“An atomic bomb of rightful anger distilled into a technically impeccable synergy of genres that materializes the most brazenly malignant forces of the world into a realm where the relentlessly oppressed have the high ground.”  — Raul Marques

“On one hand, it’s pretty shocking to see that such a confidently presented and steady film is actually the feature debut for director Darius Marder. On the other hand, it’s almost expected that this could be the case when a film feels so unique and fresh.”  — Special Agent Cooper

“Sachy’s screenplay is as nuanced and layered as they come… The tit for tat for tit for tat series of events beautifully shifts the moral high ground between the leads … and allows us to pick whatever side we want at any given point.”  — Ashwin Dev

“Alcohol is such a uniquely complicated topic. … This movie is able to capture the highest highs and the lowest lows. It threads the needle of comedy and distraught drama beautifully, and does so with the perfect amount of weight and levity.”  — Bobby Mageau

“This fucking sizzles from start to finish. It’s a rage-filled, candy-coated fantasy. Cathartic and exhausting and tragic. At what point, after devoting your life to a single purpose, do you move on? At what point is enough enough? Or is it ever?”  — Laura Saladino

“What will grow when we listen to the instincts of others. … Our own instincts will only lead us so far. But something richer is born when more hands are nurturing the soil, all sharing a slice of the dream.”  — Laura

“Unfolds as a culturally insightful and emotionally raw love story about embracing the opportunity to love when life offers it to you, even if that means putting your heart and soul in the line of fire.”  — MJsays

“The directorial debut of the year, and the gravestone of one of our greatest modern artists in my lifespan. An incomparable piece of visual poetry. Highly recommended. Farewell Jóhann.”  — Taylor Baker

“Sayna is like King Midas but instead of gold everything she touches turns to art. She has such a way of effortlessly immersing you into whichever magical universe she has created.”  — Bethany

“Revisits his complex, borderline psychedelic universe while doubling down on the casual wisdom his characters share and, more importantly, the mind-bending ways in which they share them.”  — 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕞 𝕧𝕒𝕟 𝕕𝕖𝕣 ℤ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕟

“TV show of the year. This felt so real and honest, in the joy we see the characters go through and the sorrow, and it is so committed to being complex and giving no easy answers to anyone.”  — ellis

“What makes this doc so brilliant, so compelling, so deeply moving is all in the numbers, how Bois and Rubenstein paper the walls of their digital space… This is the first time in my life I’ve been at all interested in baseball.”  — esther

“Sets a dangerous precedent that improv shows are always this funny, professional, well-attended and delightful. Truly a deeply irresponsible stage show, but a pretty damn fun one.”  — Les_Vampires

“Que filme maravilhoso! É história, é sociologia, é música. … Arte-celebração, arte-política, arte-espacialidade e arte-resistência.”  — Isabel Wittmann

“.tsi dnegideirfebnu eiwdnegri sad ,kcüruz lhüfeG menie tim nenie tssäl dnu negnurriW dnu negnurrI nenies ni mukilbuP nies treilrev ,treinoitibmarebü hcua tsi re rebA”  — Etienne Garde

“This is as American as a film can get. And one of the ways it gets there is by being a Western. Open vistas, ad hoc communities, an aloof protagonist doing their best to do right by this metaphorical and literal frontier.”  — nikrlp

“Hope is scarce in this movie, as it is in the Philippines. We are surrounded by monsters, and they have sown enough fear and division that resistance seems impossible. And yet, there are those that resist anyway, that stare the monsters in the eye and fight on. This is what the movie does.”  — Philbert Dy

“This movie pops beyond belief. … It’s like sitting down at a nice restaurant where every time you’re finished a tasty colorful dish, a new one just appears in front of you. As soon as you’re full, the credits roll.”  — Josh

“Minari is somehow the most Korean and the most American movie ever made, at the same time. When I watch this film, I see and feel myself and my childhood in this film on an unbelievably deep and sincere level.”  — jun

“After a rewatch it’s so easy to see how well this story was set up, all the threads from the beginning come back around in brilliant ways. … We deserve more female-gaze, female-led superhero movies.”  — campbell