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Maya Dardel

Maya Dardel (AKA A Critically Endangered Species)

2017

Lena Olin, Nathan Keyes, Alex Koch, Rosanna Arquette ...

Drama A famous writer claims on NPR that she intends to end her life and male writers may compete to become executor of her estate. Men drive up the mountain and are challenged intellectually and erotically, until one discovers Maya's end game.

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Imagine the most aggravating pseudo-intellectual, “philosophical” conversation you’ve overheard at Starbucks turned into a one-act play by a college student and you have some idea of what to expect here."	NEG
United States	Keith Uhlich The Hollywood Reporter	"A pompous character study"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The conclusion doesn’t bring revelation as much as it does relief to be free of the film’s stranglehold."	NEG
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Within the film’s powerful final moments, those ghosts unmask themselves gorgeously, and Maya follows suit."	POS
United States	Danielle White Austin Chronicle	"The film’s imagery is rather grotesque at times - the buzzing of flies is a recurring sound, as is the noise of cunnilingus."	NEG

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