Tusk

“A jauntily self-aware fabulist, Mr. Smith doesn’t have it in him to dispirit for long, and “Tusk” proceeds with an ingratiating good cheer that deflects critical grumbling.”
– Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

“The result is so out there that you can imagine Mr. Smith and his collaborators rolling in the aisles at their own preposterousness. If you can find your inner 16-year-old, you might just join them.”
– Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

“Tusk lands close to Human Centipede territory in gross-out-ness — a warning, not a complaint — but it also has a genuinely haunting quality as Long’s ties to humanity become ever more tenuous.”
– Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly

“Twenty years on from “Clerks” — and amid occasional threats of retirement — Smith has delivered a left-field surprise that ranks among his very best work, though how such an oddity plays in today’s marketplace (where innovative distrib A24 releases  it Sept. 19) is anybody’s guess.”
– Scott Foundas, Variety

“Kevin Smith traces the fine line between man and beast in a bizarro midnight movie built around a career-crowning performance from the great Michael Parks.”
– Scott Foundas, Variety

“A cult-ready oddity anchored by Michael Parks’s inspired performance”
– John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter