“A treasure of the 1970s…”

“It’s bizarre to cheer on the abuse of civil rights in a movie ostensibly about advancing civil rights.”

“There is the sense that magic is in the air, for both ill and good.”

“. . . announced a huge talent in service of a particular vision.”

“Sean Baker’s movies see people for their humanity first and their circumstances second…”

“… bestows a certain innocence on a seedy milieu.”

“… builds to one of those climactic grace notes that would define later Baker movies.”

“Soderbergh gets significant mileage out of the visual conceit alone.”

“… no stoic, generic portrait of resilience, but one that’s always counting the cost.”

” … overflows with formal ingenuity and daring.”