
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetit... (Full plot summary below)
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In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever.
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| Screen InternationalDavid D'ArcyRather than surrender his story to the crime or the courtroom, Krokidas scrutinises the ensemble of friends that galvanised the young men into literary vocations and kept the brooding Kammerer at a distance. |
| We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoKill Your Darlings is nothing short of brilliant, defining a generation through the actions of one small, yet influential, group of literary warriors, and the unexpected turbulence they faced. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeA captivating look at an American literary giant in those years before he was ready to howl. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseA lurid yet fascinating look into Allen Ginsberg's formative influences...fearlessly explores dark places and the compulsion to exorcise the shadows and remake the world through art. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongYou don't need to know the Beats to understand "Kill Your Darlings," you just need to know the twinkling promise, and dark turns, of life. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIn this tale of longing, loss and regret, it isn’t always possible to know who’s deluding oneself, or someone else. But then, it isn’t always possible to know that in real life either. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Jeff MeyersKrokidas is a cunningly inventive director, making his shoestring production look 10 times its budget. And the cast is terrific. But without a stronger contextual frame his film is little more than an intriguing footnote to story of The Beats. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin" evocative of a specific time and place while serving as a bittersweet valentine to callow youth, curdled innocence and sudden, irrevocable violence." |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeHooked me from the first moment and kept me hooked all the way through. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceDares us to look at life the way the sensitive kid from New Jersey does. |