Kill Your Darlings

"John Krokidas' first feature feels adventurous yet somewhat hemmed-in as it imagines a vortex of jealousy, obsession and murder that engulfed Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac in the early days of their literary revolution" 

"And the Beat goes on, this time in a syncopated study that sheds light in particular on the young Allen Ginsberg." 

"Mr. Krokidas deftly shows how the ambition to write is entangled with other impulses."  

"Far more coherent than last year's aimless 'On the Road' and more sharply focused than 2010's 'Howl', it centers on a youthful Ginsberg finding his nascent artistic voice. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"  

"'Kill Your Darlings' may be best described as an intellectual moral maze, a story perfectly of its time and yet one that still resonates today. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)" 

"'Kill Your Darlings' is inquisitive about the movement's worth, and the genius of its characters is never assumed. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"