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José takes a sensitive yet clear-eyed look at a young man exploring his sexuality in a fraught cultural environment.
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"José" brings to light the promise of a director as compassionate as he is observant. February 18, 2020 | Full Review…
"José" brings to light the promise of a director as compassionate as he is observant.
Lisa Kennedy
It's an evocative movie... The big problem I have is that José as a character is a bit of a blank. February 15, 2020 | Full Review…
It's an evocative movie... The big problem I have is that José as a character is a bit of a blank.
Peter Rainer
The satisfactions of "José" as a whole offers are considerable, and they begin with the human element. February 7, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The satisfactions of "José" as a whole offers are considerable, and they begin with the human element.
Godfrey Cheshire
"José" is hardly the first movie to spotlight a young person navigating their homosexuality... Nonetheless... this sophomore feature.. feels like a singular and essential entry in that subset of LGBTQ coming-of-age films with an international beat. February 7, 2020 | Full Review…
"José" is hardly the first movie to spotlight a young person navigating their homosexuality... Nonetheless... this sophomore feature.. feels like a singular and essential entry in that subset of LGBTQ coming-of-age films with an international beat.
Gary Goldstein
The film delicately depicts the hardship of being gay in a Catholic culture and the pressure for machismo in a crime-ridden country. January 30, 2020 | Full Review…
The film delicately depicts the hardship of being gay in a Catholic culture and the pressure for machismo in a crime-ridden country.
Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
As opposed to numerous gay-themed features from Latin America, the consequences for his characters are not violent. That's not because hatred has subsided, but because the pair has learned to suppress in order to survive. January 29, 2020 | Full Review…
As opposed to numerous gay-themed features from Latin America, the consequences for his characters are not violent. That's not because hatred has subsided, but because the pair has learned to suppress in order to survive.
Carlos Aguilar
José is brutally honest about sex in a way movies seldom are. The alternately sweaty-palmed and lackadaisical buildup of online hookups, as well as the occasional, inevitable deflating disappointment of such trysts are captured just as they happen. February 8, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
José is brutally honest about sex in a way movies seldom are. The alternately sweaty-palmed and lackadaisical buildup of online hookups, as well as the occasional, inevitable deflating disappointment of such trysts are captured just as they happen.
Samuel R. Murrian
Li Cheng's sophomore effort is a quiet, almost neo-realist, look into life as a young gay man in conservative Guatemala that's as beautiful as it is moving. January 31, 2020 | Full Review…
Li Cheng's sophomore effort is a quiet, almost neo-realist, look into life as a young gay man in conservative Guatemala that's as beautiful as it is moving.
Joshua Brunsting
Li Cheng gets much closer to capturing his characters' predicaments when he trusts the images alone. January 27, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Li Cheng gets much closer to capturing his characters' predicaments when he trusts the images alone.
Diego Semerene
A slow-burning and mildly engaging coming-of-age drama that's not quite as powerful nor moving as it could have been. January 24, 2020 | Rating: 6.00822/10 | Full Review…
A slow-burning and mildly engaging coming-of-age drama that's not quite as powerful nor moving as it could have been.
Avi Offer
A near-perfectly-observed character study with a vivid and novel sense of place. January 4, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A near-perfectly-observed character study with a vivid and novel sense of place.
Roger Moore
Winner of the Queer Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Guatemalan drama José is an astute look at male sexuality in a culture that's infused with machismo. October 8, 2019 | Full Review…
Winner of the Queer Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Guatemalan drama José is an astute look at male sexuality in a culture that's infused with machismo.
Rich Cline
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