"José" brings to light the promise of a director as compassionate as he is observant.

| Feb 18, 2020

It's an evocative movie... The big problem I have is that José as a character is a bit of a blank.

| Feb 15, 2020

The satisfactions of "José" as a whole offers are considerable, and they begin with the human element.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 7, 2020

"José" is hardly the first movie to spotlight a young person navigating their homosexuality... Nonetheless... this sophomore feature.. feels like a singular and essential entry in that subset of LGBTQ coming-of-age films with an international beat.

| Feb 7, 2020

The film delicately depicts the hardship of being gay in a Catholic culture and the pressure for machismo in a crime-ridden country.

| Jan 30, 2020

As opposed to numerous gay-themed features from Latin America, the consequences for his characters are not violent. That's not because hatred has subsided, but because the pair has learned to suppress in order to survive.

| Jan 29, 2020

Li Cheng gets much closer to capturing his characters' predicaments when he trusts the images alone.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 27, 2020

Cheng's touching debut was made after years of research into the gay networks of South America, and the effort shows in a quiet, reflective film.

| Feb 28, 2019

Modest but affectingly melancholy.

| Sep 1, 2018