“…frames Varda quite differently than her previous, self-referential documentaries.”

“…there is a cumulative truth to the found footage gathered here.”

“Byrne is the auteur here; Demme is the rare, generous sort of filmmaker who would emphasize that.”

“In The Beaches of Agnes, life and cinema share the same space.”

“…minor Varda, in a way, but also a moving summation of her life’s work.”

“…an extension of James Baldwin’s many attempts—through his plays, novels, and essays—to help white America ‘get it.'”

“…Timberlake hardly pauses for a rest, and most importantly makes you believe he doesn’t want to.”

“…lends visual poetry to oral history.”

“…potent journalism, but also leaves the faint whiff of reality television.”