment.
Full reviewOne of the decade’s strangest and most unsettling documentaries, especially given its as-yet-unwritten ending.
Full reviewWill Allen’s sunny gut-punch cult exposé Holy Hell plays like a thriller... but Allen never cheats in the interest of suspense.
Full reviewHoly Hell is available to stream in New Zealand now on DocPlay.
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