| Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 29, 2011

Singlehandedly, William H. Macy turns "Panic" into a slimmed-down "American Beauty" - a passive man lashing out to break a cycle of dissatisfaction and familial strife for happiness, however fleeting.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 17, 2010

A gently subversive outing full of nicely limned characters.

Full Review | Jun 6, 2008

An unjustly abandoned film, one that should be seen immediately on the outside chance that it makes a stop in your town. It probably won't stay there long.

| Original Score: A- | May 22, 2003

...the film never really takes off.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 11, 2003

William H. Macy shines in unsettling, unusual thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 7, 2002

Quirky, funny, dark, it hits your funny bone, offends your sense of ethics, occasionally even touches your heartstrings.

| Oct 21, 2002

Panic is the kind of movie that reminds you of other movies, then turns that familiarity into an asset.

| Original Score: B | Aug 12, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 3, 2002

Macy is ... remarkably good.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2002

Even if no one sees it, it is one of the year's best films.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 26, 2002

| Original Score: B- | Jul 23, 2001

| Original Score: 75/100 | Jul 19, 2001

A worthy film that's well worth seeking out.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 14, 2001

Bromell ... is adept at piercing the heart of dysfunctional family ties.

Full Review | Jun 7, 2001

Henry Bromell does a fine job of directing Panic. It's a pity he didn't write a better script.

| May 17, 2001

It's less the plot than the texture that makes the film such an engaging surprise.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | May 17, 2001

A beautifully crafted, superbly cast little film that's the very model of what a small independent picture ought to be.

| Original Score: A- | May 15, 2001

Another case of a film that is exactly what many people would like to see more of in theaters, and yet... Hollywood flinched.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 8, 2001

The results are quietly electrifying.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 20, 2001