Wise Blood 1979

Frank Rich, TIME Magazine: This time, Huston has found material that was all but guaranteed to fuel the battiest recesses of his imagination. Read more

Vincent Canby, New York Times: One of John Huston's most original, most stunning movies. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Along with The Man Who Would Be King and The Dead, this is arguably John Huston's best literary adaptation, and conceivably his very best film. Read more

Chris Auty, Time Out: This adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's novel is John Huston's best film for many years. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: John Huston, with uncluttered direction and expert handling of actors, has fashioned a disturbing tale of the fringe side of overzealous religious preachers in the deep South. Read more