“Boyega gives the somewhat routine proceedings a jolt of magnetic star power.”

“…a work of freedom.”

“…the story of a man rightly radicalized.”

“…a double showdown—of characters and supreme acting talents.”

“When it settles down, which is rare, the movie works as an exercise in cinephile time travel…”

“…traces a bar’s final bleary, belligerent, occasionally beautiful 24 hours.”

“…a portrait of a woman for whom logic and reason has washed away, lost in a spreading ocean of mental illness.”

“…gives Joan Crawford a crackerjack early role.”

“…generates some low-key Before Sunrise vibes.”

“…a case study for the theological notion of common grace.”