Erick Estrada Cinegarage Nov 2, 2022

Herzog's reflections on meteorites are hallucinating. [Full review in Spanish]

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Carson Timar Clapper Feb 22, 2022

Despite its slower moments, the film carries a weight and finds enough unique points of conversation to stand out and feel like an inspired effort.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Feb 1, 2022 A

Werner Herzog takes us to meteorite school. Cool. We are all space dust, except for Herzog; he's Bavarian.

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Paul M. Bradshaw NME (New Musical Express) Apr 23, 2021 4/5

A lesson in intergalactic randomness from Germany's oddball film professor.

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Alejandro Alemán El Universal Mar 31, 2021

That passion for science, for space and for knowing a little more about what's up there is this documentary's best portrait. [Full review in Spanish]

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Leo Brady AMovieGuy.com Jan 29, 2021 3/4

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is an engaging documentary of discovery. It's also another journey into the brilliant mind of Werner Herzog.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 30, 2020 B+

The breezy film with great visuals also has a serious tone about the survival of the world.

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Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Nov 29, 2020 3.5/5

At 78 years old, Herzog repeats himself some, but he can still tell a captivating story, and find the poetic in his pursuits.

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Tom Meek Cambridge Day Nov 25, 2020 2.5/4

The concepts and theories provoke, but the film, deep in science and lore, hops to the next thing just as the viewer begins to bite. Captivating anyway, primarily because of Herzog's, warm idiosyncratic persona.

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Tim Brayton Alternate Ending Nov 21, 2020 3/5

The diluted version of a Herzog film.

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Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Nov 18, 2020

Herzog's typically affable narration makes some dense material more accessible and fascinating that it probably should be.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ABC Radio (Australia) Nov 18, 2020 4/5

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is an absorbing look into how this cosmic phenomenon has inspired human civilisation itself.

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Christian Gallichio The Playlist Nov 18, 2020 A-

For those willing to spend ninety-plus minutes with Herzog as he riffs on the wonders of space, "Fireball" is a heartfelt tribute to scientific exploration.

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Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review Nov 17, 2020 3/4

The film marks one of Herzog's more wide-eyed expressions.

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Stephen Silver Appleinsider Nov 16, 2020 3.5/5

A winning documentary that combines beautiful images with the sort of compelling narration with which Herzog has long been associated.

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Robert Denerstein Denerstein Unleashed Nov 16, 2020

Herzog not only conveys the immensity of a cosmos which may harbor objects that don't bode well for mankind, he also highlights fascinating human idiosyncrasies.

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Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Nov 16, 2020 3/5

I can't fault Herzog for finding a way to finance his curiosity...

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Michael Snydel The Spool Nov 13, 2020

Fireball is unlikely to stand as a radical highlight in Herzog's future career. Consider it a victory lap...the documentary about the destructive beauty of meteors is equal parts perplexing and engaging.

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John Serba Decider Nov 13, 2020

Another inimitable Herzog doc. You're either on his wavelength by now, or you're not and should be.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media Nov 13, 2020 4/5

Herzog delivers another of his amazing nature documentaries that go beyond mere facts and into the cosmic, existential meaning of it all; this one, about meteorites, is glorious.

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