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

Johnny Ray Huston
The San Francisco Bay Guardian

A punk-pornocopia equivalent to Last Year at Marienbad.

Dennis Harvey
Variety

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

Dave Kehr
The New York Times

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.

Phil Hall
Film Threat / The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies

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

V.A.Musetto
The New York Post

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.

Bill Krohn
The Chestnut Hill Local