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 ...

"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' ...

Julio Torres brings his unique sense of humor, wildly inventive visual style, and ability to craft a biting satire together in his directorial debut, “Problemista.” The result feels like and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sharpest movies about New York’s art scene — including 1996’s “Basquiat,” starring future “American Fiction” grump Jeffrey Wright — capture something relentless about the city. Desperation isn’t ...

Julio Torres stars in his film Problemista; Credit: Jon Pack, courtesy of A24 The modern political argument to reform the labyrinthine U.S. immigration system often overemphasizes the untapped ...