Annie Silverstein’s passion for the material is seen in every detail and the dense, textured setting is brought to light in striking reality. You won’t find any sugarcoating in “Bull”. It’s all about real-life complexity and struggle...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

Bull benefits enormously from its talented cast; Havard turns in a nuanced, naturalistic performance, and Morgan makes you feel every bump that Abe has hit in the saddle.

| Nov 30, 2021

What it lacks in focus and narrative drive, it makes up for in authenticity and grittiness.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 1, 2021

Bull had the makings of a powerful story... Yet, it gets abandoned in favor of a typical and slightly undercooked friendship story.

| Sep 23, 2020

It's disarming and unflinchingly humane.

| Jul 31, 2020

In its best moments, Bull's close, direct observation of character and intimate rendition of time and place reminded me of the films of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 3, 2020

Maudlin, quiet, and natural, 'Bull' captures, with a raw edge, the lives of a marginalized society within a marginalized society, and how human connection can still grow therein.

| May 27, 2020

Low-key, naturalistic drama with a lot of familiar beats whose strength is in depicting a child at the crossroads.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 17, 2020

As Abe, Rob Morgan carries a weary self-assurance and the bone-deep wisdom of a survivor, and it's heartbreaking, in this story about found family and forgiveness.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 15, 2020

Rob Morgan has always been a gifted character actor, but here Silverstein gives him the opportunity to show how formidable he is at shepherding the narrative.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2020

Silverstein gives us a window onto the lives of people passed over in America, who nonetheless manage to find glimmers of joy, even as they fight against those who would bring them down.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 11, 2020

That restraint and authenticity gives "Bull" a documentary-like feel, as we're immersed in these two characters and their tiny piece of the world.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 11, 2020

"Bull" comes across as unschooled and humble as its characters and their lives.

| Original Score: B | May 11, 2020

The reason you need to see Bull... and we do not use that verb lightly, is Morgan.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 11, 2020

An honest and raw look at rodeo life and the everyday pain from which it serves as a distraction.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 11, 2020

How Bull finds connection between people living in the margins is successful thanks primarily to Rob Morgan, whose work here deserves the notice he should have had his entire career.

| May 9, 2020

Havard, a newcomer, isn't a powerhouse, but she conveys essential goodness and brings a natural quality to Kris. She and Morgan share understated winning chemistry.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 8, 2020

Nuanced, mature character study about unlikely friendship.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 7, 2020

The risk to a story like Bull's is the potential pitfall of the endless stories of Black victims shown as admirable by overcoming their victimhood with service.

| May 6, 2020

It's a terse film, but one that buries its warm heart deeper beneath the surface.

| May 5, 2020