“…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.”

“…has the whiff of sensationalism rather than the aroma of empathy.”

“…an achingly funny portrayal of a high schooler in search of that rarest of jewels: a confident sense of self.”

“…a scintillating work of cinematic nostalgia, if one that’s limited by a few contemporary elements (green screens, Brad Pitt).”