“If there is a visual equivalent to that title song – the Billie Holiday version is favored here – Kiarostami seems to have found it.”

“…turns a psychological condition into a parlor trick.”

“If Sheen brings any presence to the screen, it’s geriatric.”

Coppola gives CQ a sense of style and humor that makes the navel-gazing bearable.

…isn’t true to the hard work of confession.

“Despite the way it functions as flashy entertainment, the weight of slavery can still be felt in Django Unchained.”

Beasts, Khaki Scouts and moors…

"…always aware of how this traumatic experience would be filtered through this particular family."

"…the movie’s on-the-nose vision of the man makes for an unsurprising narrative."

"…almost unbearably sensual – and not only in a sexual way."