“visually rich and spiritually fulfilling”
“a new filmmaker with a distinctive sensibility”
“uniquely rich and mysterious”
“beautiful and haunting”
“put this film in your queues”
“had me from the word go”
“Go see this movie”
“stunning cinematography”
“rich in mood and atmosphere”
“rapturously beautiful filmmaking”
“thoroughly absorbing”
“unforgettable intensity”
“a rapturous ode”
“continues to haunt me weeks after I first saw it”
A Description of General Orders No. 9
“makes Malick look like a straight shot of Hollywood”
“the most absorbing film I’ve seen at Hot Docs so far”
“a great personal discovery”
“by far one of the best films…I saw at either Sundance or Slamdance”
“Coming seemingly out of nowhere… a true original”
George Heymont, Huffington Post
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
Christopher Bell, Indiewire
Marcus Rosentrater, CinemATL
Susan Doll, Turner Classic Movies
David Krasnow, Studio 360
Donald Whittington, The Automat
Karina Longworth, The Village Voice
Ben Umstead, Twitch
Bilge Ebiri, They Live By Night
Michael Tully, Filmmaker Magazine
Amy Handler, Moving Pictures Network
Henry Stewart, The L Magazine
Mike S. Ryan, Hammer to Nail
Christopher Holmes, Programmer, RiverRun Film Festival
Michael Tully, Hammer to Nail
Katarina Gligorivic, Toronto Film Scene
Rachel Morgan, Programmer, Sidewalk Film Festival
Mike S. Ryan, Hammer to Nail
Robert Kohler, Variety