The performances are all rich and lived-in; Anthony Mackie really is the star of the movie, and shines in it; "Synchronic" is the kind of brainy, absorbing, all-out thrilling cinema that's in dangerously short supply these days
it's a fine acting showcase for its two leads; "Synchronic" doesn't match the heights of Benson and Moorhead's prior efforts, but it nevertheless offers a creative - if messy - riff on a tired sci-fi subgenre
it was never going to be easy to follow "The Endless" but what Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have done is just as bold, and for all its flaws, this is a work that future film scholars will likely see as an important step in a remarkable career
although the ending of Synchronic is a bit more Hollywood than I’m used to in a Benson and Moorhead film, the duo’s signature narrative ingenuity and ability to spin tension seemingly out of thin air have translated fully intact
Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's sometimes inventive, sometimes derivative film; Once the big twist kicks in, there's plenty of gritty fun to be had, but patience is a hard-won virtue in genre filmmaking
a "time travel pill" produces an epidemic of very bad trips in this disappointingly weak fantasy drama from the makers of last year's impressive "The Endless"
"Synchronic" is conceptually beautiful science fiction. It engages, excites, and proves Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are creating today's most fascinatingly stimulating cinematic experiences on a level unmatched