Licorice Pizza

"It’s such a delectable film..."

"Anderson’s instincts were dead-on in choosing Hoffman and Haim."

"Haim makes one of the most exciting screen debuts in recent memory."

"Irresistibly hard to pin down: you'd have to go back around 50 years... to find another that runs on a similar kind of woozy clockwork."

"An achingly romantic tone returns by the end, as well as the sensation that... we just watched the best movie of the year."

"(Licorice Pizza) feels more concrete, more achingly, tangibly real, than just about any American movie this year."

"Licorice Pizza feels pleased with how casual and effortless it is, which is the exact opposite of being casual and effortless."

"(Licorice Pizza is) holyfuckingshitIlovemovies-great..."

"Both leads are outstanding in their feature debuts."

"It's the hints of danger... that lend the film its sneaky depth of feeling."

"Newbies Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman light up the screen in one of the very best movies of the year."

"If... Licorice Pizza doesn't make you happy, the trouble may be that you're clinically depressed, anhedonic or don't care for movies in general."

"So buoyant and bubbly, it practically floats off the screen."

"A shaggy, fitfully brilliant romp..."

"An entertaining movie that, like American Graffiti and Fast Times at Ridgemont High before it, captures youth in hilarious and poignant ways."

"A tender, funny ramble forged in all the hope and absurdity of adolescence..."

"Quite possibly the year's best film - easily its most delightful surprise."