Wildlife

There's no shaking the feeling that this sort of study of all-American repression has been done to death.

Few could play a character so ordinary with as much empathy as Oxenbould brings to the role. He's one to watch, here and in the future.

The jittery physicality of Mulligan's portrayal is frequently surprising.

It's a story of its time, unfolding pre-women's lib, and Jeanette feels an inner frustration she can't even give voice to. But as "Wildlife" quietly rages, Mulligan lets it be felt.

"Wildlife" is the kind of movie whose low-key hush could get lost in all the buzz over the big-name, holiday-season releases. Sometimes, though, it's the quiet ones who make the most noise.

A quiet film, but it sneaks up on you, gaining in emotional urgency as it goes on.

“Wildlife” has such a strong emotional core, and even as a fiery metaphor burns on the horizon (I’ll let you discover it for yourselves) the film never loses its heart.

Wildlife is beautifully photographed with a hypnotic performance from Carey Mulligan.

Dano's control throughout Wildlife does not apply to his actors, who perform in scenes of such complexity and unconstrained emotion that it would be impossible to reduce their characters to mere tropes.

Episode 17: Now We Live