Jawline

In some ways, Jawline is so in thrall to those old narratives that it sometimes fails to explore what is actually new...still, its sober approach is a welcome change of tone for coverage of an industry that is here to stay.

[Mandelup] rushes from clip to clip, from sound bite to sound bite; the results are superficial and frustrating.

Offers a surprisingly compassionate look not just at one rural Tennessee kid's bid for virtual stardom, but also at the digital celebrity-industrial complex that perpetuates itself by dehumanizing people into content-generating commodities.

Jawline works gently, slowly, presenting its subject and sub-culture with not just affection but sympathy, a sympathy very close to tenderness.

Jawline is something new, marking the moment that documentary becomes truly commensurate with teenage reality right now.

Jawline provides an evenhanded examination of celebrity and loneliness in the digital age.

One of Jawline’s main tensions comes from circling the question “Can we really self-actualize out of any circumstance?”

Mandelup isn't deluded about the limited shelf life of this love affair, but she isn't cruel about those who pursue it, either. She sees the crevasses in Austyn's ambition, and also gives a voice to the girls watching him.

It may be cringingly funny at times, but Jawline transcends easy schadenfreude.

Jawline is packed with [...] moments of revelatory insight into both creators and consumers in the live-streaming economy.