"The cinematography by Maya Bankovic leaves powerful afterthoughts of dramatic ideas while delivering feelings in real time."

- Richard Brody,  The New Yorker

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"How I Shot That: Indiewire's Camera Survey of the Top Fall 2025 Films"  - Indiewire

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"Wonderfully shot by cinematographer Maya Bankovic with precise editing by Kurt Walker, the film is a sensory experience that authentically captures how the memories we have from our youth often come from ephemeral sights and sounds. It makes BLUE HERON into a work both rigorously detailed and enduringly compassionate." - Chase Hutchinson, The Wrap

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"In this first half, Romvari proves herself a striking visual artist, working with the spectacular cinematographer Maya Bankovic to film scenes of troubled domesticity from the distance of a child or even an observer outside the family. The camera peers through trees or windows, never quite framing the image like a melodrama would, but shaping the pain of this family through the lens of memory." - Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

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"Sophy Romvari’s Debut Feature Is a Splintered, Shattering Memory Piece" - Guy Lodge, Variety

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"This Year’s Toronto International Film Festival Has Its First Masterpiece" - Nick Schager, The Daily Beast

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"Beginning with the very first, pitch-dark shot from inside a moving van gradually illuminated as the tailgate lifts to reveal the family’s new home, director of cinematography Maya Bankovic emphasizes what cannot be seen just as much as what can." - David Robb, Slate Magazine

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"Sophy Romvari’s Outstanding Debut Feature Explores the Imperfections of Memories" - Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire

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"A film that so deftly wields the best qualities of cinema to shake tightened emotions, one can scarcely escape without exposing their own personal pain." - Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

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"The most moving film of the year." - Saffron Maeve, The Globe & Mail​