Atlantis works as a cautionary tale. Its haunting camera work offers too many scenes that invite reflection on the consequences of war and the way that its desolation cannot be avoided.

| Original Score: A | Mar 21, 2023

It was nice to see an unrepentantly arty, tableau-based fest film that reminded me why the sub-genre was important in the first place.

| Dec 2, 2022

Naturally the film has emerged as one to watch during the present-day turbulence; such timeliness is eclipsed only by its visual splendor, further reflecting the ability of art to transmit by way of form in addition to content.

| Apr 8, 2022

Oblique, unaggressively bold, and deeply hopeful. Vasyanovych's unique directorial and cinematographic vision does not undersell destruction on personal, national, or environmental levels, but its thesis insists on humanity's self-redemption.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 10, 2021

Instead of being numbingly dreary and depressing, given the economically depressed, horrifically polluted and landmine-strewn region, Atlantis is strangely upbeat, oddly hopeful even.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 3, 2021

Atlantis is a rough film to sit through, but those who really pay attention to its existentialist musings will be rewarded.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 21, 2021

A languid dystopian chronicle of life after war, Valentyn Vasyanovych's Atlantis frames survivors and workers at an arm's length from the audience, and at a remove from their own identities.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2021

This is male cinema, in capital letters-but as written, directed, photographed, and edited by Valentyn Vasyanovych, it's also real cinema, made by an artist who has thought about why and how he's showing whatever you see.

| Feb 27, 2021

For viewers willing to submit themselves to its somber, unhurried style, Vasyanovych's feature reveals a cruel, formidable vision.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 18, 2021

The opening and closing scenes provide arresting, profound infrared imagery. Between these bookends, events unfold in lengthy takes through long and extreme long shots, inviting viewers' patience and careful observation.

| Feb 17, 2021

Tonally, there are shades of Werner Herzog. But Vasyanovych's tone is distinct; not to mention timely. The crisis he depicts can be as dull as it is dramatic, making Atlantis an eerily topical watch.

| Feb 9, 2021

An artillery shell of an antiwar movie and a vibrant cautionary tale about the military-industrial complex born anew.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 8, 2021

It's a terse historical film that's both gripping and terrifying.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 8, 2021

Atlantis isn't an easy film to watch, and it's not meant to be. It's an anti-war film without solutions, but what it clear is that Vasyanovych believes in humanity rebuilding from tragedy.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 6, 2021

Dazzling and chilling, Vasyanovych's film follows the consequences of war to their cold, bitter ends.

| Feb 5, 2021

Makes a habit of providing just enough detail to pique our interest and ensure that we're giving the film our undivided attention.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 31, 2021

The bare bone romance between Sergiy and Katya with the cold and unforgiving backdrop hints at the glimmer of hope, human resilience and connection despite dire circumstances.

| Jan 30, 2021

It is viscerally bleak and very slow. I can't say that I enjoyed it, but I really admire the artistry behind it and I admire the intent.

| Jan 30, 2021

What eventually emerges is a devastating look at this country that has won a war, but lost so much of what they were fighting for.

| Jan 30, 2021

Vasyanovych has a unique cinematic voice that is mesmerizing.

| Jan 29, 2021