The Thing

“This film is about the contagious power of storytelling — which includes lying and self-deception — and what a potentially lethal device it can be in the wrong or even right hands.”

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire · 91

“It’s absorbing, suspenseful, and deeply moving — a case study in how to make an effective psychological thriller.”

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine (Vulture) · 90

“With The Things You Kill Khatami turns in an absorbing and twisty take on introspection.”

Carlos Aguilar, Variety · 90

“Debts to Luis Buñuel and David Lynch are obvious, but The Things You Kill has its own way of getting inside its protagonist’s head space — and yours.”

Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times · 90

“In its bold aesthetic courage and rigid thematic spine, Khatami’s movie is a full-body experience that leaves you fully alive.”

Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 90