Secret Mall Apartment

It’s consistently, thoughtfully engaging. And, yes, often very funny in its open-hearted embrace of the DIY spirit, legal or otherwise.

For all its big ideas, Secret Mall Apartment is full of charm and wonder. This is a breezy 91 minutes to spend with this idealistic group of people, and it’s easy to see why they kept coming back to the space they created, despite its dangers.

Secret Mall Apartment – a seriously fun film – commits in kind.

“Secret Mall Apartment” makes a compelling case that the project reverberates through the lives of the artists, and maybe even the city, to this day.

The film works as a movie thanks to the sly way it’s been put together.

This is a delightful, thought-provoking movie that’s about a lot of things at the same time. It’ll make you see the world with fresh eyes, and probably wonder why there isn’t more art in it.

Secret Mall Apartment, then, is an engaging and thoughtful examination of a thorny piece of performance, one made even thornier by the movie’s own existence.

What began as a kind of self congratulatory, anti-establishment rebel yell, the collective became a family that gave back to the community. But how long could it last?

Whether you view [it] as a bit of commentary or just a light hearted rib, either way, you’re right. Secret Mall Apartment profiles people who created a work of disruptive art that creates an emotional connection by not being traditionally disruptive.

Astonishing. About the charm and the fanciful ideas that make life great. One of the best films of the year.