It's not a great film, but we sure enjoyed it more than many bigger films that try harder to convince us they're great.

| Nov 21, 2007

A winning amalgam of MySpace-ish self-involvement, digital video immediacy and 'Hey kids, let's put on a show' gumption.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 12, 2007

H.P. Mendoza's clever melodies and pointedly constructed rhymes rescue the movie from the detriments of its tired plot and unfocused pace.

Full Review | Jul 18, 2007

Suburban teenage frustration: Didn't it always go down best with a salty side of Journey? Or the Smiths?

| Original Score: 4/6 | Jul 12, 2007

A little rough around the edges, this likable movie is filled with adolescent angst, youthful energy and hope.

Full Review | Jul 10, 2007

The songs sound like they were recorded on a toy synthesizer in someone's basement, and neither of the two male leads can sing.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Jul 6, 2007

An itty-bitty movie with a great big heart, Colma: The Musical is about how we learn to give voice -- joyfully, honestly, loudly -- to the truest parts of ourselves.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 6, 2007

This is a potentially brilliant scenario, so it's unfortunate that Colma pays so little attention to Colma; it may as well be set anywhere.

| Jul 5, 2007

Wonderfully staged numbers -- a raucous song in a tavern, a lovely ballad sung in a cemetery with couples dancing through the tombstones -- that give this little indie a big heart.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 3, 2007

Deserves to be seen for its sheer originality and audacity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 22, 2007

Richard Wong's DV-shot musical channels an earnest, let's-put-on-a-show-ethos into a melancholy celebration of the titular San Francisco suburb.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 19, 2007

After film versions of Dreamgirls and Rent, Colma: The Musical feels like a palette cleanser.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 7, 2007

Amerindie Colma: The Musical just gives the kids music they like and characters they can identify with, forgetting any grandiosity.

Full Review | Jul 12, 2006