“…depicts a man whose entire world exists in a tug-of-war between the Civil War and Civil Rights.”

“…hilarious, bizarre, and oddly sweet.”

“…a psychodrama more than a standard biopic.”

“…unfolds with a Hitchcockian sense of mystery and Almodovar’s usual bursts of color.”

The best of the year relied on mood lighting and a whole lot of music.

“I’ve seen Austen adaptations that are more romantic, but few that are so hilarious.”

“…has a solemn intensity that builds into a cinematic fervor.”

“…a lament over lost culture.”

“…a novel idea that gets stretched way too thin.”

“…a portrait of a man who deals with grief by submerging it into the marrow of his bones.”