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Asteroid City

The 100 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

Asteroid City

2023

Wes Anderson

Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright ...

5.7

7,771

Comedy. Sci-Fi The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"What starts as just another immaculate Wes Anderson comedy eventually becomes the most cosmic and radical of them all."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A piece of 1950s desert americana that’s visually dazzling and dramatically inert (...) a movie it’s for Anderson die-hards only, and maybe not even too many of them."
		John Nugent Empire	"Truly delightful. Wes Anderson leans into his trademark eccentricities for a trip to the desert that won’t win any converts but will keep the Anderson faithful content. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It’s hard to engage with characters and situations that feel so studied, so stuck in a script that rarely allows them any emotional development"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A terrifically entertaining and lightly sophisticated new comedy from Wes Anderson (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Todd McCarthy Deadline	"A madly quirky surprise that oozes creativity at every turn (...) a fresh, original and disarming creation unlike anything else you might have seen with a degree of stylized storytelling that is notable"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"Anderson’s made far worse and much, much better"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Delightful, occasionally quite moving and always exquisitely crafted, this is a modest charmer about trying to make sense of the world either through art or other pursuits."
		Steve Pond The Wrap	"Anderson’s movie looks amazing, of course, but it might well be the least involving film he’s ever made"
		Jordan Hoffman IGN	"One of the best movies Wes Anderson has made"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	Anderson seems to miscalculate and overcook his new balance of ingenious creativity with humanity and emotion (though watching Anderson doing ’50s rat-a-tat repartee is admittedly enjoyable).
		Charles Bramesco Decider	"Marvelous"
		Tara Brady Irish Times	"Wes Anderson’s new film feels like a pretty collection of actors in search of a movie (...) Diehard fans will be delighted, nonetheless (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jo-Ann Titmarsh London Evening Standard	"Anderson has rekindled his old magic, offering something new without renouncing any of his distinguishing features. It feels more solid and tangible. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Luke Hicks The Film Stage	"An absolute delight"
		Therese Lacson Collider	"Perhaps it's because there is so much to juggle in 'Asteroid City' — massive cast, two different storylines, a sci-fi element — but there are times when the film is aimless"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"This is Wes Anderson’s oddest film yet (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Mottram NME	"Like all of Anderson’s work, it’s very affectionate, even if every camera move appears to have been calculated with the precision of a mathematical equation."
		Chris Barsanti Slant	"Anderson moves even closer to cultural curation and further from sustained storytelling (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Chris Bumbray JoBlo	"I’m inclined to say it’s his worst movie, but even his 'worst' is still pretty damn good and better than a lot of other movies out there"
		Lex Briscuso SlashFilm	"A light and breezy aesthetic journey with a joyful heart that allows the audience to simply kick back and enjoy potentially one of Anderson's easiest watches yet"
		Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"The overall effect is one of wonderment, eccentricity and heartache that will connect deeply with anyone who recently spent an extended period stuck in close proximity with other human beings (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Murtada Elfadl AV Club	"Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hanks lead a starry cast in this beautiful but rather empty endeavor"
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"Half-irritating, half-intoxicating desert bloom of a movie"
		Mark Kermode The Guardian	"It has a starry cast and meticulous attention to detail, but its studied quirkiness is often more irritating than amusing (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Adam Mullins-Khatib Chicago Reader	"Wes Anderson’s brilliant new film does not sacrifice narrative for his signature style"
		Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle	" Tilting surprisingly dark (...) but also somewhat impenetrable on first watch, it was another startlement when I realized I was crying. I can’t wait to go back (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Jason Gorber Paste Magazine	"[It] may be a minor work by this artist, but it’s still a magical one"
		Brandon Zachary CBR	"When [it] works, it's a charming wonder, but stumbles over its own ambitions and becomes too distracted for its own good"

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