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- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: Asteroid City is a classic Wes Anderson film written all over that doesn’t skimp on showcasing its amazing ensemble and visually stunning production design. There is, however, a disconnect within the story that made it a bit difficult to declare it one of his best.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A play within a film about learning to see the world and all its surprises with wide-awake eyes.
- Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
- Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: Presents us a dream within a dream as it ponders our place in the cosmos by setting its story in three separate realities that bump into each other the way subatomic particles swarm around an atomic nucleus.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: the type of film that will only become richer with additional viewings. Anderson reflects on grief, romantic love, parent/child relationships and artistic expression all while entertaining us with his signature deadpan absurdist comedy.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: When the cast starts chanting, “You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep!” they really mean it.
- Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer
- Excerpt: It’s marvelous, the entire movie constantly making hairpin shifts between cold cerebral conceit and warm sentiment—committing fully to both and serving the thoughtfulness of each equally. The whole movie is this magic trick only a master filmmaker could pull off.
- [New] | Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: In ASTEROID CITY, Anderson creates a feel of the 1950s that is more convincing than accurate. This isn’t up to his best films, but Anderson fans won’t want to miss it.
- Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: I didn’t want it to end.
- Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Put it all together and you get another breezy escape into Anderson’s singular quirk that ultimately makes you nostalgic for his earlier, objectively stronger work.
- Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: In Asteroid City, there are many possible configurations to choose from, but they all lead back to this: the story is the thing.
- Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: I don’t know if it’s Wes’ best movie, but it is his boldest and most consistently surprising.
- Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: Anderson’s latest work is one of his most profound, and I’m glad I gave it a second chance so that it’s beauty and complexity could blossom into full view.
- Andrew Wyatt @ The Take-Up
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