Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FileMaker Pro is the root of all evil in Julio Torres' idiosyncratic immigrant comedy "Problemista," in which the writer/director ...

Tilda Swinton is the sort of actor whose presence on screen makes a film a little more beguiling. Whether she’s playing someone otherworldly, like the vampire burnout Eve in Only Lovers Left Alive, or ...

The imaginative, New York-centric world of “Problemista,” Julio Torres’ feature directing debut, is a celebration of eccentric characters who are drawn to problematic situations. But none exemplify ...

Fans of the surrealist humor of Julio Torres, who created the cult comedy “Los Espookys” as well as sketches for “Saturday Night Live,” will be the best prepared for “Problemista,” Torres’s feature ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tilda Swinton and Julio Torres in 'Problemista.' - Credit: A24 You don’t have to work in media or the fashion industry to know a ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Two maestros of strange profundity come together in “Problemista,” the quirky, yet touching new film from Torres that just had a raucous premiere at SXSW.

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. A24 will release “Problemista” in theaters March 1, 2024. Julio Torres brings his unique sense of humor, wildly ...

Welcome to Thanks, I Love It, our series highlighting something onscreen we're obsessed with this week. With the critically heralded comedy Problemista, writer/helmer/star Julio Torres not only made ...

The alternative comedian's sketchy first feature imagines a Salvadoran immigrant putting up with the world's worst boss to maintain his work visa. Some folks have it easy, and others make life ...

An aspiring toy designer takes a job assisting an eccentric art world outcast in hopes of getting his expiring work visa renewed in Torres' directorial bow. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic ...

"Everybody we talk to has had an Elizabeth in their lives," Swinton told IndieWire of her character, a New York art scene castaway and tyrannical employer for writer/director/star Julio Torres' ...