Sep 8, 2026, 4:30 AMClayton Davis for Variety:
"The smartest defense is baked into the movie’s DNA. This is not a redemption tour. It is a study of the impossibility of ever knowing what is real, which is either the perfect subject for a branch that fetishizes authenticity or a provocation aimed straight at it."
Max Fisher for Newpress:
"China quietly saved the world last month."
Max Kozlov for Nature:
"The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health."