“… may not be my preferred mode of Bong Joon-Ho, but it’s the mode we need right now.”
“There is the sense that magic is in the air, for both ill and good.”
“High art collides with low expectations, resulting in something like a renewed faith in humanity.”
“Soderbergh gets significant mileage out of the visual conceit alone.”
“One of our most elusive movie monsters avoids capture once again.”
“. . . it’s as if a dark tragedy has been cast with lovable clowns.”
“. . . announced a huge talent in service of a particular vision.”
“Sean Baker’s movies see people for their humanity first and their circumstances second…”
“… bestows a certain innocence on a seedy milieu.”
“… builds to one of those climactic grace notes that would define later Baker movies.”
“… crackles because of its subjects.”
