Jenkins doesn’t rely on pity to make Moonlight dramatically engaging. Instead, he pours out an aura of compassion that naturally renders this film poignant. On top of that, the cinematography and lighting is exhilarating in this film.

| Aug 8, 2024

Moonlight is filmmaking poetry, and a perfect movie.

| Jun 18, 2024

A profoundly moving coming-of-age portrait of a young Black man throughout various stages of his life as he explores his sexuality and who he fundamentally is.

| Oct 23, 2023

Widely regarded as one of the most intimate and well-made movies of all time, Moonlight is nothing short of a masterpiece, every element coming together to create an experience that can be appreciated by all.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 6, 2023

It is so clear that Jenkins is paying respect to the people he knew growing up and the boy he was. Moonlight is honest and open, exactly what a movie of this type should be.

| Jul 25, 2023

Beautifully shot, dynamically acted, and with a magnificent score, it is the type of film that only grows more emotionally potent as time passes.

| Jul 12, 2023

Jenkins portrays a world so often fetishized and reduced to its most violent outcomes from the inside, with tenderness and Wong Kar-wai’s influence on his cinematic sleeve.

| Jun 21, 2023

There are very few coming-of-age films that are more delicate, intimate, and utterly bewitching than Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight.

| Jun 14, 2023

Gorgeous to look at and accompanied by an exquisite soundtrack.

| Apr 20, 2023

The film is a stunning portrayal of a young black man at three stages of his life and features sizzling performances by an amazing ensemble cast and lush cinematography by James Laxton.

| Dec 21, 2022

The director's filmmaking radiates a poetry in his storytelling and visual aesthetic, creating a film that resonates with the viewer in the head and heart.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 9, 2022

Ending as enigmatically as it begins, Moonlight is a film about the lives that slip between the cracks. Its unmissable.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 21, 2022

Moonlight is one of the very best films of the year so far. It is a reminder that despite background, geographic location, race, or sexual orientation, everyone seeks comfort, shelter, someone, and a space in which we can truly be ourselves.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 14, 2022

The cinematic treatment leaves this diminutive urban story feeling grand, classical and majestic.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 2, 2021

A refreshing, bracing break from not just what Hollywood churns out, but also from the awards-driven independent films that dominate the end of the year.

| Original Score: A | Aug 28, 2021

Black lives matter in the quiet, contemplative Moonlight, but let's not stop there.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 18, 2021

A majestic film of gentle moments and pregnant silences.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 28, 2021

What makes Moonlight so amazing is that it almost shouldn't work at all. It is a character study with no lead actor.

| Apr 13, 2021

Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now.

| Feb 17, 2021

A movie that beats with a very human heart while subverting expectations with almost every scene.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 3, 2021