Prisoners of the Ghostland
Bitters End | Release Date: September 17, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
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10
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22
Negative:
1
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88
PolygonMatt PatchesFeb 1, 2021
It’s one of the director’s more mainstream efforts. What could easily devolve into a Crank-like exercise in hyperactivity is conducted with a steady hand and an appreciation for the details. Sono wants his audience to luxuriate in the brutal beauty of Boutella wielding a gatling gun. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriSep 29, 2021
Sion Sono’s Prisoners of the Ghostland throws so much extreme weirdness and violence at us that we might overlook the fact that there’s method to its madness: Beneath the craziness and cacophony lies a tender, tragic tale of emotional paralysis and a civilization eating away at itself. Read full review
80
Film ThreatLorry KiktaFeb 2, 2021
I think that Prisoners of the Ghostland belongs in the category that was previously only really reserved for Jodorowsky’s El Topo, and that is the Acid Western. It embodies and revives that category of movie. If you like Westerns, martial arts, Japanese cinema, Nicolas Cage, or anything weird AF, then this is certainly for you. Read full review
75
Paste MagazineDom SinacolaSep 16, 2021
Ghostland is a movie and place borne from nuclear disaster, populated with the denizens of countless B-movies and the spectres of whiplash Hollywood careers. Read full review
75
The PlaylistJessica KiangFeb 1, 2021
It’s not very good except sometimes when it’s fantastic. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellSep 16, 2021
Prisoners of the Ghostland isn't going to be for everyone, but if you're on board with one of the craziest movies you'll see this year, then strap in and prepare for Nicolas Cage at his most unhinged. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonFeb 2, 2021
The film is held captive by its myriad influences, but Cage is so high-spirited that you won’t mind being its prisoner. Read full review
70
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaFeb 2, 2021
You know exactly what brand of “weird” to expect from Nicolas Cage and Sion Sono, but what you might not expect is how much the film feels like a death dream about movies. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichFeb 1, 2021
Even when nothing else in the film makes sense, the unhinged ethos of its own creation leaves a clue behind with the clarity of a body-chalk outline. Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartSep 16, 2021
Prisoners of the Ghostland is equal parts visual delight and narrative head-scratcher. Most of all, it’s a hefty dose of Nicolas Cage set to full-tilt gonzo. Read full review
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