Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Apr 19, 2020 4/5

The film is touching in parts and a bit cringe-worthy in others, which are both good things here.

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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Feb 18, 2020 3/5

Teens write porn fan fiction; sex and language.

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Paul Freitag-Fey Daily Grindhouse Aug 2, 2019

I always hesitate to call a film "charming," as I feel it's a word that tends to leave fandom-related audiences cringing and running away in search of something with more explosions, but Slash is just that.

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Rachel Brook One Room With A View Mar 30, 2019 3/5

Slash may be gutsy with its subject matter, but it lacks a confidently defined style. It's a well-meaning but clumsy high school movie...

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Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Nov 19, 2018

Intentionally slick on the surface, "Slash" cuts deep, wringing laughs from the cringeworthy behavior of awkward teens, but also nailing the desperation to be understood.

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Nov 19, 2018

Real world fanfic enthusiasts may appreciate the attention, but most could probably hatch a more involving tale in the time it takes to scratch "Kirk + Spock 4 Evr" into a wooden bench.

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Jennifer Heaton Alternative Lens Nov 2, 2018 8/10

It delivers a much-needed counterpoint to the view that fanficcers are nothing but talentless deviants, and it does so in a respectful but hilarious way.

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Jessica Baxter Hammer to Nail Aug 7, 2017

There is no shortage of coming-of-age films, but none that I've seen are quite as virtuous and laissez-faire as Clay Liford's Slash.

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Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times Dec 15, 2016

The nerd-sexy coming-of-age tale the Internet age so desperately needs.

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David Ehrlich IndieWire Dec 9, 2016 C+

An occasionally flat but charmingly empathetic film about the time-honored tradition of erotic fan fiction.

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April Wolfe L.A. Weekly Dec 8, 2016

It's both funny and enlightening, a nuanced yet strikingly bold look at how teens see themselves, not how adults would like to see them.

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Andrew Lapin NPR Dec 8, 2016

Johnston and Marks are strong enough in their roles, crafting characters who express uncertainty and fear in vividly different ways, to make you believe their polarizing personalities truly draw confidence and meaning from each other.

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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Dec 8, 2016

For a movie about proud outcasts, "Slash" is a little square.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Dec 8, 2016 3.5/5

Slash paints a sometimes brutally honest picture of what it's like to feel that you're the only one of your kind, but the film tackles various heady topics with a light, winning touch.

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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw The Daily Dot Sep 22, 2016

Beautifully filmed and wonderfully acted, Slash often resembles a John Green novel, albeit one told with more nuance surrounding sexual identity and orientation.

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Leah Pickett Chicago Reader Sep 22, 2016

The weird world of slash -- same-sex, erotic online fan fiction -- is the focus of this delightful feature from writer-director Clay Liford.

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David Kettle The Arts Desk Sep 9, 2016

An engagingly deviant spin on coming-of-age movies.

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Matt Donato We Got This Covered Aug 11, 2016 7/10

You'll want to call Slash a "romantic comedy," but that wouldn't do justice to all the social norm blurring that's more about important relationships than a goofy love story.

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J.R. Kinnard PopMatters Jul 28, 2016 6/10

This is observant filmmaking with something valuable to say about sexual awakenings at the most awkward of times.

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Meredith Borders Birth.Movies.Death. Jul 17, 2016

SLASH exists as a poignant, often hilarious reminder that the world of our own making is the only one where we really belong.

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