“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.”

“…like Shoplifters’ ugly twin brother, who’s kept hidden in the basement.”