Must Go! Middle of Nowhere Excellence! by MissCozier This movie is truly amazing. Ava Duverney is clearly a dedicated artist with an eye for scene development. Every single scene was crafted perfectly. This movie is truly enjoyable. It is...
Go Pretty Darn Good by This was a classic love triangle story, but the main character Ruby had more power than in usual stories of this nature. She was the master of her own destiny. At first I rooted for her original...
Must Go! Middle of Nowhere by DCFilmmaker Ava DuVernay did a superb job of keeping you on the edge of your seat. This taut drama was buoyed by strong performances by the entire cast and masterfully lensed by Brad Young. I've got to see it...
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey DuVernay, a low-key director sparing in her use of emotion and music, has made an existential drama that is European in its feel. Read full review
83 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum This is a tough-minded story of change that happens in almost imperceptibly tiny increments - as true growth so often does in reality. Read full review
75 Slant Magazine | In a cinema landscape where the representation of the black female experience is most visibly explored through the modes of outlandish comedy, unironic melodrama, or not at all, Ava DuVernay's take is a decidedly refreshing one. Read full review
75 The Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Rick Groen Sometimes, the quiet lyricism of DuVernay’s direction seems at odds with the grittiness of the subject matter, like poetry force-fed into prose. Read full review