Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

The critic praises it as a richly detailed true epic that tells its story with patience and precision, highlighting Gladstone's impeccable performance, the score's urgency, and the unorthodox ending as a move of genius.

The critic calls it an utterly gripping, impeccably constructed and politically-charged true-crime epic that sits alongside Scorsese's best work, singling out Lily Gladstone's flinty emotional core and the masterful editing and score.

The critic calls it terrific cinema and a Great American Film that captures the nation's original sin, praising the masterful choice to focus on the Osage and the elevated, goal-directed framing while noting the biblical and human scope.

Scorsese's multi-layered epic is worth every second, a rich immersive masterclass on greed, racism and more. The critic highlights the outstanding performances across the board, especially from De Niro, DiCaprio and Gladstone.

The critic calls it a landmark achievement for Scorsese that gradually reveals itself as extraordinary, praising the shift in focus to the Osage story and Lily Gladstone's central performance while noting it suffers from her absence in the final third.

Scorsese's historical epic zips along and is genuinely his best since The Wolf of Wall Street, with a hell of a story told beautifully. The critic singles out Lily Gladstone's standout performance as the real star and the beating heart of the film.

The critic describes it as a big, fascinating, frustrating prestige epic of high seriousness and low spectacle, praising the performances especially Gladstone's stoic presence and the extraordinary coda while noting it may not be vintage Scorsese on first watch.

Scorsese delivers exceptional filmmaking in this vast yet intimate crime epic about the Osage murders. The critic singles out the central relationship between Ernest and Mollie, and Lily Gladstone's restrained, devastating performance, for particular praise.

The critic describes a bristling epic of cyclical American violence, a grim true-crime chronicle and Native American horror story with De Niro queasily superb and the director on new political ground while remaining Scorsese to the core. It singles out the recurring theme of American violence and strong pacing across its long runtime.

Scorsese's adaptation focuses on a poisonous love story rather than the book's mythic sweep, with DiCaprio delivering one of his best performances in this bitter crime epic.

The critic praises Scorsese’s gripping, masterful account of the Osage murders, highlighting towering performances from De Niro, an against-type DiCaprio and magnetic Lily Gladstone. It singles out the film’s focus on power structures and a marriage of real love amid exploitation as its core strength.

Scorsese delivers a searing, three-and-a-half-hour true-crime epic about the Osage murders that honors victims and survivors with atmospheric detail and strong performances, especially from Lily Gladstone as the wounded heart of the story.

The critic calls the film an unsettling masterpiece and a requiem for the country, praising Scorsese’s grace, sorrow, and sublime filmmaking clarity in adapting the true-crime story of the Osage murders. The review singles out the film’s destabilizing mix of genres and its apocalyptic imagery as standout elements.

The critic calls it a masterpiece and extravagant Western that gives DiCaprio his best role yet, with Scorsese outdoing himself in diagnosing America’s sicknesses through toxic performances from DiCaprio and De Niro. It singles out the rich, riveting character work and fresh take on Scorsese’s recurring themes.

The film is ultimately a twisted marriage story between Mollie and Ernest, with Gladstone giving a standout performance as the story's emotional core amid Scorsese's exploration of greed and moral failure.

The critic calls it a sprawling, merciless reckoning with American greed, sin, and the theft of the West that is gripping and monumental despite its indulgent length. They single out De Niro's chilling performance as Hale and Gladstone's towering turn as Mollie for particular praise.

The critic calls the film a cautionary masterpiece on the insidiousness of white men, using the true story of the Osage murders to expose betrayal and greed. They single out Lily Gladstone's quiet yet powerful performance as the film's uncontested standout.

The review deems the film assured, vital, and a scathing indictment of American greed, arriving at a magnificent work through Scorsese's assured storytelling. It singles out the humility, curiosity, despair, and fury in its approach to the Osage people's suffering, anchored by Lily Gladstone's spellbinding performance.

The critic describes it as a heartbreaking true crime chiller and one of Scorsese’s most important works, praising its sensitive handling of the Osage genocide story, strong performances from DiCaprio, De Niro, and Gladstone, and its earned epic runtime.

The review calls the film an empathetic, unflinching epic that fully justifies its lengthy runtime through its harrowing tale of greed, cruelty, and violence. It singles out the depth and detail given to the Osage Nation's overlooked story as what makes the film essential viewing.

The review praises the film as a gripping and horrific true story of America's past, centering on Lily Gladstone's standout performance as its emotional core. It singles out Gladstone's subtle, nuanced portrayal of Mollie for bringing humanity, depth, and personal stakes to the epic.

The critic calls the film a landmark achievement for its sensitive handling of the Osage Nation's story and its shift away from a white savior narrative toward the perpetrators' greed and deception. Strong performances by DiCaprio, De Niro, and Gladstone anchor the dark epic love story and murder plot.

The review describes the film as vast and vital, a searing true-crime epic that powerfully illustrates a forgotten chapter of American history with Scorsese's signature crime-drama style. DiCaprio, Gladstone, and De Niro deliver standout performances, culminating in a delicate and masterful conclusion.