the film is nevertheless a triumphant debut from Taylor Swift the director. What it lacks in technical seamlessness, it makes up for in musical adroitness and a coziness that's very welcome as the season turns
Taylor Swift's low-key lockdown album gets an in-person treatment that plays to its strengths; the control she has developed over her instrument in the years since is remarkable to behold, and Swift's vocals sound simply lovely here
it's an intimate and engaging look at what Taylor Swift thinks about when she's making music; this is a new kind of music from her, as well as a compelling directorial effort; This is a quality movie, with terrific music, plain and simple
an exquisite emotionally astute music from Taylor Swift; In this glossy yet illuminating documentary Swift plays "Folklore"; The often exquisite music is interspersed with alfresco chats with her co-writers and performers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner
"Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions" is a balm for the soul; It's an intimate portrait of artists at work, and stands in stark contrast to the very public, very pop persona that has characterized Swift for much of her career
"Folklore" reveals the potency of Swift's songwriting: almost uncomfortably intimate, with an emotional tenor; It is testament to her grasp on the shifting emotional tenor of the pandemic, underscored by her song-by-song commentary in the film
by Joey Magidson [Awards Radar ]
by Elle Hunt [The Guardian ]
