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Mar 25, 2024 · March 25, 2024. By Chris Koseluk. There is a cornucopia of comedy happening in Problemista, Julio Torres’ debut feature. In a little over 90 minutes, writer/director Torres pokes fun at cryonics, the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the U.S. immigration system, and the eccentricities of the art world. Along the way, there are jabs at Craigslist ...
Apr 19, 2024 · 8 10. Pros. Problemista is a natural progression of Julio Torres' comedy, finding relatability in the absurd. Tilda Swinton gives a commanding performance that could've been a caricature, but ...
Mar 18, 2024 · Torres describes the lines that separate Problemista from his own experience as an immigrant in the U.S. as “blurry.” When writing the semi-autobiography, he took liberties in the narrative to ...
Feb 29, 2024 · The film’s issues do not impede it from being a fleet-footed comedy filled with laugh-out-loud jokes. Torres takes his themes seriously, and while he seems less sure about how to tie them ...
Jan 18, 2024 · Originally set for release last summer but delayed due to the strikes, the film hits select theaters March 1 and theaters everywhere March 22 via distrib A24. Torres stars in a release date ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Julio Torres has turned aspects of his own immigration experience into comedic fodder for a movie, “Problemista.”. (Daniela Spector / For The Times) By Carolina A. Miranda Columnist. Feb. 28 ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Julio Torres and Tilda Swinton attend the "Problemista" New York Screening. Nearly a year since it premiered at SXSW, Julio Torres ‘ “Problemista” finally had its New York City premiere at ...
