New York cabaret singer Bridget Everett and acclaimed actress Catherine O’Hara turn in equally strong performances as her bitter alcoholic mother and her feisty grandmother.

| Dec 15, 2022

One of the most entertaining movies you'll see all year, with just the right amount of emotional heft to make it memorable.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 24, 2021

What begins as one rapper's a run-of-the-mill journey to get out from under the weight of her dreams snakes around to become a high-energy, fist-pumping story of overcoming odds with dignity and on your own terms.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2021

With its mix of edifying realism and movie fantasy, it eventually becomes clear what Patti Cake$ really is. It's a legend, a myth, a fairytale.

| Dec 11, 2020

Patti Cake$ is an underdog story that doesn't slip into the realms of mundanity that many such tales never elevate beyond, and that's in large part due to its talented lead and and dialogue written for her.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 25, 2020

The performances alone make it worth seeking out, I just wish there was more innovation in the material to make it rise above an already crowded room.

| Original Score: B | Jul 13, 2020

Patti's raps take up a tiny portion of the film's running time, but there's a poetry to her punches that you'll remember.

| Jun 4, 2020

There's an energy and passion to both the film and the character that is undeniable and will slip into your head and heart like a funky beat.

| May 12, 2020

Patti Cake$ is a film that celebrates creativity, while reminding us that following our passions is the greatest journey we can take.

| Mar 24, 2020

Owns its cliched outline and flips it confidently with a welcome sense of wit, cynicism, and conviction.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 15, 2020

Danielle Macdonald is the star of this show. You'd never know she's Australian or that she never rapped, or even sang, a day in her life when you see her give it up. She kills as Killer P.

| Sep 19, 2019

The cast is solid, the direction is colorful and bold, and our hero Patricia (AKA Killa P) is the talented version of ourselves we all aspire to be.

| Sep 11, 2019

It's built on a rock-solid foundation that endears us to our heroine, unites us against her oppressors and makes us root for her at the freestyle parking-lot cypher ...

| Jun 17, 2019

Patti Cake$ argues for the importance of the things that are familiar, lived in and regular. The actors get it, the writing gets it, and the original rap songs penned for the film get it. I believed every word.

| May 22, 2019

[It] is an irresistible outsider tale with a women-centric twist, lifted by Macdonald's striking performance, strong supporting cast and catchy score.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 26, 2019

A sweet underdog story.

| Original Score: B | Mar 11, 2019

A celebration of artistic determination and the joy that derives from chasing your dream while never failing to march to your own beat.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 20, 2018

Part of Patti Cake$ charm is in its stripped back, basic style. .. This is a simple story, well told, but in no way is it small.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 7, 2018

Despite being as rote and cliche as many other indie films before it, the talented performers sell the words with such flair, the film comes alive.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 2, 2018

Samples a familiar beat but gives it a whole new spin, led by a wowing record scratch of a performance from newcomer Danielle Macdonald.

| Original Score: A- | Nov 2, 2018