Lewin examines the potentially taboo subject of disabled people having intercourse in a matter-of-fact way that breaches the topic by rendering it a non-issue.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 21, 2022

It is very seldom that I find virtually everything that I want within the confines of a single film.

| Original Score: 4.0/4.0 | Sep 22, 2020

A love story between a man and life itself. A story that should humble, challenge and inspire us all.

| Nov 27, 2019

Sweet, witty and on the right edge of serious, The Sessions looks like an early 2013 audience favourite.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 26, 2019

A muddled, scattershot film of hollow platitudes anchored by two exceptional performances.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 6, 2019

This is a small film with a crack cast that elevates it beyond the banality of a movie-of-the week. It's a possible dark horse candidate for Oscar recognition...

| Jul 31, 2019

a powerful and touching film that never cheapens itself with false optimism or is careless with people emotions

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 22, 2019

The Sessions, a candid, gentle film about a paralyzed man's quest to have sex, walks a tricky, balanced, grave and funny path that's all its own.

| Feb 26, 2019

The sheer power of Hawkes' charisma and his theological discussions with Macy's perplexed padre keep you thoroughly entertained.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 8, 2019

Led by two talented stars, The Sessions is funny, tender, and touching.

| Dec 7, 2018

The story of The Sessions is, while based on a true story, humorously absurd.

| Original Score: 9.5/10 | Nov 1, 2018

If you've heard anything at all about the film "The Sessions," the fact you've heard is probably that Helen Hunt gets totally naked in it. If you've actually seen the film, you realize that in the end, that's kind of all there is to know about it.

| Aug 22, 2018

It was the first time sex in a movie made me want to cover my ears.

| Apr 30, 2018

The story isn't as provocative as it tries to be, and the contrived romance is just as frustrating to watch unfold.

| Original Score: C- | Sep 7, 2017

The Sessions could easily have slipped into schmaltz, but it's an unexpectedly funny delight, thanks in part to sterling work from Helen Hunt and John Hawkes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2017

"The Sessions" is a skillfully layered look at the similarities and differences between people of all walks of life.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 17, 2016

The Sessions is an unflinching, moving and often funny story about dignity and sexuality.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 4, 2015

It's all so plodding and beige, yet giving this movie a bad review is like kicking a kitten.

Full Review | May 3, 2015

The Sessions is a tender, well-intentioned examination of a disabled man exploring his sexual identity, but sometimes a film needs more than just good intentions.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 25, 2013

May sound like shameless Oscar-bait, but in truth the film is simpler than that, more small-scale, with a light and unpretentious sense of humor.

| Jul 21, 2013