Koguashvili prefers an intermittent caustic humor, connecting us with his sensitive character as he finds enough cultural specificity to keep the story afloat.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 27, 2022

Though Levan Tediashvili is hardly an expressive actor, his minimalist performance proves more affecting than that of a calculated approach. Kakhi looks as if nothing could rattle him, but he learns the hard way that stoicism has its limits.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 17, 2022

Many of the actors in Brighton 4th, including the lead, are nonprofessionals... Coupled with the use of real locations and unfussy cinematography by Phedon Papamichael, the result is something that frequently feels like documentary rather than fiction.

| Apr 4, 2022

The cumulative effect is insightful and poignant—largely thanks to Tedaishvili, who as a man of few words nonetheless communicates a lifetime of weary, dutiful burden-shouldering.

| Apr 1, 2022

A gorgeously cinematic familial tragicomedy that constantly and movingly challenges expectations.

| Feb 11, 2022

As a film of family and community, “Brighton 4th” brims with heart.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 10, 2022

The missed potential of exploring the inner workings and effect of Brighton Beach on this immigrant population lies firmly with the director.

| Feb 7, 2022

A quietly meandering tale thats so modest, its not obvious who its lead is until the action is well underway...thats crucial to its themes of steadiness and family devotionand to its success as an unusual, unassuming drama.

| Original Score: 80/100 | Feb 3, 2022

Layered with rich cultural texture beneath its familiar setup, this gritty Georgian drama finds a fresh perspective on the immigrant experience and the elusiveness of the American Dream.

| Jan 28, 2022

A tragicomedy that sneaks up on you stealthily before flooring you with an emotional sucker punch in the final reel.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 28, 2022

Tedaishvili's performance radiates a sense of easy compassion for everyone and an attitude of unflappable optimism about everything.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 28, 2022

Genuinely heartfelt, gripping and unflinching with shades of Ken Loach.

| Original Score: 8.843495459/10 | Jan 26, 2022

Come for the tantalizing prospect of watching characters work through gambling addictions, stay for the authentic look at immigrant hardships and celebratory joys

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 24, 2022

The film unfolds at a pace that is unhurried yet self-assured, submerged in the rhythms that govern its characters' lives.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 23, 2022

Very E. European-feeling film is set in Brooklyn's immigrant Brighton Beach Georgian enclave...Complicated, deadpan comic plot almost runs off rails with colorful characters.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 7, 2021

The film is filled with a simplicity and an instinct that Kakhi possesses to protect his son. This innate desire propels the film forward and almost gives Brighton 4th a primal quality

| Jul 6, 2021

It may be a rare event when the sun breaks through in Brighton 4th, but as a film it's resplendent nonetheless.

| Jun 30, 2021

Koguashvili deserves all the plaudits he can get for this movie that builds up a picture of Kakhi's kind nature through clever scenes and the avoidance of over-plotting.

| Jun 28, 2021

The melancholy-infused narrative neatly balances rueful humor with genuine sweetness.

| Jun 24, 2021

As long as you like loose narratives and can get behind character studies like this, you'll find it to be quite compelling.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 23, 2021