Nichols’s beautiful and touching adventure is a bracing reminder of the primal thrill that a great pop film can offer.
The film ultimately succeeds thanks to small details, from the swampy texture of its location photography to its uniformly expert cast.
Before Midnight, the latest film by hometown hero Richard Linklater, was one of the festival’s most anticipated features, and it didn’t disappoint.
Credit hometown boy Nichols with getting the look and feel of rural Arkansas right.
Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life seems certain to remain the most audacious, abstract, and ambiguous American film released this year.
The Tree of Life is overwhelming, a gorgeous kaleidoscope of light and color that can feel like a prison.