A Birder's Guide to Everything 2013

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: What's there hits the mark, so much so that I'll confess this one left me misty-eyed. Read more

Ronnie Scheib, Variety: Meyer and lenser Tom Richmond capture an intersection of high-school and natural spheres that highlights New England's serenity and beauty without undue pictorial fussiness. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: It actually gets the birds right. It's the humans who are hard to identify. Read more

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: Each actor fills his role nicely, and they have enough chemistry to animate the routine pitfalls this road trip has in store for them. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Though it's hardly an odd duck, "A Birder's Guide to Everything" has its own sweet call. Read more

Joel Arnold, NPR: The film is far from a melancholy wallow, but it does examine the ways we cope with loss and the conflicts that result when one person's healing process is faster or different from another's. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: David and his friends are well-drawn portraits of innocents at an excruciatingly awkward age. Read more

Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times: The trek through the serene, beautiful woods highlights the banter between the quartet as truths are unveiled and friendships strengthened. The young actors shine revealing lights on their characters. Read more

Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice: It's ultimately yet another movie about fathers and sons who need to learn how to hug. That's a theme which could stand to go extinct for a few years. Read more