Old Joy Critic Reviews

A triumph of modesty and of seriousness that also happens to be one of the finest American films of the year.Read the full review

It's in all the moments where little happens that Reichardt is most amazing, investing even a gas-station pit stop with perfect emotional pitch.Read the full review

Old Joy doesn't try for too much, but its subtle victories leave plenty to savor.Read the full review

Miniaturist in its level of detail and evocatively abstract, Old Joy captures the weary mood of a generation that's crested its peak along with an era, quietly making a case for how well suited film can be to capturing the finer points of human interaction while preserving their mystery.Read the full review

It feels so real it hurts, and it's the perfect antidote to all those movies where all sorts of stuff blows up.Read the full review

Kurt and Mark's trip to those hot springs is a figurative return to Eden. Anyone who's had a disillusioning reunion with a moony old friend knows what Mark discovers: They're too old to stay that innocent. None of this hit me until after the movie ended. But it hit me hard: You can't go home again.Read the full review

A beautifully nuanced study in friendship and the irretrievability of the past.Read the full review