“…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.”

“…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.”