By far the funniest film of 2023, Sebastián Silva’s existential crisis movie involves phenobarbitol, a depressing (slash hilarious?) amount of aggressively in-your-face penises at a gay beach, and a lament that the best art rarely pays.

| Mar 22, 2024

Rotting in the Sun may squander its potential as a meaningful commentary on society dealing with mental health, but it doesn’t miss the mark when it comes to one of its central characters...

| Original Score: C- | Oct 30, 2023

What could have been a provocative satire ended up feeling excessively simulated, derailed by an uncontrolled impetus that only makes it further rigid and cold.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 9, 2023

We’ve become so used to high-spec filmmaking that this rough and raw indie curveball has gleefully smashed through our Everest window to draw our attention to this spicy, hot mess. And we are totally here ready for it.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 7, 2023

… its perverse and oddly intriguing twists on more recognisable genre trappings make for a fascinating and delightfully unhinged viewing experience.

| Oct 6, 2023

An especially brave and original film, full of surprises and generous entertainment dues. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 5, 2023

The MVP here is Catalina Saavedra... Her role and how it evolves is really the most interesting part of the movie.

| Oct 4, 2023

Despite my distaste for Firstman and the film's languid pacing, I am glad something like Rotting in the Sun can exist.

| Oct 2, 2023

Although Silva and Firstman's self-deprecation in deriding pretentious film-makers and shallow influencers is admirable, the premise is stretched rather thin over nearly two hours.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2023

A film that defies all classification, a film in constant metamorphosis. [Full review in Spanish]

| Sep 25, 2023

It's also sexy, which feels strangely unfamiliar despite the fact the sex scene is making something of a comeback.

| Sep 21, 2023

Eventually it does pall a bit, running overlong at almost two hours. Still: This playfully misanthropic construct is original, outrageous, and often terribly funny.

| Sep 20, 2023

Zany, wacky, raunchy fun...Rarely has a film with so much sex turned into such a boner killer, if a satisfying one.

| Sep 20, 2023

More than a casual swipe at modern social trends, Rotting in the Sun exposes a kind of cruelty, alienation, and social stratification that is only as modern as the technology through which it expresses itself.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 19, 2023

... The year’s most delicious and darkly funny comedy.

| Sep 18, 2023

Rotting in the Sun has its moments of excellently observed cringe comedy, but they never cohere into the larger critique Silva seems to think he’s making.

| Sep 18, 2023

A random encounter on a nudist beach sets off a darkly hilarious chain of events in Sebastián Silva's 'Rotting in the Sun.'

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 18, 2023

Beneath the surface shock value, this loopy meta comedy is a sharply observed satire of influencer culture and socioeconomic class.

| Sep 16, 2023

It’s a credit to Silva and this niche corner of the industry that the film exists at all, a seemingly silly little romp with more than a few worthy insights into culture

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 15, 2023

A daring and subtly funny meta-comedy that dissects the world of film and our society, Rotting in the Sun stands out for its audacity in presenting a raw vision of the culture of self-obsession. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 14, 2023