“Streep has what can only be called a commanding fragility.”

“A crucial time-capsule movie…”

“… inflicts a contrived construct on Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, one from which they never escape.”

“… an unhurried meditation on prodigal singers and profligate love.”

“… has a literally commanding Duvall at the center of it.”

“Ryan Gosling passes the Muppet test with Project Hail Mary, even though it’s not a Muppet movie.”

“… has a wistful, morbid magic.”

“While always mesmerized, I admittedly got lost amidst the layers…”

“… aims to be a big-screen version of a lurid pulp crime novel.”

“… a scrappy, neo-realist tale of societal scrounging that’s paused by poetic moments of slow cinema.”