"One of the most beautiful movies of the year."
— Slant
"This exquisitely crafted feature may be one of the director’s most accessible works to date."
— Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
"Visually intoxicating, at moments gasp-out-loud ravishing, especially in its presentation of the natural world."
— The New York Times
"A hypnotizing historical and spiritual epic. Gael Garcia Bernal delivers one of his finest performances."
— IndieWire
"While 'Magellan' reps Diaz’s best shot at general arthouse distribution in some time, it’s no artistic compromise. The spirit of slow cinema is alive and languid in this stunningly mounted, politically rigorous work."
— Guy Lodge, Variety
"Diaz’s confrontational film proves one of his most fascinating achievements: a hypnotizing historical and spiritual epic that’s immersive in a way that few decades-spanning stories successfully pull off."
— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire