“…strangely, seductively sets the table for the twisted series to come.”

“Evidence that movies at the beginning could be as bizarre as anything we get today…”

“What’s distinctive about The Hitch-Hiker is the sensitivity it has for the trauma involved.”

“…mostly stays in its sci-fi lane, but could also be read as a metaphor for many things.”

“…a fiendishly fun double role for Olivia de Havilland.”

“…isn’t a masterful film, but it suggests that Decker has one in her.”

“…a feminist-flecked variation on an early Coen brothers movie.”

“Appropriately, the first shot in Christopher Nolan’s feature debut is of a wooden box full of clues…”

“Deception—or, rather, misperception—is built into the film’s very form.”

“…a cinematic sailor’s yarn you won’t soon forget.”