“…part social realism and part forerunner of the French New Wave.”

“I could watch Fernando Rey squirm for hours, so amusing are the aristocratically clownish expressions on his face.”

“…the explosive pyrotechnics of an id bravely laid bare.”

“…delicate handling of material that easily could have been turned into feel-good slop.”

“With Tristana, Buñuel depicts sexual liberation as a snake that eats its own tail.”

“The continued relevance of The Battle of Algiers is both a point of fascination and something to mourn.”

“…evokes, in its primeval beauty, something of a seaside Garden of Eden.”

“…for most of these characters, this is a season of life in which everything seems to be happening too quickly.”

“…has no compelling center.”

“…a rare glimpse of the black experience as it pertains to wider American history.”