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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThe New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThough thin on story, the film (streaming on Mubi) is a majestic vision. But most captivating are the settings.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungA challenging work which punctuates taxing stretches of austere stasis with interludes of sublime beauty — including a ravishingly spectacular underwater finale — it uses a slight fable of a story as framework for some extravagant sensory stimulations.
- 75Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeLois Patiño’s Red Moon Tide is a work of unmistakable horror, one predicated on such ineffable dread that the impact of climate change becomes a sort of Lovecraftian force.
- 67The Film StageChristian GallichioThe Film StageChristian GallichioRed Moon Tide is obviously the work of a director willing to push the boundaries of visual narrative, but he doesn’t see that work fully through.
- 60The GuardianSteve RoseThe GuardianSteve RoseThe trance-like pacing and mystical meditation might frustrate viewers looking for an easy watch, but local film-maker Lois Patiño is clearly operating at the fine-art end of the cinema scale. He applies his distinctive mode to a story that’s both ravishing and unsettling.