“The thrill comes in watching – in real time – the ways his synapses are firing to get him from one joke to the next.”

“Pacino gives Shakespeare a passionate, relevant appeal.”

“…could have used more movie-specific discussions of the aesthetic implications of celluloid versus digital.”

“…intentionally keeps comprehension at bay, and therein lies its moral forcefulness.”

“…inverts our understanding of the cosmos.”

“If you get into the rhythm of Leviathan, the experience can be at turns transcendent and overwhelming.”

“Polley is genuinely intrigued in the project as both a daughter and a filmmaker.”

There is something unseemly in the movie’s choice to document the Beales at all.

“Even when the conspiracies are at their wackiest – yes, someone suggests watching The Shining backwards – the documentary remains genially intrigued.

For a documentary about a trophy wife whose dream of building the biggest mansion in the United States is derailed by the 2008 financial collapse, The Queen of Versailles is awfully empathetic. Perhaps that’s because the tragic flaw revealed in Jackie Siegel – the desire to obtain more than you can afford – is shared