Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

This brave documentary takes on the topic of anti-Semitism in a relentlessly probing and original way.

Boston Globe by Ty Burr

In its sneaky, cheeky way, Defamation is a mitzvah, an act of kindness.

San Francisco Chronicle by Walter Addiego

Defamation tries to give all sides a full airing, but it's not hard to guess the director's own feeling. At the end, he says, "Putting too much emphasis on the past, as horrific as it has been, is holding us back."

Variety

End result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it -- quintessentially Jewish, in the best sense.

Variety by Leslie Felperin

End result is at once intelligent, wry and -- there's no way around it -- quintessentially Jewish, in the best sense.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

Even though Defamation, which is sprinkled with unexpected moments of wry humor, will be inescapably controversial, Yoav Shamir strives admirably to be evenhanded.

Time Out by S. James Snyder

Like Moore’s modus, Shamir’s stroll is sloppy, but his willingness to tip sacred cows is truly courageous.

The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett

The most affecting scenes, however, involve the class of Israeli teenagers visiting Auschwitz.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

While he takes an evenhanded approach, the filmmaker appears on camera far too often and goes off point as frequently as Moore.

Village Voice

Like most good documentaries, Defamation poses more questions than it purports to answer, before arriving at the mildly reductive postulation that what's past is past.

Village Voice by Scott Foundas

Like most good documentaries, Defamation poses more questions than it purports to answer, before arriving at the mildly reductive postulation that what's past is past.

The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger

Disorganized and somewhat annoying.