Writing about A24’s Problemista is what I imagine it must be like to catch a cloud in a jar: fascinating, fun, and so utterly impossible. This film is unpredictable and revelatory and I’m looking at ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

The first feature film from the writer and comedian Julio Torres is a social problem drama with the frippery of a Michel Gondry romance. By Amy Nicholson When you purchase a ticket for an ...

The hero of “Problemista” sees the world differently. He’s an aspiring toy designer named Alejandro who thinks today’s toys are too fun. He proposes a toy truck with a deflating tire to teach kids ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The magic of writer / director Julio Torres’ Problemista lies in its imaginative production design and its ...

An inventive, whimsical and delightfully oddball story of the immigrant experience, "Problemista" marks the promising writing and directing debut of Julio Torres. Torres, a former writer at "SNL," ...

Set in New York, Julio Torres’s “Problemista” introduces the great metropolis as countless other films have: via its magnificent skyline. In this case, though, we see it in the form of two framed ...

You don’t have to work in media or the fashion industry to know a Miranda Priestly type. You don’t need to be a fairy princess to have encountered a Maleficent or two in your day. And you don’t need ...

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In 2024, could there be sure a thing as a “hip film studio” that would attract both filmmakers and adventurous filmgoers despite the subject matter or “creatives” (actors, directors, etc.)? From the ...

Set in the competitive world of New York City, Torres stars in the film as Alejandro, an aspiring young toy creator from El Salvador who has received a rejection letter from the company of his dreams– ...