Cosmos
Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 17, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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12
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0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
RogerEbert.comScout TafoyaJun 17, 2016
Reality has never been this fun, even if it's frequently this random and hopeless. Better to take the oblong fantasy. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJun 15, 2016
Everyone's reeling from dreads and reveries they can't quite comprehend, and Zulawski's daft incidents, comic sketches, and stabs of profundity will likely put you into a similar awed stupor. Read full review
83
The Film StageNick NewmanJun 16, 2016
A filmmaker who values the power of shock, but not necessarily thrills for thrills’ sake, Żuławski elucidates material with tools that announce themselves in their presentation — surprising camera dollies, fast pans, sudden cuts, overly prominent music cues — and raise complex questions about their relation to one another. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJun 15, 2016
Made 15 years after Żuławski’s last film, Cosmos makes for a fittingly offbeat and mystifying statement of purpose for a filmmaker fascinated by confrontations with the cosmic unknown. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonAug 15, 2016
If self-aware, ultra-arch arthousery isn’t your bag, give it a miss. If you’re looking for a good, weird, often very funny time, don’t miss it. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungJun 16, 2016
With all farces, timing and rhythms are absolutely crucial and Zulawski — working with editor Julia Gregory — maintains a disarming brio from the very first seconds. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughAug 18, 2016
The result is nonstop, epistemological slapstick. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnJun 16, 2016
It’s often hilarious, confounding and downright strange; if not the director’s most polished work, it nevertheless delivers a demented philosophical puzzle that’s fun to scrutinize in all of its baffling uncertainties. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAllan HunterJun 16, 2016
There is a real sense of poignancy and heartache in random scenes with Azema or Balmer and even if the film deliberately eschews easy comprehension it remains involving and intriguing enough to keep the viewer on board. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 16, 2016
Zulawski maintains such expert control of the film’s look and tone that there can be no question that each choice has been deliberate, whatever the significance. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJun 16, 2016
This loopy absurdist comedy is the final work of Andrzej Zulawski, the famed Polish filmmaker who died in February. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineJesse CataldoJun 13, 2016
Andrzej Zulawski's film experiment ranks somewhere between captivatingly off the wall and utterly exhausting. Read full review
60
Total FilmMatt LookerDec 20, 2016
Bursts of poetry, characters suddenly freezing, bees flying out of a priest’s crotch: there’s rarely a dull moment, but when it comes to explanation, the sparrow’s not the only one left hanging. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJun 16, 2016
It is possible to appreciate Mr. Zulawski’s perverse ingenuity, and to miss his eye and voice, without quite succumbing to the strenuous charms and overcooked provocations of Cosmos. Read full review
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