Whereas Jacobs pre has been most concerned for the past four decades with using cinema as an instrument for exploring the mechanics and boundaries of visual perception, Jacobs fils is less a mad scientist than a misfit bard.

| Nov 5, 2013

Lest you think that you've already seen every possible variation on the outsider-nerd story, Terri keeps plenty of surprises up its pit-stained sleeves.

| Oct 7, 2011

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

Jacob Wysocki infuses his performance in the title role with precisely that same duality, turning Terri into an oversized portrait of adolescence -- so naive yet so wise, strangely believable and believably strange.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 19, 2011

Its charms feel somewhat calculated, but this reflective tale of outsider solitude has enough humor and poignancy to win admirers.

| Aug 19, 2011

A sweet and subtle comedy about the awkwardness of adolescence.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 19, 2011

Terri may be strange, but it's a good, heartfelt strange that resonates long after the film ends.

| Original Score: B | Aug 5, 2011

[An] emotionally acute indie comedy by Azazel Jacobs.

| Aug 5, 2011

Like its title character, an obese high-school misfit who wears pajamas to school because they're comfortable, Terri grows on you.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 4, 2011

A compressed parable of the teenage years, sometimes dazzling in its emotional sweep and yet another reason to keep a close eye on Jacobs.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 4, 2011

"Terri" is almost an anti-teen-coming-of-age teen-coming-of-age movie. And it's terrific.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 4, 2011

"Terri" is a challenging but rewarding throwback to a time when independent films weren't just stepping stones on the road to Hollywood.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 29, 2011

Jacobs and talented cinematographer Tobias Datum once again do a deft job conveying the texture of a home, this time the unkempt, jammed warren Terri shares with his Uncle James.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 22, 2011

Stories about high school misfits form a substantial if commonplace subgenre of indie film dramas, so just by standing out from the pack, Azazel Jacobs' Terri is already marked with distinction.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 22, 2011

Much of the movie's success rests on the ample shoulders of Jacob Wysocki, who finds a sweet guileless spot as the title character.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 21, 2011

Wysocki is a genuine talent, as is Jacobs, but the subject of "Terri" remains a pleasant blur.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 21, 2011

Movies about high school misfits are common; this is an uncommon one.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 21, 2011

"Terri" turns out to be a small masterpiece of misdirection, a winsome, utterly unpredictable portrait of adolescence that flawlessly captures its cruelty and sweetness.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 15, 2011

If you've sworn off movies about adolescent misfits, I don't blame you, but make an exception for "Terri."

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2011

"Terri" sounds like a very sad film, and indeed it is; made more poignant by the quiet honesty of Wysocki's performance. But it's a wise film as well, populated by characters who seem utterly real.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2011