If George Orwell had had a career stint as a Korean estate agent, this is the kind of story he might have turned out.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2024

It's a powerful movie, very well-made and well-directed with a contemporary resonance.

| Dec 11, 2023

Though the humor and acting in “Concrete Utopia” can occasionally feel broad, Lee’s viscerally monstrous performance grounds a high-stakes drama.

| Dec 11, 2023

This polished, character-driven drama is a whole lot of movie, in both good and bad ways.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 8, 2023

While the film lacks the originality of many of the films it tries to emulate, it’s still a solidly crafted reminder of the absurdly tragic fate that our current housing system appears to be guiding us towards.

| Original Score: B | Dec 8, 2023

“Concrete Utopia” is more ambitious than its execution, but nonetheless sustains its suspense with an emotional journey into the depths of what scarcity can do to humanity.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 8, 2023

Its lack of originality is at least partially offset by its gripping depiction of intolerance and exclusion as impediments to survival.

| Dec 7, 2023

Shot through with shards of dark humor, “Concrete Utopia” observes how quickly we dehumanize the needy when they threaten our survival — and asks if we can be blamed for doing so.

| Dec 7, 2023

This darkly comic and consistently revealing tale suggests that, without four walls around us to prop them up, most of our morals would crumble into dust.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 3, 2023

It’s a fractious, blood-soaked drama about the will to survive that feels like “Earthquake” crossed with “Lord of the Flies.” What’s gripping is that you watch it and think, “If I were in this movie, what would I do?”

| Nov 12, 2023

Concrete Utopia traces familiar themes of class warfare -- think Snowpiercer in a building -- but sets itself apart with impressive production design, inventive set pieces, and an ensemble of memorable characters.

| Sep 22, 2023

Concrete Utopia remains disturbingly and crushingly human.

| Sep 14, 2023