Provocative, surreal, and wandering seemingly without purpose, The Sweet East feels like an uncomfortable dream you can’t quite shake after waking.
… balances deep-set defeatism reminiscent of the Coens’ A Serious Man with the sly subversiveness of the Safdies’ Uncut Gems to deliver a different kind of coming-of-age story.
Aubrey Plaza is extraordinary …
Arguably his most intimate character study since 2010’s Let Me In, Matt Reeves has chosen a daring mould in which to craft The Batman.