Stalker 1979

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Stalker, a somber futuristic fantasy from the Soviet Union, attempts to build an apocalyptic vision out of the most impoverished materials imaginable. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Not an easy film, but almost certainly a great one. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: Tarkovsky realizes the allegorical tale with an overwhelming density of visual detail ... Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Tarkovsky conjures images like you've never seen before; and as a journey to the heart of darkness, it's a good deal more persuasive than Coppola's. Read more