“It's the most self-assuredly stylistic film from the most self-assured director around.”

“This long-overdue debut from a born writer is a remarkably honest and disturbing book, which self-assuredly combines raw earthiness with dreamlike poetry.”

“He stood self-assuredly lecturing the country about what it means to be an American, all the while sounding like someone who should be describing the chillest place to get a taco or the best breaks at Zuma Beach.”