Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds

"An elegant fusion of science and awe."

"Herzog's documentaries have grown shaggier and more episodic over time, but this one is often lost in space without him on screen as its star."

"Charming and educational enough, but it's not especially profound."

"One of the most striking effects here occurs whenever Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer slow down the film's often-hectic pace to let viewers ponder the sheer beauty of the imagery."

"There are plenty of cosmic gems to be found throughout the great auteur's documentary."

"The film's true focus, however, is those who love meteorites and are excited to share that passion, their ardor burning as brightly as those streaks through the sky."

"Some of the most fascinating discussions of Fireball deal with the spiritual and philosophical implications of potentially deadly visitors from the sky."

"Despite his cheery fatalism, Herzog proves less interested in apocalypse than in how meteors have shaped all prior history."