The new Spanish-language documentary Frida: A Self Portrait takes an intimate deep dive into the life of artist Frida Kahlo and takes a more intimate approach.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 31, 2025

An innovative documentary presenting the artist Frida Kahlo through her own words and self-portraits.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 9, 2025

FRIDA is more than just a documentary; it's a celebration of identity, resilience, and the power of art to transcend boundaries.

| Jul 18, 2024

Here, "bringing to life" Kahlo's work robs the art, at times, of the opportunity to stand on its own.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 12, 2024

Carla Gutiérrez manages to put together, from archival material and the painter's personal diary, what could be the most definitive film about Frida. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 14, 2024

While I liked its use of Kahlo’s archive of diaries, letters, essays, and interviews to tell her story through her own words, there were some other creative choices that didn’t work for me.

| Apr 21, 2024

A beautifully realized tribute to one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, capturing the spirit of creativity and commitment to self-expression that made Kahlo’s surrealist visions speak to so many.

| Apr 17, 2024

Perhaps the most intimate film to date that attempts to decipher the mysteries and the different facets of Kahlo's public and private persona. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 3, 2024

The many raw and revealing moments in Frida show why the artist and her art remain just as surprising, moving and relevant today.

| Mar 28, 2024

The film enables the viewer to embrace Kahlo's work through the intimacy of its makers' own voice, offering a superb introduction for newcomers and a fresh perspective for longtime fans.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 27, 2024

“Frida” delivers a beautifully crafted and compelling perspective of the Mexican painter.

| Mar 27, 2024

This documentary offers a fascinating and magically animated look at the life and inner thoughts of the now-well-known Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

| Mar 25, 2024

Those viewers who are not familiar with Kahlo’s work or life story will walk away with a strong introduction to the artist.

| Mar 21, 2024

The cumulative effect... is overwhelming. Staring for almost 90 minutes at photos and films of the woman and her self-portraits, listening to her voice thoughts that most of us keep to ourselves, one gets the uncanny feeling of having actually met her.

| Original Score: A | Mar 21, 2024

Gutierrez’s Frida is a lovely and often visually striking film, but it ultimately offers very little in the way of new or unique insight into one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

| Mar 20, 2024

It’s not the first film to tackle the wild, colorful world of Kahlo, and it won’t be the last, but Gutierrez’s stylistic sensibilities lend “Frida” a vibrance and rawness to her story that transcends typical documentary filmmaking convention.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 20, 2024

Gutierrez gives us a Frida we can believe in.

| Mar 19, 2024

“Frida,” which, despite its busyness, sincerely embraces Kahlo the woman, as well as Kahlo the legend in the making.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 18, 2024

It's stylistically creative, highly informative, and moving in a way that most documentaries just aren't.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 18, 2024

Gutierrez’s documentary thoughtfully paints an intimate look at this influential icon.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 15, 2024