Downloaded 2013

Andy Webster, New York Times: An independent Napster may be gone, but its impact reverberates, not least in the continuing threat to intellectual property. Read more

Paul de Barros, Seattle Times: I found myself asking, "And so why am I being retold this hoary tale?" Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: As iffy as the coulda-been premise is, "Downloaded" is still a vigorous retelling of Fanning's and Parker's wildfire achievement and its ethical pitfalls ... Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Director Alex Winter tracks the evolution of our tunes, and current glimpses of Fanning, especially, show how small revolutions can have larger, often disturbing, soundwaves. Read more

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: Winter can't get his arms around his material. He seems reluctant to pare anything, and his talking techie heads - Napster founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, along with a host of others - often make the same points, one after another. Read more

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle: As you watch the film, you'll be amazed how the world of the Internet turns the recent into the ancient: In a matter of only a few years, a world-changing digital event like Napster has become so last century. Read more

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: The doc is only about as revealing as a middling magazine article on the subject. But it will fascinate and frustrate anyone already interested ... Read more