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A24’s ‘Mother Mary’ Earns Mostly Positive Early Reviews Before Release

Critics single out the film’s couture‑steeped pop vision with original songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX, plus FKA twigs.

Overview

  • Following Monday’s New York premiere, critics describe David Lowery’s film about a pop star and her former designer as a surreal, fashion‑driven psychodrama.
  • An initial Rotten Tomatoes score sits near 79 percent from a few dozen reviews, with praise for visuals and performances and some complaints about pretension.
  • A24 will open the movie in limited release on Friday, April 17, before a nationwide expansion on April 24.
  • Coverage highlights concert sequences, original tracks performed by Anne Hathaway, and elaborate stage looks that fold religious iconography into the character’s persona.
  • Costumes by Bina Daigeler and a climactic red gown by Iris van Herpen draw special notice, while some promotional imagery has drawn a small online backlash over claims of blasphemy.