Cusp
Showtime Networks | Release Date: November 12, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Washington PostAnn HornadayNov 22, 2021
In this mesmerizing, revelatory and deeply compassionate film, viewers are left with an indelible impression of girlhood at its most precarious and indomitable. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshNov 12, 2021
Like any good sunset, the beauty to be found in “Cusp” is in between the darkness and the light, in the almost imperceptible shades of gray. Most important, it’s found in the bonds the girls have with each other. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyNov 12, 2021
Cusp, with its dreamy imagery of golden sunsets and thunder-y twilights, empty Dairy Queen parking lots, and birds taking flight, is a mood-driven piece of work, sensitive to landscape and environment, and the girls' casual comments about rape (just one example) stand in stark contrast. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaNov 11, 2021
A portrait of modern girlhood, this documentary ultimately becomes a bleak look at the normalization of sexual abuse among the very victimized young women. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenFeb 2, 2021
At its best, the documentary’s aura of desolation suggests a verité version of Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubRoxana HadadiNov 10, 2021
In walking the line between asking empathy for these girls and also using them as a sort of cautionary tale, Cusp fails to offer more than a somewhat surface-level understanding of toxic masculinity. Read full review
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