Friday’s openings redux: To vaxx or not to vaxx

You may remember a controversy that occurred last month at the Tribeca Film Festival. It involved a movie, a documentary titled "Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe,” that had been initially accepted into the festival before being abruptly pulled from the lineup.

You can read about the controversy and other filmmakers' reactions here.

That film is scheduled to open Friday at the Magic Lantern Theater. Following are snippets from two very different reviews:

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: "It's a polemic. But it's a passionate advocate for its viewpoint, and that makes for compelling viewing."

Joe Leydon, Variety: "Slickly produced but scientifically dubious hodgepodge of free-floating paranoia, heart-rending imagery - lots of shots of cute infants who reportedly were damaged by vaccines - and anti-Big Pharma conspiracy mongering."

Stake out your own position and make a choice. The Lantern is also opening a second run of "Eye in the Sky."