“A punk-pornocopia equivalent to Last Year at Marienbad.”

“Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye is a provocation that hypnotizes, a hallucinatory narcotic.”

“This is not a movie for passive consumption, but a film that bites back.”

“Andrew Repasky McElhinney's new feature Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye is a new landmark in underground cinema. The film is an artistic assault on both the senses and sensibility. Mixing equal parts of surrealism, eroticism and silliness into a vibrant package rich with lush cinematography and a challenging soundtrack, [Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye ] is a brilliant achievement that demands attention and challenges the audience in a way that few films today can even dare to achieve.”

“It’s quite an “Eye”-ful . . . brave and shocking”

“Perverse in all the wrong ways”

“Like punk Ken Russel working with no budget and NO boundaries”

“McElhinney's movie knows what it wants to be (obscure, demented and experimental, rather than accessible, charming and story-driven) and pursues its goals with the obsessive focus and inscrutable energy that defines independence.”

“Some [viewers], including a few admirers of Andrew Repasky McElhinney 's previous films, may be outraged by the surprises in [Georges Bataille’s Story of the Eye], but others, like this reviewer, will applaud it as the filmmmaker's best work yet, and a promise of great work to come.”