Andrew Sarris

"On balance, The Talented Mr. Ripley is worth seeing more for its undeniably delightful journey than its final destination."  

"I find the spectacle fading from my memory in a jumble of dislocated colors and motions. In retrospect, it seems too studiously unreal."  

"Any discerning film-goer should see it at least three times, the first for the sheer terror of the experience; the second for the macabre comedy inherent in its conception; and the third for all the hidden meanings and symbols"  

"It remains today a fierce attack on 17th-century religious intolerance and witch-hunting."  

"The greatest film of all time (...) Three good reasons you should see 'The Earrings of Madame de…' are the presence and performances of Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer and Vittorio De Sica"  

"[A] brilliantly acted and photographed, yet strangely frustrating fable"  

"It's my favorite Fellini film, possibly his most personal effort and by far his funniest."

"I urge everyone to see 'Decalogue' at least once for the sheer virtuosity of the writing, acting and directing"  

"Forget all the ruinously expensive special effects. They're not worth a minute of your time, much less two hours of mind-boggling mediocrity"  

"A painless, bloodless, and ultimately pointless futuristic fantasy (...) What we have here is simply a pretentious fake."  

"This is not much of a movie even by purely formal standards."  

“Rohmer's ultimate masterwork”

"One of the most deeply felt love stories of the screen in ways that you must endure a little suffering of your own to appreciate."

"Contains some of the most stirring footage I have ever seen on the act and art of teaching children."

"May be the strangest and most surprising film you'll see this year, in that its character development runs counter to the expectations aroused by its narrative sequencing."

"I thoroughly enjoyed 'There Was A Crooked Man' for its inhaling the fresh air of liberty on today's screen without its gagging on the fumes of gratuitous license."

"Still [September 2005] the best Hollywood movie ever made about Hollywood."

"What 'Lilja 4-Ever' has in common with the greatest films is its spiritual transcendence. Don't miss it."

"An orgy of nihilistic violence that is curiously exhilarating, I am almost ashamed to say."

"Floats with the buoyancy of a delicious French soufflé"