“A moving cinematic sketch... The film’s intimate consideration of still-enormous issues is intelligent, surprising and emotionally resonant.”
GLENN KENNY | THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Sensitively observed... a model of eloquent restraint.”
DAVID ROONEY | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Richly hypnotic... a rare, miracle of a film.”
TOMRIS LAFFLY | FILM SCHOOL REJECTS
“Subtle and gripping... a fine piece of cinematic craftsmanship.”
JUDE DRY | INDIEWIRE
“A sensitive drama that slowly builds in power... never plays like an exercise in stylistic mimicry. It feels immediate and rings true.”
MATT ZOLLER SEITZ | ROGEREBERT.COM
“Excellent drama... a finely observed portrait of largely unarticulated tensions... nothing here rings false.”
DENNIS HARVEY | VARIETY
“A poignant, provocative meditation.”
KEVIN FALLON | THE DAILY BEAST
“Deeply emotional... earns its tears honestly.”
DAN CALLAHAN | THE WRAP
“Full of life... a beautiful, shockingly hopeful story.”
SARAH MARLOFF | THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
“Riveting... turns a year of tragedy into triumph.”
STEPHEN SAITO | THE MOVEABLE FEST
“1985 breaks your heart in the precise way it sets out to.”
R. KURT OSENLUND | OUT MAGAZINE
“5 out of 5. Expertly crafted and masterfully told.”
BROOKE SJOBERG | THE DAILY TEXAN
“A stunning love letter... a gripping reminder that the social drama need not be loud and tumultuous for it to be effective.”
HAZEM FAHMY | FILM INQUIRY