Why it's taken this superb movie two years to cross the ocean is a mystery. See Truman with a good friend. You'll be closer for it.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 4, 2017

Not your typical cancer drama anchored in grief, instead a clear-sighted journey that makes demands on one's emotions in the most unlikely ways.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 21, 2017

There isn't a mawkish moment to be found, though there are plenty of lovely, humane ones, as well as some that are quite funny.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 20, 2017

It sounds paradoxical but, if done right, films about a life ending can be the most life-affirming films you'll see. "Truman," a great success in its native Spain, is definitely done right.

| Apr 14, 2017

Canine power is far from the only thing the film has got going for it. The actor, Julin, is played by the great Ricardo Darn, an Argentine star with a quick wit and a wry, buoyant presence.

| Apr 13, 2017

There are things in life and art that are simply so beautiful that they must be witnessed, and Darn's performance in "Truman" is one of those.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 13, 2017

"Truman" avoids preachiness as scrupulously as it evades certainty.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 13, 2017

This well-made, low-key drama, written by Mr. Gay and Toms Aragay, offers some insights into terminal illness.

| Apr 5, 2017

The film is restrained and observational, its impact cumulative.

| Apr 5, 2017

This Spanish-Argentine drama (2015), set in Madrid and framed by a four-day visit from the actor's witty old friend (Javier Cmara), is pitch-perfect, its comic drollery rooted in character and its awkward, poignant good-byes credibly staged.

| Mar 23, 2017

The result is a film of devastating power, neither mawkish nor obvious.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 26, 2016

The film's real triumph is in how accurately it captures the intricacies of human relationships, especially when tested.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 19, 2016

A quiet humour suffuses this tender insight into the importance of friendship.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2016

Camara and Darin contribute outstanding work here, a beautifully meshed pair of performances that reveals nearly everything you need to know about the characters and their inner lives through exchanged looks, shrugs and the odd arched eyebrow.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 5, 2016

A personal and unique rendering, with a satisfying amount of dog too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 5, 2016

Cesc Gay's wise, wistful and well-observed film about two friends enjoying a final reunion in the shadow of impending death, is by turns amusing and affecting - and quite often both at once.

| Apr 28, 2016

A clean-lined, sensitively-written and beautifully played two-hander that tackles complex issues in a refreshingly straightforward, downbeat way.

| Apr 28, 2016

Gay's picture proves once again that one can construct a comedy out of such material, as long as one respects the subject matter and refrains from being gimmicky in order to feel edgy and cool.

| Original Score: B | Apr 28, 2016