Tthe family members - Quest; his rock-solid wife, Christine'a; and their teenage daughter P.J., who gains in character and complexity as she grows up before our eyes-are too individualized to represent anything but their own determination and decency.

| Apr 16, 2020

The filmmakers are content to allow us to spend time with these people; they recognize the power of connection and compassion.

| Mar 23, 2020

Ordinariness-and [Jonathan] Olshefski's ordinary, level-headed approach to documenting their life-is the keynote of this intensely moving and involving film.

| Mar 8, 2018

There is no grand narrative or point to be hammered home; instead, Olshefski delivers a subtle, sincere and honest portrait of barely making ends meet in modern America.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 23, 2018

"Quest" could very easily have been titled "An American Family" as well.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 4, 2018

Through eight years of filming ... the director discovers an everyday American story of extraordinary strength.

| Dec 14, 2017

Olshefski captures the frustration, resignation and determination that leaves you struck by this family -- average in their concerns but extraordinary in their dedication to one another.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 9, 2017

Quest speaks volumes about working-class life and the necessity of community, parenting, perseverance, speaking out, speaking up, hope.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 8, 2017

[An] extraordinary documentary.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 8, 2017

There are stretches of Quest that are tough to watch, and others you might never want to end.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 8, 2017

The randomness is what's so stunning; one moment life is flowing placidly, then its course is cruelly changed.

| Dec 7, 2017

Christopher, Christine'a, and P.J. are beautiful to watch together, and there's hope in witnessing them persevere - in an underserved neighborhood, against shifting political tides, beset by the random cruelties of fate.

| Dec 7, 2017

I've rarely seen a movie about citizenship as quietly eloquent as "Quest."

| Dec 7, 2017

[A] tender, humane, gently probing film ...

| Dec 6, 2017

When the final credits roll, it's heartening to know that people like the Raineys, the backbone of this country, are thriving in the face of great odds.

| Dec 4, 2017

... a quietly moving story of resilience.

| Oct 27, 2017

This is loving, humane, substantial stuff, with the richness of a fat novel rather than the sensationalism and cruelty of reality 온라인카지노추천.

| Sep 19, 2017

It is a rare fly-on-the wall documentary that doesn't generate some ethical dilemmas. Olshefski had chosen his subjects well.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2017

Amplifying these voices is the film's definitive quest.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2017

Quest makes it clear that some things endure beyond political events.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 18, 2017