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- Marina Antunes @ Quiet Earth
- Nicholas Bell @ Ioncinema
- Excerpt: a glorious poem that never shies away from harsh realities even as it celebrates the vibrant dreams, desires, and lives existing within in a city stereotyped for its apathy and sterility as concerns human connection.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: This one will go onto my rotation of unconventional Christmas movies.
- Andy Crump @ Paste Magazine
- Excerpt: [Sean Baker’s] aesthetic boasts neon vibrancy, the kind of sparks only real life can generate, but amidst the bombastic crackle of his mise en scène, he maintains a down-to-Earth naturalism.
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: There’s an inescapable sensation of voyeurism to the experience of watching Tangerine.
- [New – 10/19/15] | Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk Online
- Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: Sundance hit ‘Tangerine’ earns praise not only for being shot on an iPhone, but also its unabashed portrayal of transgender sex workers in Los Angeles.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Its sensibility is clearly the product of our current time. Like Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Player (1992) & Mulholland Drive (2001), Tangerine is the quintessential LA movie for the modern era.
- Stacia Kissick Jones @ She Blogged By Night
- Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer
- Kristin Dreyer Kramer @ NightsAndWeekends.com
- Kristen Lopez @ Awards Circuit
- James Marsh @ South China Morning Post
- Excerpt: In the year when transgender culture made headlines around the world, Sean Baker’s micro-budget drama shines a spotlight on their unique experience in electrifying fashion. Playing out over Christmas Eve at the trashy end of LA’s West Hollywood, trans streetwalker Sin-dee Rella (Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez) – just released from jail – scours the neighbourhood for her pimp/boyfriend after discovering she’s been cheated on.
- Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: While Tangerine does a brilliant job of establishing a verite feel, there’s so little actual story that it becomes difficult to get involved at anything deeper than a surface level.
- Jared Mobarak @ Jared Mobarak Reviews
- Excerpt: To be able to move from the casual jokiness of the beginning towards the unfortunate hate crime and retooling of emotional priorities in its aftermath at the end is a testament to the strength of these characters beyond the comedy. It only takes one instance of unjust animosity to make the spitfire and confidence wash away into fear and unwarranted guilt.
- Pat Mullen @ Cinemablographer
- Excerpt: Is there a film out right now more relevant than ‘Tangerine’?
- Stefan Pape @ HeyUGuys
- [New – 10/20/15] | Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Don Simpson @ Smells Like Screen Spirit
- Excerpt: Tangerine is not the boring, neo-realist, micro-budget film that you might expect; it is remarkably unique, creative, entertaining, and unwaveringly positive.
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