It’s a little bit of a horror show, but, again, I suspect that’s probably mostly my problem.

| Jan 12, 2023

Filmmakers Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles mostly let the couple's routines and journeys paint their own emotionally dappled picture.

| Apr 2, 2020

The result might be a poignant, morally ambiguous and awkwardly engaging love story - replete with the knowledge that this is just another brave month in her life.

| Mar 1, 2019

In telling their story in such a beautiful way, Sickles and Santini seem to realize how precious what Dina and Scott have before they do, but then again, it's hard not to fall for Dina, or her film.

| Nov 1, 2018

There is a rare mix of raw intimacy and artifice to Dina, with obvious camera set-ups and movie-like music cues but also amazing moments of tenderness, humor and candor.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 29, 2018

... a film about the universal drama of watching a relationship mature.

| Aug 27, 2018

We live in an anxious age of irony and increasing rancor, and if earnest antidotes seem too easy to dismiss, just try to resist Dina, a documentary about a middle-aged autistic couple. It may be the year's best documentary, and the best rom-com.

| Aug 27, 2018

Initially starting as a charming portrayal of American eccentrics, with a dose of Woody Allen-esque humour riddled by anxiety and neuroses, the film eventually grows more depth as it explores a topic rarely discussed in society.

| May 9, 2018

Dina looks like a Daniel Clowes graphic novel come to life, and its eccentric subjects would fit well as characters in Clowes' work.

| Feb 9, 2018

In addition to the great camerawork, I loved the filmmakers' dry, sardonic method of storytelling.

| Jan 24, 2018

Dina is a welcome feature to the autism canon that takes an observational approach, avoiding a forced narrative about the diagnosis.

| Jan 19, 2018

Dina is a reminder that those of us who consider ourselves "normal" go through life in constant performance mode, play-acting our ideal version of ourselves from moment to moment.

| Dec 29, 2017

Sweet without being sappy, the film extends an uncommon empathy to two characters that colder films (and, as we see, people) would treat as a punchline.

| Dec 14, 2017

Dina is a story about resilience and a woman's indomitable will to seek out her best life.

| Nov 30, 2017

It's a rather remarkable feat.

| Nov 16, 2017

Romance, no matter what your mental capacity, is something beautiful. It's also a necessity for a woman like Dina, who has every reason to be mad at the world, yet soldiers on fueled by the unwavering belief that love conquers all.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 12, 2017

Overall, Dina is very well executed, though some audiences may find it a little too intimate for their own tastes.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 8, 2017

"Dina" is a sweet slice of life look at an autistic couple who you get to know - and like getting to know.

| Original Score: B | Nov 5, 2017

This gap is sometimes heartbreaking, occasionally funny and most often both.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 3, 2017

There are moments of humour in a gently affecting story that celebrates the ordinariness of its subjects.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 3, 2017