Tyrel
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 5, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaDec 10, 2018
It’s painful, paranoiac stuff, and your heart breaks for Tyler, who feels increasingly trapped among a crew of rowdy, drunk, irreverent white dudes, as these little injustices mount. Read full review
90
Rolling StoneDavid FearDec 7, 2018
Tyrel appears to be an ensemble project, but this is Jason Mitchell’s showcase. Read full review
90
The New York TimesBilge EbiriDec 4, 2018
The stranger Tyrel gets, the more accurate it feels. The ecosystem of behaviors and attitudes on display is so unnervingly sharp that some of us may well find ourselves wincing in recognition. Read full review
85
Vanity FairJordan HoffmanSep 27, 2018
This is a fast and lean film, an absolute workout for its outstanding cast and a devilish roller coaster ride for audiences. It’s funny, disturbing, cringeworthy, nerve-wracking and, for some, will feel a little too realistic. Read full review
83
Film ThreatNatalia WinkelmanDec 4, 2018
A finely gradated study of race and masculinity in the age of Trump, Tyrel is also an engrossing portrait of the revealing power of language. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 27, 2018
Sebastian Silva's latest is no retread of Jordan Peele's more-than-a-thriller breakthrough. Instead of envisioning how smiling white faces might hide evil intent, Tyrel observes how wounds can fester, doing damage long after unaffected parties would have assumed everything was fine. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAnthony KaufmanSep 27, 2018
Silva is a shrewd storyteller, uninterested in genre conventions or shock value; rather, he’s using that tension to tease out the anxieties of ordinary life and interactions. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 27, 2018
The subtle pleasure of watching Tyrel comes from raising an eyebrow at every inferred (implied?) slight. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenDec 3, 2018
Sebastián Silva never indulges platitude, and so the qualified hope of the film’s ending isn’t merely affirming but also miraculous. Read full review
75
The Film StageJordan RaupSep 27, 2018
Not giving into audience expectations and thus creating something more terrifying in its relatability, Sebastián Silva’s TYREL follows a testosterone-heavy weekend and the anxiety-inducing isolation one character is faced with. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnSep 27, 2018
Tyrel establishes its intentions within the opening minutes, and more or less follows a straightforward trajectory in its trenchant exploration of race relations. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveySep 27, 2018
Sharply observed but lacking in the probing psychological insights of Silva’s best movies, Tyrel is a chamber piece whose rhythms feel entirely natural (it’s shot in cast member Arze’s house), but which doesn’t resonate greatly after the fadeout. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubVikram MurthiDec 4, 2018
Tyrel is essentially Microaggressions: The Movie. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 2, 2018
Chilean-born writer-director Sebastián Silva (“Nasty Baby”) gives us an intimate mumblecore (lots and lots of talking) allegory about the struggle to maintain your identity when everything around you seems to subsume it. Read full review
60
TheWrapYolanda MachadoDec 4, 2018
What Tyrel lacks in substance, Jason Mitchell more than makes up for in his performance. He is thoughtful, precise, vulnerable and authentic, and even in as flawed a film as Tyrel, he is an absolute joy to watch. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleDec 13, 2018
Tyrel is a lab experiment with no insight into feelings of otherness beyond the blinding light directed at its wigged-out subject. Read full review
50
The PlaylistJason BaileySep 27, 2018
Tyrel boasts some fine performances and some compelling ideas, but ultimately, it plays like a version of Jordan Peele‘s “Get Out” where nothing happens. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonDec 5, 2018
So listless and dry that the only jolt of electricity I experienced was when the screener blew up seven minutes before the end. The half hour I spent fighting with the Magnolia Pictures website was more suspenseful and interesting than anything I saw in their product. Read full review
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