Two women retreat to a lake house to get a break from the pressures of the outside world, only to realize how disconnected from each other they have become, allowing their suspicions to bleed into reality.
If you're gonna go hard to the closeup, you're gonna want to work with a face like Elisabeth Moss's.
– Matthew Lickona,
San Diego Reader,
25 Sep 2015
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"Queen of Earth" isn't a laugh riot, not by a long shot. But it is a good movie, and a fascinating study of descent.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
17 Sep 2015
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Perry's movie may not be easy to watch, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't.
– Molly Eichel,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10 Sep 2015
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Writer-director Alex Ross Perry conjures such a strong atmosphere around his characters -- and Elisabeth Moss and Katherine Waterston are so powerful in the leads --that one gets sucked into their emotional conflict.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
3 Sep 2015
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Almost subliminally upsetting, "Queen of Earth" touches viewers' primal fears by continually messing with worries embedded in our subconscious.