“…strong performances all around—including a powerhouse one from Carrie Coon.”

“…an epic of blinkered nostalgia.”

“A slippery, surreal experience…”

“…a cheeky, postmodern take on the standard biopic.”

“…an experimental dance piece as much as it is a surrealist short film.”

“Deren’s performance is one of the more defining elements here…”

“Deren took the dreamlike, intellectual surrealism of Un Chien Andalou and made it intimate.”

“Given the keys to the Hollywood kingdom with Malcolm X, Lee both met its tony standards and set it on fire.”

“…survives any patriarchal pandering on the strength of Molly Ringwald’s Andie.”

“…should do for hissing Bunsen burners what Downton Abbey did for copper tea kettles.”