‘The Moment’ Review Thread

I will continue to update this post as reviews come in.

Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten

Critics Consensus: N/A

Metacritic: 53 (15 Reviews)

Sample Reviews:

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture – The point of a behind-the-scenes rock doc is that we’re getting something that feels like a true portrait of the artist. The Moment thinks it can have the best of both worlds, but it gives us neither.

Taylor Williams, Slant Magazine 2/4 – Farce and sincerity make more odd bedfellows across Aidan Zamiri’s meta mockumentary about Brat Summer.

Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com 2.5/4 – 'The Moment' is something different, a big swing into the mockumentary genre satirizing the pressures of pop stardom and the struggle for creative control.

Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post 2/4 – If you like Charli xcx’s songs and find her to be a unique and uncompromising presence… you’ll appreciate moments of “The Moment.” But that’s it. This is not a fully formed movie. At best, it’s a moderately intriguing pitch.

Adrian Horton, Guardian 3/5 – In other words, smart concepts, talented people, solid blueprint. But there is too little risk to rise above its sharp-eyed construction.

Chase Hutchinson, TheWrap – It’s honest about the deception that is inherent to celebrity, confronting us with one compromise after another, building to a pitch-perfect finale needle-drop over a captivating monologue that elevates the comedy into a work of grand, messy ambition.

Richard Lawson, The Hollywood Reporter – At the end of the movie, it’s all too easy to shrug one’s shoulders and dismiss it with a resigned, “Guess you had to be there.”

Owen Gleiberman, Variety – I’m sorry, but this is not how an effective mockumentary works. I actually think “The Moment” should have pushed further into crackpot satirical extremes.

Nick Schager, The Daily Beast – May have things to say, but doesn’t have a clue how to say them.

SYNOPSIS:

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

CAST:

• Charli XCX as Herself
• Rosanna Arquette as Tammy Pitman
• Kate Berlant as Molly Jean Bush
• Jamie Demetriou as Tim Potts
• Arielle Dombasle as Maria
• Hailey Benton Gates as Celeste Moreau Collins
• Kylie Jenner as Herself
• Trew Mullen as Ana
• Mel Ottenberg as Himself
• Isaac Powell as Lloyd Randall
• Rachel Sennott as Herself
• Rish Shah as Jamie Singh
• Alexander Skarsgård as Johannes Godwin
• Michael Workéyè as Josh

DIRECTED BY: Aidan Zamiri

SCREENPLAY BY: Aidan Zamiri, Bertie Brandes

BASED ON AN ORIGINAL IDEA BY: Charli XCX

PRODUCED BY: Charli XCX, David Hinojosa

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Zach Nutman, Brandon Creed, Mikey Schwartz-Wright, Johann Knobel

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sean Price Williams

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Francesca Di Mottola

EDITED BY: Bill Sneddon, Neal Farmer

COSTUME DESIGNER: Taylor McNeill

MUSIC BY: A. G. Cook

CASTING BY: Jennifer Venditti

RUNTIME: 103 Minutes

RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2026 (Limited)