Monster (2018)

"It resonates just about enough, a quiet scream in the darkness, now able to be heard in living rooms across the world."

"A visually kinetic film that is as much about seeing as it is about being seen, about agency and the racial myopia of American justice."

"The more I think about this film, the angrier I get."

"Director Mandler and cinematographer David Devlin nimbly switch filters to reflect various stops along the timeline."

"A strong, absorbing, beautifully performed and crafted social drama..."

"Myers wanted us to feel for the kid but also to ponder the spectrum between action and inaction and where responsibility - and thus guilt - might fall on it. In the end, the movie gets that, too."

"Some American critics have complained that this distances us from the film's emotional core, but with a genre that's as ancient and overdone as the courtroom drama this acknowledgment of storytelling mechanisms seems smart and long overdue."

"It's a noble undertaking without question, but is stymied by a hyper-cursory approach."

"Adds up to less than the sum of its parts."

"It's harrowing in its believability alone. If only it were a better movie."

"A worthy watch if just for Harrison's performance."

"Three years is a long time, especially these days, but even in 2018, reviews of the film balked at its gloominess and distracting filmmaking. It has not aged well."