Review of Diane (2017) by Anton Bitel for SciFiNow — 27 Aug 2017

PTSD allegory of the ills that can haunt veterans... offer[s] an unusual take on both the murder mystery and the haunted house.

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This review of Diane (2017) was written by Anton Bitel and published by SciFiNow on 27 Aug 2017.

Diane has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for indieWire (3,631) on 22 Apr 2018

It's a pinhole portrait of life on Earth; a non-judgmental story about trying to reconcile meaning with meaningless before the well runs dry…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 23 Sep 2018

It's a poignant and tender drama about aging and atonement for the boomers…

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By Daniel Nava (97) for Chicago Cinema Circuit (97) on 09 Oct 2018

Leaving me to remark with the blasé, but capital T True statement that Diane is one of the best American films of 2018…

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By Christian Gallichio (84) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 May 2018

Quiet and profound, Kent Jones' feature debut Diane tells the small-scale and moving story of a woman navigating through her tiny community…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 01 May 2018

Mary Kay Place is marvelous in the leading role, and her screen presence is so arm and comforting, we think we know her…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 29 Apr 2018

It's a great performance, and a studio would be wise to pick this film up so that the rest of the world can see it…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 17 Oct 2018

Led by a career-best performance from Mary Kay Place, Diane tells the story of a Massachusetts woman who puts others before herself…

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By Robert Daniels (336) for 812filmreviews (121) on 15 Oct 2018

Life is often meant to come undone, meant for the center to not hold...Diane is about loss and recovery, and the spinning of the world long…

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By Paul O'callaghan (20) for Sight and Sound (827) on 13 Nov 2018

A loose-limbed, deceptively modest portrait of small-town Massachusetts as seen through the eyes of a stoic septuagenarian widow, whose loved…

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