Cirkus Columbia 2010

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Danis Tanovic's scalding black comedy about the insanity of war... Read more

David Fear, Time Out: The tongue is in cheek and the tone is ironic and bleak, at least until the should-we-stay-or-should-we-go climax punctures the mood. Read more

Sam Adams, AV Club: Cirkus Columbia looks to the past, evoking the kind of unreal, vaguely politicized tales that were once the lifeblood of arthouse cinema. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Despite its wobbly tone and stumbles into implausible melodrama, the film succeeds as a study of realignments among friends and family, a gently cracked mirror held up to the insanity that would soon devastate the region. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: While the emotional underpinnings feel raw, much of "Cirkus" also winds up spinning 'round to obvious, if uncomfortable, places. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: A family getting evicted from its home is no laughing matter, except if you're watching "Cirkus Columbia,'' a satiric comedy from, of all places, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: [A] decidedly old-fashioned, quasi-satirical drama that is a bit on the nose with its indictments of post-communist animosities and opportunism. Read more