May December

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2023-12-13

This provocative and controversial psychodrama skates on the edge of madness, unfolding methodically under Haynes’ compelling direction. Read more

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2023-11-15

The filmmaker, working from a script by Samy Burch and Alex Menchanik, finds wry humor in the soap opera nature of the tale. It’s a morally ambiguous, gorgeously realized character study. It’s so good to have Todd Haynes back. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2023-10-06

This is a really solid melodrama, based on an interesting premise and with some extraordinary acting performances. Did it set the screen on fire and completely rock my world? Unfortunately, no. But it is worth catching anyway. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2023-11-16

The catty frisson between Portman and Moore is enough to keep us superficially hooked, but we're left wondering if Haynes has bluffed an opportunity to interrogate one of the great taboos. Read more

Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies

2023-05-23

Overconfident of its dramatic and subversive abilities, Todd Haynes new film is but an average story of love outside the traditional American family. Read more

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2023-11-28

Problematically, the film unfolds like a psychological thriller, but without a steady stream of psychological intrigue and virtually no thrills. Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2023-11-22

Haynes is left with a mood piece of examining taboo with more taboo and it gets unattractively lost in just that very vibe. Read more

Gwen Becoolsodapop of Be Cool, Sodapop

2024-03-09

Een sterk script en top acteerprestaties van Portman, Moore en Melton redden May December van de matige regie van Todd Haynes. Read more

Rick Schuttinga of De Filmrecensent

2023-11-17

May December is nooit oprecht, menselijk of diepgaand; is niet doordacht, intelligent of provocerend - al doet het lijken alsof het dat wel is. Read more