A complex, confessional examination of [Jean-Claude Brisseau's] twisted, thorny and ultimately ambiguous feelings toward women and sex.

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 20, 2007

... the film is passably entertaining but dramatically inert.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 14, 2007

The cinematic equivalent of getting drenched with a splash of ice water.

| Jun 1, 2007

It lacks any introspection to illuminate the erotic subject matter.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | May 22, 2007

Endless auditions get the annoying Francois nowhere closer to grasping what turns women on.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 11, 2007

It's not smart enough to actually pull off what it purports to do, and it's not free enough to simply enjoy itself.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 10, 2007

Critics I admire have assured me that many of Brisseau's earlier films are less silly, more interesting, and even commendable.

| May 10, 2007

The content may be dubious, but the execution is hypnotic.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 10, 2007

Little more than Lesbians Lesbians Lesbians.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 10, 2007

Gorgeous French silliness, yes, featuring stunning women having languorous, artful sex with each other. What was I saying? Oh yes, the silliness. Artful, gorgeous, sexy, sure, but ridiculous nonetheless.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 4, 2007

It's hard to tell if Brisseau is a raging misogynist or a radical feminist, and what makes the movie interesting is that he's probably a little bit of both.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 26, 2007

[Director] Brisseau calculatedly offsets the silliness of the surreal elements and the earnestness applied to the sex by savoring the overall absurdity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 12, 2007

... plenty of heat, not all that much light.

Full Review | Apr 12, 2007

Mr. Brisseau honors the infinitely varying psyches of his female subjects. One may scoff at his voyeuristic self-indulgence, but when you come right down to it, isn't that what the cinema is all about, one way or another?

Full Review | Mar 21, 2007

A sexually-charged, eyebrow-raising thriller that often straddles that fine line between erotic thriller and all-out pornography.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 21, 2007

Has heat but little light; it speaks of pleasure while treating it as a dirty word. The cast huffs and puffs but the exercise, sadly, remains academic.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 16, 2007

If the movie was meant to render sympathy to Brisseau, it only reinforces how monstrously repugnant he is. The audacity to suggest his complete innocence makes the whole thing seem like black comedy, only the core sentiment is not funny.

| Mar 12, 2007

A venture into the world of lust and love scripted with the beauty and discipline of Greek tragedy. As enthralling as it is disturbing. A must see for those who can tolerate the explicit sex.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 11, 2007

Exterminating Angels is undeniably arousing.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Mar 10, 2007

Masturbation as method acting!

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 9, 2007