We the Animals is at once disassociating and full of warmth.

| Jul 2, 2024

A visceral yet lyrical film...

| Dec 8, 2022

We the Animals is a mishmash of puzzle pieces that form a coming-of-age tale reminiscent of Moonlight, but that won’t quite fit the way they should (which is rather the point). Moving, and almost mystical.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 17, 2022

Blistered with honesty and toughened by sensitivities, the acting performances are vivid and tragic.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2022

Jeremiah Zagar's debut fiction feature is a frequently striking, feverish pre-adolescent snapshot, though without much narrative meat on its bones.

| Oct 15, 2020

It's a strange ride, but in the best possible way.

| Jul 24, 2020

It resorts to manipulation and trite condescension to eagerly reiterate a politically correct discourse. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jul 20, 2020

Director Jeremiah Zagar (with co-screenwriter Daniel Kitrosser) creates a child's vision of a world filled with beauty and sheer terror.

| Jun 1, 2020

...a beautifully realised film that owes a great debt to a number of cinematic forebears. Although this may prevent it from becoming a cultural touchstone for others, it is nevertheless a rhythmic story that sweeps you into its coming-of-age tale.

| Feb 13, 2020

Without a trace of luridness, We the Animals manages to be heartbreaking and harrowing. What saves it from being depressing is the exhilaration of Zagar's direction, and the unbridled energy and unstudied authenticity of the cast.

| Jan 7, 2020

Rarely does a first film reach the strength and emotional weight that [director Jeremiah] Zagar has achieved in this debut. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 26, 2019

Beautiful coming-of-age drama is slightly undermined by its own artistic tendencies.

| Original Score: 3 | Aug 13, 2019

A work that acutely grasps the emotional dissonance borne of family ties.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2019

A heartbreaking lyrical coming-of-age drama.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 11, 2019

But for anyone who saw and liked the indie likes of Mud, Mid90s and in particular The Florida Project, this is well worth checking out.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 17, 2019

A gay coming-of-age drama set in a poor household and presented in a humid, impressionistic style, Jeremiah Zagar's film risks being a box-ticking example of a trendy indie.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 17, 2019

One of the discoveries of the year so far.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 16, 2019

It deals with difficult subject matter with extreme grace.

| Jun 14, 2019

While the child actors are often excellent, they don't get much to say, and it's asking a lot for boys of primary-school age to express soulful depths through glances alone.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 14, 2019

The joys and fears of childhood are wonderfully evoked in this intense and painterly drama from Jeremiah Zagar.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 13, 2019