In the Summers is as miraculous as the hazy days of nothingness that amount to everything.

| Feb 24, 2025

Lacorazza’s feature debut is a poignant, riveting autofiction story that shows and does not tell audiences how its flawed, human characters feel, and it is impossible not to let it emotionally affect you.

| Feb 19, 2025

In the Summers is a poignant family drama playing out in an inspired, unusual manner.

| Feb 8, 2025

In a tale that spans decades but remains at mostly the same locations, In the Summers‘ angst, regret, and longing radiate through its patient storytelling.

| Dec 19, 2024

This is a tremendously touching film, about a flawed, alcoholic father struggling to relate to his children, and intermittently succeeding.

| Dec 12, 2024

Structured in four evocative chapters, the film poignantly captures the relentless passage of time and the enduring impact of familial bonds.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 24, 2024

Lacorazza manages to capture the sense of longing for connection that can be felt between estranged parents and their children while at the same time recognizing that some rifts can’t be healed by any number of summer breaks.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 1, 2024

In the Summers is a strong debut effort that powerfully reckons with childhood trauma, as well as the possibility of healing and forgiveness.

| Oct 31, 2024

In the Summers is a thoughtful, poignant drama that lingers as much in the heart and mind as the memories we never forget.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Oct 26, 2024

Languid and thoughtful, In the Summers offers a slice of life in a promising debut from an up-and-coming filmmaker.

| Oct 14, 2024

An exquisite film.

| Oct 8, 2024

This is a lovely, tender, and pitch-perfect first film by a very talented new voice.

| Oct 8, 2024

The sun-dappled cinematography evokes a sense of childhood memories that are always sweet even when tinged with sadness, and Lacorazza captures the liminal space of Las Cruces as a border town between both nations and cultures.

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

This episodic narrative can feel loose, almost directionless—but then it’s about lives for whom those qualities are a kind of affliction. Few movies capture this kind of slow-disintegration big picture...

| Sep 27, 2024

The result is a modest but sure collection of tangled memories, dramatized.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2024

Latin rapper René “Residente” Pérez Joglar is phenomenal in his acting debut...there is no denying the power of the carefully layered incidents which form the portrayal of a flawed man who nonetheless gave his daughters everything he could.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 21, 2024

This incisive and visually striking coming-of-age drama builds a cumulatively bittersweet emotional power that transcends cultural boundaries

| Sep 20, 2024

René Pérez impresses in his acting debut, while Alessandra Lacorazza's first outing proves to be worthy of attention. An intimate, somber portrait that dances between tender and cold moments. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 20, 2024

After two knockout performances in a row, I hope Lío Mehiel gets more opportunities to showcase their immense talent.

| Sep 20, 2024

It reflects the ways in which those fleeting moments we spend with our families add up, however happily or unhappily, to the first draft of a personal history we’re then left as adults to parse and process.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 20, 2024