This is such a rich film that despite this review's length, I can only hit the highlights.

| Jun 30, 2020

Throughout Wang demonstrates he's a gifted, idiosyncratic director of actors.

| Mar 24, 2020

A smart film that showcases Wang's willingness to experiment and take risks, it is also incredibly personal to him.

| Feb 28, 2020

Like a high wire act without an act, the lack of cuts putting emphasis on the performers and what they're saying rather than directorial style.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 3, 2019

Existing below the radar is largely what A Bread Factory is about, so it's unsurprising that Wang often chooses to focus on characters who are very old or very young.

| Apr 19, 2019

Daly gives the kind of lived-in performance that rarely generates awards consideration, though it really should.

| Apr 4, 2019

A Bread Factory is roughly four hours in length, but with these two characters, it could have been 400, and I would have happily watched the entire thing.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 25, 2019

[It] speaks about just how inseparable art and life is-the ways we use it to heal, grow, and see. Art is that which makes us human.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 24, 2019

The meat of A Bread Factory lies in the details.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2019

Long-time veterans of the art wars will enjoy the whole thing, but this sizable sit has something for everybody.

| Jan 17, 2019

It's all a very heady stew, and the fact that this is just the beginning sometimes makes it feel like a slog. Yet there are moments that shine so bright - where you see what Wang is working at - that they make the film hum.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 27, 2018

The feeling of loss is palpable and, and this wonderful film should serve as a reminder to appreciate the truly irreplaceable assets we have.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Dec 20, 2018

Is the film perfect? No, not at all. But it's the rare work that stares directly at its audience and challenges-no, demands-that they make a better one.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 19, 2018

a riveting, one of a kind cinematic experience, an ethnography of a community told with a profoundly compassionate eye

| Dec 4, 2018

It's gentle, as the interlocking members of the community stand up for what they believe in...there are lots and lots of characters, but it's never difficult to tell them apart.

| Dec 4, 2018

These sprawling vignettes give way to beautiful bits of advice, inspiration, and humor that feels as organic as you might possibly see.

| Nov 28, 2018

It's as if Eric Rohmer had made a Christopher Guest film - "Waiting for Guffman" recast as an ardent inquiry into what small-town American life has become.

| Oct 27, 2018

A film that defies conventional expectations with the same dedication to artistic integrity as the two women in featured roles.

| Oct 26, 2018

Wise, funny and genuinely heartfelt. A testament to Patrick Wang's humanism and impeccable filmmaking skills.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Oct 26, 2018

A warm and prickly humanist triumph that features no movie stars, disperses its attention across a large ensemble and feels meticulously handcrafted in every respect.

| Oct 26, 2018