Armageddon Time

"It’s a skillful, exacting, beguiling movie."

"Gray has given us tough, sinewy and memorable New York movies in the past... but this is weighed down with a sentimental and self-regarding staginess."

"Feels both tenderly observed and acutely, rigorously pessimistic about its moment, as well as ours."

"A refreshingly understated drama whose gentleness makes it all the more bittersweet."

"The strikingly guileless performance that Gray gets out of Repeta is a triumph."

"This is a rare and very welcome interrogation of the past."

"Armageddon Time understands the past is a foreign country, and not one you can live in forever."

"A nuanced exploration of situational ethics tinged with guilt, it's a small, near-perfect New York story."

"Armageddon Time stops short of any meaningful statement, spending most of its time admiring the view."

"The coming-of-age tale has been done to death on-screen, but James Gray has injected new life into it here – and new thoughtfulness."

"A really engaging picture."