At least the irony with which this transparently written and dispassionately aestheticized film so demagogically argues for the value of words and pictures is brutally convincing.
Pure style carries Beyond the Black Rainbow considerably further than many critics gave it credit for.
A number of films at this year’s festival hover in the realm of science fiction.
The film is the cinematic equivalent of LSD: You will see things while you watch it and not know what to make of them.