“Society doesn’t come undone as much as it artfully spasms.”

“…lightly touches on many familiar genres without indulging in the clichés of any of them.”

“…a tale of two men being manipulated, and possibly loved, by a powerful and conflicted woman.”

“…inflates one man’s privileged angst to mythical status.”

“An intriguing detour for Elaine May…”

“…carves out a truly unique space in the gap that exists between agnostic Hollywood filmmaking and church-funded, faith-based indies.”

“There is one clear target for Buñuel that crosses all ideological lines: hypocrisy.”

“…a nightclub lament.”

“Tomlin is undone by much of the dialogue, even when you get a sense she’s putting her own brash spin on it.”

“…holds you in a vice for much of its running time, and how could it not?”