“It has not only warmth but a drive; this is a movie that takes itself seriously in quiet but important ways, with great consideration of its title character and who she is as a person.”
“It’s much less about immediate stakes and much more about open-ended discovery, and it’s within that space that My Donkey, My Lover & I is at its most enjoyable.”
“Both Sides of the Blade excels when it most closely examines the patchwork of growing stratification and tension – from thorny silences which can erupt into heated arguments, to once-minor quibbles that suddenly come roaring up to the surface.”
“A cool and distancing sense of mystery can only take the movie so far, and when it comes time to reveal exactly what it’s been building towards, Poser can’t quite stick the landing.”
“The movie succeeds when it remains gently, consistently funny, while demonstrating real interest in the meaning of its story and what those ideas mean for the people it’s about.”
“The movie takes big, bold, purposefully discomforting swings but then becomes oddly insular, as if unsure of how to resolve things once they’ve been fully set into motion.”