“But it is in what Dafoe calls this ‘gaudy and unlivable present’ that the film truly roars. Vox Lux is an ostentatious diagnosis of contemporary American malaise, often horrifically funny and excitingly unencumbered by questions of good taste. Or, as I texted a friend shortly after the screening, ‘This movie is kind of an asshole and I think I love it.’” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 12/14/2018