The philosophical, ambiguous atmosphere present during the entire runtime only hurts the already heavy pacing and bland interactions, ultimately transforming each character’s arc into something hard to be emotionally invested in.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 24, 2023

While it accurately makes visual the feelings it tries to evoke, it ultimately reveals itself to be a fairly hollow and surface-level endeavor, whether intentional or not.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 7, 2022

Narrative loops and dueling perspectives add to the tension.

| Jun 9, 2022

Its performances and slice of life approach makes it feel like something to which everyone can relate.

| May 31, 2022

Without some earthier touches, this film feels long, repetitive and even a little obvious.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 11, 2022

Trocker’s insights into a family crumbling due to a lack of trust aren’t all that fresh or keen, but his movie is tense and absorbing regardless...

| May 6, 2022

The performances and direction in Human Factors are sensitive and intelligent. Many scenes are marked by a subdued filmmaking intelligence that has become increasingly rare.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 6, 2022

Human Factors ... complicates a straightforward story about domestic troubles until the complications overwhelm that story.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 6, 2022

A chilly, airless home-invasion drama in which the threat is out of sight, like termites chewing at floorboards.

| Original Score: B- | May 5, 2022

Despite the mystery of the home invasion becoming increasingly tangential, Human Factors remains a compelling puzzle-box.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 1, 2022

If this sounds as Michael Haneke to you as it does to me... that seems on purpose. Aesthetically and emotionally Trocker's film almost lives in the same universe as that Austrian authority on clinical-eyed apathy

| Apr 29, 2022

While these shifting perspective diversions help vanquish the lingering ambiguity that is often synonymous with European thrillers, the characters of Human Factors are swapped between in a frustrating degree.

| Feb 16, 2022

Human Factors is a film that gets by on intelligent performances and an unnerving, tense mood.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 14, 2022

As an audience, there is initial confusion regarding when we are; however, once and if you catch on, you not only understand the importance but settle in for the experience.

| Jul 2, 2021

Trocker has a firm grasp of his material, and the entire cast suitably delivers natural, unforced performances. It all adds to a highly effective study of middle-class malaise.

| Jun 5, 2021

Human Factors is unnerving, but not for any concerted effort to be perverse but instead uses its specific on these characters to speak to larger interest in real-world implications with thoughtful vigour.

| May 10, 2021

While its atmospheric direction and finely tuned craftsmanship impress, Human Factors is far too passive in its storytelling approach to deliver an engaging experience.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 12, 2021

Under overcast skies and rainy weather, the noirish family drama plays out like a thriller, where each family member has a secret.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 17, 2021

Keeps things interesting with a simple gimmick, but ultimately too full of red herrings.

| Original Score: C+ | Feb 16, 2021

Keeps you guessing until the final shot

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 14, 2021