“Joins a list of panic attack dramas that includes [Martin Scorsese’s] After Hours and Safdie Bros. films like Uncut Gems and especially Good Time — It should be said here that $POSITIONS is a comedy, though of the darkest sort.”
– Matt Zoller Seitz / RogerEbert.com

“An absurdist comedy that gradually transforms into a white-knuckle thriller”
– Daniel Gorman / In Review Online

“Wildly funny — A compelling tale of friendship, obsession, and a p— bomb”
– Peter Martin / Screen Anarchy

“Contains a kinetic energy that oftentimes kicks the senses into overdrive”
– Borja Izuzquiza  / Sunshine State Cineplex

“The skeleton of the story is reminiscent of [Uncut Gems directors] Benny and Josh Safdie’s Good Time. Both films feature anxious, fairly unlikable protagonists strapped for cash as they make poor life decisions (many being illegal), dragging their developmentally disabled brothers along for the dangerous and utterly nerve-wracking ride.
Unlike the Safdie brothers’ bank heist flick, however, [Brandon] Daley’s $POSITIONS is a semi-autobiographical tale based on his “shameful” time trading stocks and crypto during the COVID-19 quarantine days. Once sucked into the shady and scam-laced world of cryptocurrency, Daley crawled his way out of a hole, deciding to make $POSITIONS as a way to “repent for [his] terrible life decisions” —
With vulnerability, humility, bleak realism, and a healthy dose of gross-out humor, $POSITIONS is at times a spellbinding tragedy weaved into a raunchy ’90s-to-early-2000s-style comedy.”
– Bianca Piazza / MovieWeb