"…recalls the screwball psychiatry of Russell’s earlier efforts, only this time the farce has heart."

“Despite the way it functions as flashy entertainment, the weight of slavery can still be felt in Django Unchained.”

"…a clever-enough idea – ratty criminal enterprise as the American economy in miniature – but the movie hammers its theme home, repeatedly."

“…a deeply myopic view of the world, one focused through a distinctly – and distorted – American lens.”