Sword of Trust

Poised between Christopher Guest and Mike Leigh, Lynn Shelton lets talented performers develop their characters, and it grounds the heightened premise to keep us in their side.

This is a hangout movie -- and I like hanging out with these people.

For a comedy about an old weapon with a dulled blade, Sword of Truth is razor sharp in just about every way.

It's equal parts spry, improvisational comedy and salient social commentary.

Even when Maron is playing someone who is the saddest and most cynical person in the room (and maybe the whole town), he is a brilliant reactor who delivers pithy comebacks and wry observations with pitch-perfect timing.

A smart, politically barbed comedy about truthiness and consequences.

Shelton is one of the best comedic directors working today.

The routinely hilarious wordplay keeps viewers smiling, but Sword of Trust paints a picture of the troubling political undercurrents...

Filled with outrageous humor and a genuine warmth, Sword of Trust is a great way to spend a summer afternoon or evening.

...one of the best Trump-era movies designed specifically to address the complicated feeling of loving someone who held beliefs you didn’t agree with, as well as an astute examination of the grift and how even hucksters can get played by the right hand.