Licorice Pizza | 2021
Updated January 28, 2022
Critical Consensus
Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun-Times
Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle
Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic
Phil de Semlyen | Time Out
Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
David Sims | The Atlantic
Richard Brody | The New Yorker
David Fear | Rolling Stone
Dana Stevens | Slate
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
A.A. Dowd | The A.V. Club
Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Stephanie Zacharek | Time
Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle
Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic
Phil de Semlyen | Time Out
Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
David Sims | The Atlantic
Richard Brody | The New Yorker
David Fear | Rolling Stone
Dana Stevens | Slate
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
A.A. Dowd | The A.V. Club
Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Stephanie Zacharek | Time
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Summary & Info
A young woman (Alana Haim) and a teenage boy (Cooper Hoffman) meet and strike up a relationship that meanders through many adventures in their 1970’s California town. Cast: Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Maya Rudolph, John C. Reilly, Ryan Heffington, Benny Safdie and Harriet Sansom Harris. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson. [2:13 – R]
Dueling Critics
“[N]ever strikes a false note and always keeps us entertained and is the kind of film we can’t wait to see again because we know we’re going to enjoy it even more the second time around. Can you tell I loved this movie?…This is one of the very best movies of 2021.”
“[M]ovies that seem assured of how endearing they are usually end up being the least endearing of all…’Licorice Pizza’ feels pleased with how casual and effortless it is, which is the exact opposite of being casual and effortless.”
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Licorice Pizza | 2022
Updated January 28, 2022
Critical Consensus
Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun-Times
Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle
Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic
Phil de Semlyen | Time Out
Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
David Sims | The Atlantic
Richard Brody | The New Yorker
David Fear | Rolling Stone
Dana Stevens | Slate
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
A.A. Dowd | The A.V. Club
Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Stephanie Zacharek | Time
Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle
Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic
Phil de Semlyen | Time Out
Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times
Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian
David Sims | The Atlantic
Richard Brody | The New Yorker
David Fear | Rolling Stone
Dana Stevens | Slate
Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune
A.A. Dowd | The A.V. Club
Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair
Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle
Stephanie Zacharek | Time
Fix a critic’s review
Dueling Critics
“[N]ever strikes a false note and always keeps us entertained and is the kind of film we can’t wait to see again because we know we’re going to enjoy it even more the second time around. Can you tell I loved this movie?…This is one of the very best movies of 2021.”“[M]ovies that seem assured of how endearing they are usually end up being the least endearing of all…’Licorice Pizza’ feels pleased with how casual and effortless it is, which is the exact opposite of being casual and effortless.”Summary & Info
A young woman (Alana Haim) and a teenage boy (Cooper Hoffman) meet and strike up a relationship that meanders through many adventures in their 1970’s California town. Cast: Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Maya Rudolph, John C. Reilly, Ryan Heffington, Benny Safdie and Harriet Sansom Harris. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson. [2:13 – R]