Black Bear

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2022-02-19

The mordant dialogues, apt score, and non-linear narrative render both tense and embarrassing situations, which are frequently fueled by substance intoxication and lust. There are no stall moments, but the manipulation is undeniable. Read more

Jeremie Sabourin of Cinema Smack

2020-12-17

This, and many of the other social issues debated throughout Black Bear, is compelling as these are the types of conversations going on in contemporary America today. Read more

George Wolf of Maddwolf

2020-12-01

Black Bear‘s got plenty to say – about creativity, ego, insecurity, sexual politics and more – but its resonance comes from not demanding you take a side. Read more

Ulkar Alakbarova of Movie Moves Me

2020-11-22

What The Black Bear does is intelligent and never stops to deliver a deliciously funny and engaging storyline that is filled with puzzles and metaphors. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2021-03-03

If Black Bear is worthy of a watch it's solely for that great opening act, and particularly for the performance of Plaza, cast against type as a very millennial hipster breed of femme fatale. Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2020-12-04

Imagined intrigue feels spliced and not stoked. Are these two imagined scenarios keeper ideas from Allison’s journal for her next movie, or are they two balled-up rejected story starters heading to the cabin trash can before another cold swim in the lake brings forth another? That’s where an audience will feel either engaged or strung along with Black Bear. Read more