Asteroid City - Reviews

...comparable to another great cinematic celebration/interrogation of performance as life, life as performance: Jean Renoir’s “The Golden Coach.” Yeah, it’s that good.

Tilting surprisingly dark – I suspect the film is at least in part about how we process trauma – but also somewhat impenetrable on first watch, it was another startlement when I realized I was crying. I can’t wait to go back.

The king of quirk's latest features an unmatched A-list cast.

Truly delightful.

Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style.

This is Wes Anderson’s oddest film yet.

A sky-watching romp that contemplates infinity, Asteroid City offers a wry exploration of life’s mysteries and proves that the Anderson touch can hold firm in the face of the great beyond. 

...it’s a journey to the desert well worth taking.

...with all the visual flair one would expect from this veteran auteur director and such a large cast of renowned actors. It’s one of the best movies he’s made.

The maestro returns, the patented formula tweaked to blissful perfection in this witty and deeply moving exploration of the tools that we produce to help us see beyond our everyday vision.

Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style.

...delivers heady philosophical concepts and exquisite visual mastery...