INDIEWIRE
Filmmaker Hannah Peterson Learned from Sean Baker and Chloé Zhao — Now She’s Forging Her Own Fiercely Independent Path. By Kate Erbland.

THE CRITERION COLLECTION
A great visit to the Criterion Closest by Hannah Peterson.

THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Graduates Review: How to Move On. By Beatrice Loayza.

HUFFINGTON POST
This Quietly Powerful Movie Tells A New Kind Of Story About Gun Violence. By Marina Fang.

BEHIND THE SCENES
The Graduates--Heartfelt Drama On The Subject Of Loss & Grief-Now Playing. By Anthony Nadeau.

COOL PEOPLE HAVE FEELINGS TOO
Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide. By Marya E. Gates.

DEADLINE
Godzilla Minus One’ Stomps Back Into Theaters – Specialty Preview. By Jill Goldsmith.

FILM CARNAGE
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Hannah Peterson on The Graduates. By Marya E. Gates.

SPECTRUM CULTURE
The Graduates. By Miyako Pleines.

LOS ANGELES TIMES | INDIE FOCUS
Reconsidering Daniel Craig, plus the week’s best movies in L.A. By Mark Olsen.

LETTERBOXD
Watchlist This!: our November 2024 picks of the best new bubbling-under films. By Robert Daniels, Marya E. Gates, Ella Kemp, Dan Mecca and Rafa Sales Ross.

MOVIEWEB
“The Graduates Review: An Intimate, Slow-Burn Study of High School Life After Tragedy”. By Will Sayre.

HAMMER TO NAIL
A Conversation with Hannah Peterson (THE GRADUATES). By M.J. O’Toole.

FILM FESTIVAL TODAY
The Graduates’ Earns Its Authenticity. By Matt Patti.

MOVEABLE FEST
Hannah Peterson on Creating a Place to Exhale in The Graduates. By Stephen Saito.

THE NEW YORK TIMES
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week. By Staff.

ROGER EBERT
The Graduates. By Monica Castillo.

THE FILM STAGE
17 Films to See in November. By Jordan Raup.

GEEK VIBES NATION
The Graduates Review – Exploring The Aftermath Of School Shootings. By Cody Allen.

IN REVIEW ONLINE
The Graduates — Hannah Peterson [Tribeca ’23 Review]. By Conor Truax.

CINEMA FEMME
Hannah Peterson on her powerful feature debut ‘The Graduates’ and her invaluable mentors. By Rebecca Martin.

FILM SCHOOL RADIO
The Graduates – Director Hannah Peterson. By Mike Kaspar.

HIGH ON FILMS
The Graduates (2023) Movie Review: A Poignant, Deftly Interwoven Exploration of Life Beyond Loss. By Akash Deshpande.

MOVIE JAWN
THE GRADUATES explores the grief and struggle to move on after gun violence. By Chelsea Alexandra.

THE WEEKEND WARRIOR
THE WEEKEND WARRIOR November 1, 2024 — HERE, ABSOLUTION, JUROR #2, A REAL PAIN, THE GRADUATES, BLITZ. By Edward Douglas.

THE PLAYLIST
The Graduates’ Review: Hannah Peterson’s Debut Is A Quiet Reflection On A School Shooting Aftermath. By Christian Gallichio.

COLLIDER
Mina Sundwall Talked to Real Gun Violence Survivors to Prepare for 'The Graduates'. By Taylor Gates.

AWARDS BUZZ
Interview: Mina Sundwall on Exploring the Aftermath of Gun Violence in ‘The Graduates’. By
Abe Friedtanzer.

BERK REVIEWS
THE GRADUATES — A THOUGHTFUL AND HEARTFELT EXPLORATION OF GRIEF AND MOVING FORWARD. By Jonathan Berk.

THE FILM STAGE
The Graduates Review: A Melancholic Look at a Community Bonded by Tragedy. By Dan Mecca.

SLANT MAGAZINE
‘The Graduates’ Review: A Quietly Somber Portrait of a Community Living Through Grief. Writer-director Hannah Peterson effectively suffuses the film with a mournful absence of life. By Pat Brown.

INDIEWIRE
From ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ to ‘The Graduates,’ the Future of Indie Film is Microdistribution: Bespoke release strategies, one-man distributors: Don't ever tell an indie filmmaker that their films won't see the inside of a theater. By Brian Welk.

ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
The Graduates Review. By Valerie Kalfrin.

LOUD AND CLEAR
The Graduates Review: Healing Community Trauma. By Alise Chaffins.

VARIETY
‘The Graduates,’ Executive Produced by Chloé Zhao and John Cho, Gets Theatrical Release From The Future of Film Is Female (EXCLUSIVE). By Pat Saperstein