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... its hallucinatory imagery anchored by realistically profane teen dialogue and a tragic LGTBQ subtext. December 14, 2017 | Full Review…
... its hallucinatory imagery anchored by realistically profane teen dialogue and a tragic LGTBQ subtext.
Katie Rife
Adolescence is not endlessly fascinating. October 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Adolescence is not endlessly fascinating.
Sandra Hall
The young cast give it a good crack but cannot overpower the weight of contrivance. October 19, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The young cast give it a good crack but cannot overpower the weight of contrivance.
Luke Buckmaster
A movie that just feels shy and not willing to make the viewer comprehend its difficult subject and ideal premise. [Full review in Spanish]. February 18, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A movie that just feels shy and not willing to make the viewer comprehend its difficult subject and ideal premise. [Full review in Spanish].
Federico Furzan
I haven't even addressed the visuals, which do rank up there with the finest of Jackson and Del Toro's work. February 13, 2019 | Full Review…
I haven't even addressed the visuals, which do rank up there with the finest of Jackson and Del Toro's work.
Michael McNeely
Boys in the Trees is a wonderful love letter to Halloween that explores friendship, growing up, and death. Magnificent to look at and devastating, it is a masterpiece. October 29, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Boys in the Trees is a wonderful love letter to Halloween that explores friendship, growing up, and death. Magnificent to look at and devastating, it is a masterpiece.
Michelle Swope
It feels like an urban legend told at a slumber party - earnest and creepy with a plot twist you see coming - but first-time writer/director Nicholas Verso's delight is palpable. November 20, 2017 | Full Review…
It feels like an urban legend told at a slumber party - earnest and creepy with a plot twist you see coming - but first-time writer/director Nicholas Verso's delight is palpable.
Jason Di Rosso
A wonderful feature debut from a filmmaker who is sure to be somebody to watch very closely. May 3, 2017 | Full Review…
A wonderful feature debut from a filmmaker who is sure to be somebody to watch very closely.
Robert Saucedo
"Boys in the Trees" is ambitious, inventive and has its eyes set on being an Australian answer to Rian Johnson's "Brick" or Greg Araki's "Mysterious Skin." January 29, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
"Boys in the Trees" is ambitious, inventive and has its eyes set on being an Australian answer to Rian Johnson's "Brick" or Greg Araki's "Mysterious Skin."
Blake Howard
[A] defining scream in the dark for people to listen to the voices and the stories of queer youth, which are often told without spoken words. December 28, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
[A] defining scream in the dark for people to listen to the voices and the stories of queer youth, which are often told without spoken words.
Glenn Dunks
Verso packs his film with memorable moments, but often they feel like they're simply stacked one atop the next without any dramatic drive or progression. But that's how being a teen feels like sometimes. November 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Verso packs his film with memorable moments, but often they feel like they're simply stacked one atop the next without any dramatic drive or progression. But that's how being a teen feels like sometimes.
Anthony Morris
This is a film that grows on me the more I think about it. October 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This is a film that grows on me the more I think about it.
Stephen Romei
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