Sasquatch Sunset

Praises the Planet of the Apes-level costumes and the directors' commitment to practical effects; calls it a one-joke feature elevated by genuine emotional payoffs.

Sundance review noting the actors fully embrace their wild side in this year-in-the-life portrait, rooted in the Zellner brothers' lifelong Bigfoot fascination.

Positive Sundance review praising the film's tenderness toward nature; says it offers many rewards for patient audiences willing to vibe with its unrecognizable stars.

Acknowledges the wildly ambitious project that wrestles with reality and fantasy, finding novelty in this bigfoot sighting even when it strains credibility.

Calls it a remarkably compelling bigfoot drama with lifelike prosthetics and tranquil atmosphere, but critiques the directors for undercutting the naturalism with forced humor.

Characterizes it as one of the year's most eccentric and unusual cinematic offerings, standing out for its sheer oddness.

Frames the film as a surprisingly moving elegy; finds genuine emotion beneath the crude humor in this portrait of possibly the last sasquatch family.

Tim Grierson and Will Leitch discuss the film alongside Civil War and The People's Joker.

The Zellner brothers discuss working with actors in full prosthetics, integrating live animals, and building the film's score from nature sounds.

Dedicated discussion episode from this long-running film podcast.

JD and Brendan call it quite strange but also one of the Zellners' most moving films.

BFI review praising the Zellner brothers for combining gross-out humor with high-end craftsmanship in this wordless bigfoot comedy.