Freaks (2018)

"Its most effective trick, though, is to trap us all inside Chloe's head, presenting a child's-eye view of a world gone incomprehensibly mad."

"It's watchable and intriguing stuff, yet also silly and inconsistent."

"Nothing is less scary than a movie that makes no sense."

"...an unexpected gem of a film, well-acted, well-written and well-shot, with timely themes and clever staging."

"A tight yarn whose structural cleverness makes it easy to ignore the deeply familiar story at its core."

"The film doesn't earn many points for originality, but writer-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein show just enough low-budget gusto to suggest that they might have a future as B-movie mavens."

"[Kolker's] semi-improvised performance couldn't be any more authentic and she's well matched with Hirsch, drawing on his own parental experience, as her conflicted and overprotective father."

"Young Lexy Kolker delivers unforgettable work, and the level of detail and emotion Lipovsky and Stein achieve suggests this isn't a pair to merely lean on a clever concept. They strive to make it mean something and in the case of Freaks they've succeeded."