“…icky whimsy.”

“…speaks in a hush, but if you lean in to listen you’ll pick up on a film of rare wisdom and beauty.”

“…wallows in sordid male ugliness in a way that belies its reputation as a dance-tastic artifact.”

“…like the fever dreams of someone in the midst of a renovation project that’s teetering on the edge of disaster.”

“…we don’t know what the distressed main character is capable of—and he doesn’t either.”

“Cruz embraces a maternal side that is at once nurturing and ferocious.”

“There’s an overall sense of men trying to keep out a spectral presence they don’t understand.”

“…deftly interrogates the idolization of art and the lionization of artists.”

“Full of nuance and understanding…”