Nightbitch

[A] snarling, on-the-wet-nose metaphor for parental transformation, but one that this surprisingly tender film puts to good use. 

Yoder’s rage does shine through, but the silly, slapstick nature of the metaphor made flesh is ultimately a distraction and a disservice.

I think that every man should see this.

There’s a danger in critiquing the movie you wish a director had made instead of the one they did, but in this case, Heller did make a horror film and then backed off from the horror aspects.

Heller seems far more at ease with the domestic drama element than she is with the swerve into absurdist fantasy. Nightbitch would have worked better if it had been pushed further in either direction.

Heller gives the impression of knowing exactly what she wants to say, with the result that she turns her characters into mouthpieces and films them with little sense of discovery. Coming from such a probing director, the new work is a disappointment.

Unfortunately it doesn't go beyond the obvious that raising a toddler is incredibly difficult

Amy Adams is exceptional in Nightbitch, a metaphorical exercise about the madness of motherhood which also touches on so much more regarding societal expectations and the anticipated sacrifice of one's self.

It scratches the surface of profound themes -- identity, sacrifice, the complexities of motherhood -- but never digs deep enough to leave a lasting impression.

Director Marielle Heller takes the plunge into magical realism, opting more for that than horror. In other words, she doesn't force or lean into body horror...[Full review in Spanish]