Earwig
Juno Films | Release Date: July 15, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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The PlaylistJason BaileySep 18, 2021
Movies like “Earwig” defy criticism or even explanation. ... Lucile Hadžihalilović took a risk by making a movie this peculiar; it feels like the least we can do is take a risk by watching it. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJun 14, 2022
It hardly needs to be said that the film will not be for everyone. But even those frustrated by the knotted plotting will admit that Hadžihalilović masters the crucial trick of presenting the narrative as if it makes sense to itself. Read full review
80
CineVueMartyn ConterioJun 7, 2022
In a just world, Hadžihalilović would be as acclaimed as somebody like Tim Burton, whose greatest films boast a spiritual connection of sorts to the French director. Read full review
70
Little White LiesSaffron MaeveJun 10, 2022
Earwig consciously lacks the clarity we’re taught to ultimately expect from mysteries – but then Hadžihalilović is not in the business of making clear-cut whodunits. In opting to take a less-trodden path, she creates something sensuously distinct but narratively ambivalent. Read full review
67
The Film StageC.J. PrinceSep 18, 2021
When it’s not falling into the traps of prestige horror with arbitrary vagueness, Earwig has power to pull viewers into its strange, menacing universe—enough to make this experience worthwhile. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichSep 18, 2021
The result is an impressionistic film that flirts with slow cinema on its way towards something more incantatory; a film that doesn’t want to lull you to sleep so much as it wants to lure you into a place so dark and dreamy that you can no longer be certain that you’re still awake. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJul 15, 2022
Hadžihalilović's latest is both too hazy to make a great adaptation and too focused to be genuinely dream-like. Read full review
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