“Lawrence gives a gripping performance that’s more about the inhabiting of a body than the delivery of words.”

“… bleak, but to a purpose.”

“… there is a gravitation toward the repugnant that goes beyond description and toward a place of awed fascination.”

“… carries serious moral weight.”

“… pushes the title character toward something demon-possessed, if not demonic.”

“Warren Beatty cracked the biopic code…”

“Another Richard Linklater talkfest featuring his favorite talker…”

“… curious about underbelly imagery—and the psychic pull such things can have on us.”

“It’s no coincidence that the movie came out two years after clothing retailer The Gap bought Banana Republic…”

“… fascinating as a study of Streisand and Redford’s onscreen personas.”