A visually ravishing and incredibly intimate portrait that speaks on the significance of long term relationships, the meaning of art in relation to a career, and the impact of alcoholism on families with gravity and humor in equal measure.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 12, 2020

[An] exceptionally authentic and warm portrait of love and creativity amid the impoverished end of the New York art scene.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 5, 2019

Heinzerling chooses to focus on the couple and their art, but it unfolds too slowly and at times it feels like the film has a lack of focus, altering between showing us their art creations and their rocky relationship without a balance.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 14, 2018

Charming, funny with a particular fondness that is moving to watch, it is not to be missed.

| Original Score: A | Sep 5, 2017

Cutie and the Boxer is an often quiet, almost fragile piece of cinema that presents us with a spiky and unglamorous relationship, still full of love. It's a beautiful and humane documentary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 14, 2014

An unexpected but fully welcome treat. It's a great look at how both relationships and the creative instinct evolve over a long time.

| Original Score: B | Apr 8, 2014

[Heinzerling's] languorous explorations of the couple's chaotic home find the details of their sexual and intellectual intimacy in the debris of their relationship, the collected treasures and half finished, discarded fragments of ideas.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 6, 2014

A sly, subversive portrait of an artist finally finding her voice... and the 'genius' husband in whose shadow she has long lingered.

| Feb 26, 2014

The film (cough) paints a compelling portrait of a true eccentric with a vast gulf between his dreams and his powers.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 7, 2014

Noticed by Oscar voters, this offbeat documentary explores the life of two colourful artists who have an unusual marriage.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 7, 2014

Bifurcated biopic about a long-suffering wife who, against her better judgment, put her own career aspirations on hold for decades for the sake of an abusive, alcoholic artist who took her for granted.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 19, 2014

The resulting portrait, of a marriage enduring through change, is funny and touching.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 30, 2013

The only way you'll get a more intimate view of a marriage than the one in Cutie and the Boxer is if you're in it and maybe not even then.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 30, 2013

There are plenty of eccentric couples in the art world, but few compare to Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, the fascinating pair at the centre of Cutie And The Boxer.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 30, 2013

It's a deeply affecting yet keen-eyed portrait of the struggles of art, love and life.

| Dec 30, 2013

Focused on the nitty-gritty reality of the creative life, as well as the people it holds captive and tortures, Cutie and the Boxer offers unprecedented insight into what makes an artist an artist.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 30, 2013

This charming feature doc offers an anatomy of a marriage.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2013

The viewer begins to wonder if this is a love story or a hate story -- or if there's a difference

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 16, 2013

This works best as a portrait of a marriage, as Ushio and nimble wife Noriko rattle around their dank flat trying to keep the love strong as the water drips and the bailiffs thump.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 4, 2013

For all its miseries, Cutie and the Boxer - interweaving archive footage with contemporary discontents - ends up arguing strongly for the power of love.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 1, 2013