After Yang

""Columbus" may have gotten our attention, but after "Yang," anything seems possible."

"It's tempting to wish that it were longer, or that it ever returned to the bombastic high of its opening minutes, but it's in the space between that blast of noise and the numbness that follows where the movie finds its power."

"The film's stealthy emotional power creeps up on you..."

"The film doesn't trust us to recognize the legitimacy of the other's being without filtering it solely through the lenses of the ruling class."

"After Yang is an expansive yet intimate portrait of grief and identity, and cements its writer/director as one of the most exciting new voices in cinema."

"It's a real tea-drinker's piece, wanting you to sit down and let its hushed insights, like some earthy infusion, linger on the palate."

"Unfortunately, it misses its storytelling potential by focusing too much of our attention on the wrong story elements."

"A gorgeous, heart-wrenching sci-fi mystery."

"Kogonada's sophomore feature is a relentlessly pristine experience, but one that is ultimately warm and throbbing with life."

"effective blend of lyrical impressionism and controlled precision..."

"A powerful, moving drama about what it means to be alive."