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In a year like 2018, it is hard to think of a film that more lovingly or enthusiastically embraces the cinematic vernacular of the last hundred years .. Den Of Geek

And it certainly will bebut hopefully on a movie screen near you. Den Of Geek

Roma may only span a year or so, but somehow in that year is the entirety of life itself its small, fleeting moments of joy and longer, more poignant .. EW

And you walk out transformed, feeling like you just experienced something more than merely watching a film. Rogerebert

This is a meticulously made movie, which is impressive: given how much Alverson clearly despises the medium, and human life itself, Im surprised he ha .. Rogerebert

Most affecting and most memorable are the small, fleeting moments of joy and beauty, touches that make Roma another Cuaron masterpiece. Common Sense Media

Thanks to Cuarons own remarkable 65mm cinematography, it feels as if the filmmaker is writing his memoirs with moving images, yielding a hypnotic effe .. Indie Wire

For what it is, Roma is gorgeously done, yet you may feel gently absorbed in it more than youre deeply moved by it. Variety

A richly textured masterpiece, Roma is cinema at its purest and most human. Time Out

A richly textured masterpiece, Roma is cinema at its purest and most human. Time Out

There is tragedy, comedy and absurdity here, along with sublime mystery in its extraordinary setpieces.At the heart of it all is a wonderful performan .. The Guardian

But for all its eye catching visuals, its the audio design that really sells Cuarons story. The Guardian

And the depiction of said deliveryan unbroken long shot that captures the entirety of the birthing processis the films emotional high point.

Like that novel, this is a film that pays homage to the moments of life rarely elevated to the status of high art, but whose life or death contours me ..

Yet the appeal of the film is also its deeply layered specificity; the realistic nature of the family and its drama, the random threat thrown up by th .. Screen Daily

Indeed, by the end of the film youre not ready to leave this family. Collider

But its also a grand, epic tale on the scale of Gone With the Wind and as a result, more a portrait of a time and place than a specific character. Vulture

Roma may not be the memoir film many might have expected from such an adventurous, sometimes raunchy, sci fi/fantasy oriented filmmaker, but its absol .. The Hollywood Reporter

This is a film that alternatively shows humanity in all its ugly glory as well is its quiet moments of beauty.

By letting a scene play out without much editing, he lets us see how each of these characters inhabits these specific spaces.This film made our best m .. The New York Times

Roma rarely uses close ups, instead it keeps the audience distant. IGN

This is a film that not only hits virtually every beat on the emotional spectrum with absolute clarity but does so in an honest and forthright manner. E Film Critic

Every frame of the film could be isolated and hung on a wall, and maybe thats what should be done with it. Roma is a beautiful boring movie. E Film Critic

Alfonso Cuarons Roma is the most colourful black and white film Ive ever seen. Telegraph

At its core, Roma is the story not of the young Cuaron, his siblings or his parents, but of Cleo, the emotional and physical constant in his life.

As you watch the film, youll notice that there isnt any music playing over the scenes. The Young Folks

But the monochrome here is less nostalgic affectation, more thrilling innovation.

Be thankful Roma exists. Its a special masterpiece, from a special, masterful filmmaker. Cinema Blend

But, even if not itas a wonderful film and an artistic triumph for Cuaron that canat be denied. JoBlo

Yet another impressive technical accomplishment for Cuaron, Roma explores the filmmakers memories of childhood in a truly immersive and vivid manner. Screen Rant

It is so easy to play the theatrical evangelist and insist or even demand that you travel however far and spend however much to see Roma on the big sc .. The Globe And Mail

Its Cuarons fervent wish that we see this and acknowledge it, and so he gradually makes Cleo the subject of Roma. Philly

Another ritual, performed by a group of martial arts students at a country camp, doesnt have the same quality. Spirituality And Practice

The result is a rapturous memory piece, gorgeously shot and hypnotically paced. One Guys Opinion

But as Roma slowly washes over us, you cant help but notice how every scene many of them long takes carries on long past its payoff, how a 135 minute .. Rogers Movie Nation

This semi biographical film is his most personal one to date, whose material is universal and very moving. Sover

Narratively, not a lot happens during the opening 60 70 minutes, but Cuaron is marinating us so that later events have an uncommonly strong impact. ReelViews

A complete experience, merging an offering of love and empathy with the sharpness of large scale filmmaking, presented in a way few could pull off lik .. Blu Ray

In Cuarns films, cinema conjures up its own world, and this one provides the chance to explore it with him more intimately than ever before. Chicago Reader

But despite being formally unusual, its always emotionally accessible if not emotionally overwhelming. Chicago Reader

Most importantly, it depends on the extent to which one can overlook that the filmmakers combination of observational storytelling and pristine filmma .. Mark Reviews Movies

But those patient enough to allow Cuaron tell his family story will also see a story of love and heroism.

But those patient enough to allow Cuaron tell his family story will also see a story of love and heroism.

While not a storytelling achievement, it is a technical marvel that makes the most of Cuarons bountiful passion. Usa Today

Cuaron is a bit too close to the material, and most moviegoers will have to do a lot of research to truly get and appreciate the movie. Still, a true .. You Tube

A personal, semi autobiographical reminiscence, shot in shimmering black and white, about his middle class upbringing in Mexico City in the 1970s, thi .. The Times

There are many memorable images in the film that stuck with me after the film was over. Roma is full of life and love ordinary, down to earth people i .. Lariat

Cuarn (Gravity; Children of Men) offers another masterclass in bravura camera moves and the seamless integration of CGI, but as ever the film is so pr .. News Review

Its daringly simple and somehow simultaneously majestic.There are some grand scale moments. News Review

Set in the comfortable upper middle class neighbourhood of Roma in Mexico City, this compelling story centres on a marriage slowly splintering apart a .. Radio Times

And beyond some of the characters briefly ending up in the midst of a protest that turns violent, thats really about it for the story. Screen It

Sometimes you just cant beat a good old fashioned human recommendation. Independent

Like the film itself, Cleo never begs for sympathy.Trust us: your tears will come nonetheless. Rolling Stone

This is a clever thriller that grips the audience tightly over its brisk running time. Shadows On The Wall

Its not until the story returns to Cleo in an immediate and terrifying way that the film once again grabs you.But it sure does grab you. Decider

This is no scene or collective.These artists have reached their limit in all directions, back into traditions and forward into uncertain futures. Pop Matters

Whether or not Netflix audiences will respond to this films subtle delights on a small screen, Alfonso Cuaron has created a heartfelt masterpiece of m .. The Wrap

Dr. Antonio leaves Sofia for a mistress, just as Fermin leaves Cleo pregnant. News Day

At its best, this film makes you feel as if you could watch her go about her life forever and never tire of its simple, sorrowful dignity. Cs Monitor

Or the odd, surreal momentssad marching musicians, an immense martial arts rallythat interrupt the otherwise starkly realistic storytelling.Romais a r .. Film Journal

But this is a film that challenges moviegoers in a way that a Marvel movie or rom com will not, and it is worth taking the time and concentration and, .. New York Post

Roma is his crowning achievement more dazzling than Gravity, more emotionally charged than Y Tu Mama Tambien and more magical than Harry Potter and th .. Hindustan Times

But Roma is a vivid exploration of the world Cuaron came from and is bound to be a signature achievement for the director, who has managed to put toge .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..

Cuaron breathes life into the stillness, restoring the snapshots to a full portrait of a bygone life. Az Central

Roma had wrapped me in its spell that completely, it would be hard to imagine a more artful arthouse attraction. Npr

But it makes an impact all its own, with a detail rich story of strength and compassion in the midst of inhumanity. Toronto Star

Artistry and compassion reign in this fine film of love and pain. Reel Talk Reviews

despite being gorgeously shot and genuinely earnest in its drama, it is too much in Cuarns head Q Network

What ensues is enjoyably rooted in sentiment, genre stereotype and Rocky mythology, but does drag a little between the brutal but brilliantly staged f .. Daily Mail

Alfonso Cuaron outdoes himself with what is a masterstroke of visual and emotional storytelling. Cinema Crazed

It is a rapturous magnum opus, that is heartbreaking, devastating, and life affirming all at once.Dont miss it. Salon

Roma is hypnotic and transporting and sublime, everything a movie seen on the big screen ought to be. Slate

Thoroughly absorbing and gently touching, ROMA opens a window into the past and has the feel of an Italian neorealist classic. Flim List

Roma isnt merely a chronicle but an invitation to engage life and all of its glorious terror. Film Inquiry

Yet even in those moments of silent contemplation and repetitive normalcy, Cuaron taps into something moving, touching, and totally transfixing.You ca .. Film Inquiry

Sensitively written, insightfully directed and vibrantly photographed by Cuaron, its epic, yet intricately detailed in its depiction of loneliness. Susang Ranger

Will Roma break new ground for the Academy Awards.Finding out will be almost as exciting as the movie itself. Observer

Roma is the directors most personal and intimate film, and a great work of art. Observer

It also has to be said, that this is only maybe the fifth most mind blowing piece of cinematography in the entire film; the ending is truly astonishin .. Flickering Myth

The film will deservedly receive attention for its autobiographical examination of social hierarchy, but the artistry is simply lacking. Flim Threet

It is the clarity of Cuarns eye, and the sea like sway of his remembrance, that compel you to trust the tale he tells. New Yorker

Cuarn doesnt have any more to say in Roma about whether Cleo has any political sympathies, inclinations, or ideologies. New Yorker

This is a beautiful, understated performance: Aparicio anchors the story not with actorish technique but with remarkable lightnessshe holds the movie .. Time

MOVIE REVIEW Roma Rated R. In Spanish and Mixtec with subtitles.At the Kendall Square Cinema. Boston Herald

Despite the echoes of Fellini, the result feels almost new in a way and given the immersive nature of Roma it doesnt seem so radical to consider exper .. The Film Stage

Its over two hours long and its coming out during Oscar season, so it must be Good For You. Boston Globe

This isnt the easiest film to write about because this is a movie less about plot and one that more immerses you in this world. Uproxx

It is quite possibly both the best film of Cuarons career to date and the best film of the year. The Atlantic

Detail in Roma is sharp and abundant; theres no soft haze of film grain. Birth Movies Death

Many traditional conventions are used, but director Cuarn doesnt restrict himself to them. Deccan Chronicle

Cannes Film Festival haughtily dropped Roma from its line up for that reason: its loss is Venices great gain. Standard

If Roma finally feels no smaller than Gravity, it understands the true scale of human life. Standard

Executed to near perfection, this movie serves as a nostalgic time capsule of Mexico in the early 70s.Every performance is alive and intriguing. Pajiba

The movie looks backward and forwards in equal measure, flipping on a dime from the comic to the absurd, to the violent to the redemptive, with a grac .. Movie Freak

(Photo: Netflix) Alive in a way that few movies are, Roma is a sumptuous piece of filmmaking, a gorgeous look at life on a grand scale told through th .. Detroit News

Others will feel something is lacking because of its passive heroine and hazy characterization. Aisle Seat

Roma is both visually and emotionally arresting, grandiose and intensely intimate all at once. Consequence Of Sound

A great movie is never just about its story.Its about how that story is told, and particularly how its seen by the audience. Vox

Roma is about diversion, perception and seizing life, but it is also, like us, distracted by TV/movies, occasionally lingering on screens for too long .. Hey U Guys

If you are Alfonso Cuaron, and the gods of cinema decide that after the spectacular success of Gravity you have earned the right to do whatever damn t .. The Play List

In its deceptive simplicity and indisputable beauty, the picture presents a strong refutation of policies designed to stoke xenophobia. Film Freak Central

The film will be later released on Netflix, but if you can, its worth seeing Cuarons masterpiece in a theatre rather than on a laptop screen. Now Toronto

The camera isnt recording as much as it is observing in pallid black and white. Scroll

It is a stunning achievement of cinema and is not only the best film Netflix has released, but it is Cuarons crowning achievement. Film School Rejects

brings empathy and joie de vivre that is impossible to experience in the disposable world of the streaming age. Film Ink

The subjects are incredibly un cinematic, as his camera documents in a somewhat documentarian style the lives and lifestyles of painfully average peop ..

Good black and white photography is always in colour and this is as good as it gets. Cine Vue

But the film is not didactic.That insight is not dwelled on; its just another part of life that must be accepted and moved past. La Weekly

The astounding size of the purse to promote Roma paid off with a nomination and other awards, but it buys me little appreciation except for the downri .. Varia Gate

Published on Dec 6, 2018 ROMA MOVIE REVIEW Double Toasted Reviews Alfonso Cuaron, the man behind films such as Gravity and Children of Men, is back ag .. You Tube

Roma is a deep focus delight where not an inch of screen space is wasted. Raidió Teilifís Éireann

It makes the emotions feel more genuine, almost like they would be seen in a documentary. Lw Lies

A milestone of a movie, an epic, an event ... It is a film of constant compassion and absolute humanity. It is totally, essentially personal to Cuarn, .. Abc

There is quite simply no other film like this being made right now, and few directors with the reach and ability to achieve it. Nz Herald

Roma unfolds so naturally, so realistically, and so affectingly that its best seen and heard on its own terms. So see it big, and see it loud. The Stranger

Nothing happens that doesnt happen every day and everywhere across the world, or across its higher realms of social injustice and inequality. But the .. Ft

Cuarn shoots in a generous widescreen that seems to take in all the sights, sounds and even smells of barrio life. Ft

But Roma is technique pared back to the essentials.As great chefs aim for perfection with ever fewer ingredients, so Cuaron is now building some of th .. Stuff

Roma is Cuarns most personal work: it is raw and hopeless, but, above all, very beautiful.

An incidental thread that serves as an excuse for the director to capture on screen an amalgam of memories and a veritable whirlwind of sensations on ..

The only thing I can imagine anyone offering in complaint about Roma is that the movie delivers an uncomplicated depiction of a secular saint. Larsen On Film

Roma, at its most transcendent, captures that tumult, in all its quiet and cacophony.Life is hard. Vanity Fair

Still, Cleo (the protagonist loosely modeled on Libo), not a fragmented version seen through the eyes of others, is who were following through these m .. Refinery 29

This is a profoundly cinematic film, astonishingly beautiful, with one memorable shot or sequence after another. The Arts Desk

What I will say is this; Roma is one of the most beautiful film youll watch. The Sun

Theres no other way to say it than to say it: Roma is one of the best movies Ive ever seen, and one of the most moving. Wsj

Like Ava DuVernays documentary 13th, Netflix will bring Roma to a much wider audience than a typical arthouse release.But if you have the opportunity, .. Daily Dot

The experience of watching is a very pure form of cinema: observation without any sort of emotional intrusion. The Filmy Ap

It moves you; it changes you, all while dazzling you with its artistic achievement.Its parallel stories of a woman and a family falling apart are simp .. Patriot Ledger

Cuaron captures tiny moments in exceptional detail, finding the humor and tears in the everyday. Sltrib

If the streaming giants theatrical rollout finds its way to your vicinity, you owe yourself the unique experience of sitting down in a seat in order t .. Film

Roma desperately needs to be seen on the big screen where one can fully appreciate Cuarons epic vision for such an intimate story.

To escape.To keep the little ones occupied for 90 minutes of animated adventure. Chicago Sun Times

This is more than simple technical authenticity and its more than just personal. Punch Drunk Critics

But this beautiful new movieprobably the best of the yearis far more than a collection of memorial fragments; the politics of race, class, gender, and .. Straight

Alfonso Cuaron, the Oscar winning director of Gravity and Children of Men, delivers another cinema masterpiece.Roma is a vivid, deeply immersive perio .. Movie Web

It is almost impossible to believe that it is the acting debut for Yalitza Aparicio. We Live Entertainment

When he takes a shot from land to the sea and returns to land again, the sense is not of time being manipulated (which is how editing works) but of dr .. Film Companion

A coastal climax sparkles with immediacy and breadth, acting as an unassuming showcase for all of the films assets.Especially its cast. Cinemix Tape

Funny, tender and heartbreaking, Cuarons portrait of his childhood is a powerfully affecting memoir of a childhood idyll just before it shatters. Straits Times

But for other characters in this densely populated cinematic tapestry, the movie theater serves as a sacred space of creative inspiration, or even emo .. The Ringer

This is one of the most exciting things that can possibly happen a masterpiece. The Ringer

Alfonso Cuarons heartfelt ode to the Mexico City of his childhood and the women who influenced him is unlike any other movie you will see this year. T .. Dead Line

The brilliant film chronicles a middle class family in the 1970s. Dennis Schwartz Reviews

This pays great dividends come the finale, a transfixing and terrifying set piece involving two small children and a strong ocean current. One Room With A View

Its been five years since Alfonso Cuaron gave us Gravity but the end result makes it very much worth the wait. Solzy At The Movies

In the on screen text that opens Alfonso Cuarons Roma, were told that the Spanish spoken through most of the movie is subtitled in English, but the oc .. Flavor Wire

Its quite possibly, the most touching piece of cinema youll experience this year. Awards Circuit

Roma is a magnificent piece of cinema, a jawdropping, rewarding film that is at times tragic and at times joyful. Bitly

Roma is more impressive as a feat of crowd control than as a piece of visual storytelling or as a character study; its a film thats easier to admire t .. The Skinny

Irreverent comic book in jokes, a collage like mix of animation styles and a vocal cameo from Nicolas Cage add to the fun.Written and produced by Pete .. Scots Man

Its beyond a shadow of a doubt that she cares for them, but that doesnt make that work any less of a burden. Polygon

A textbook example of Roger Eberts description of cinema as an empathy machine, opening a window onto a world most of us would never otherwise know ev .. No La

The use of a monochromatic palette is more than an aesthetic choice; its starkness reflects the womens disparate situations and underscores the class .. Film Avclub

(Lets hope Netflix has the sense to put its most visually incredible movie in theaters. Film Avclub

Its roomy and distanced enough to allow for different emotional responses. Post Gazette

While the film portrays the larger picture of Mexicos sociopolitical issues, above all else, its a personal movie. The Daily Beast

Roma is, overall, a quiet film, stable and calmly alert even when the volatility onscreen goes, within minutes, from zero to 100. The Daily Beast

But that doesnt mean its story is weak.Though it lacks a traditional narrative structure at first, its just biding its time, introducing you slowly an .. Or Lando Weekly

Its an emotional roller coaster full of wonder and sorrow that feels like Cuarn rediscovering distant memories from his own childhood. Bowling Green Daily News

Its a little bit cool, to be fair, so obsessed with depicting a place and time and watching characters move through it like fish in an aquarium that i .. Alternate Ending

Cuarn excels at such drama, but this singular sceneyoull definitely know it when you get thereis the most impactful realization hes done yet. Lainey Gossip

In the end, the film belongs to Aparicio, whose unmannered performance gives Roma an extra dimension of poetic realism. Guide Live

A fancy holiday party in the country thats suddenly, violently interrupted by a wildfire. Film Journal International ..

The beauty in ROMA comes from its aesthetics, but more importantly, it paints a portrait of a forgotten voice.However, this Netflix original lacks age .. Fresh Fiction

Not that weve been suffering through a drought of meaningful film entertainment lately 2018 has shaped up to be an especially fruitful year for well m .. East Bay Express

Roma demonstrates that great filmmaking can work on us almost subliminally, narrowing the distance between us and the screen. Seven Day Svt

Cuaron made it in 65 millimeter.But Netflix hopes it will be seen on its service. Tony Mack

Without giving too much away, Cleos story is pretty tragic and it doesnt get any better for the protagonist as the film progresses. Black Girl Nerds

For all of the highlights on Cuarns resume, Roma sees the director enter another realm. Concrete Play Ground

This method of filmmaking has never felt so welcome, and the lightness and generosity that emanates from the film transcends cinematic tastes. Bfi

Showing us the dissolution of a family through the eyes of a domestic rather than a child, Cuaron has given us an original gloss on the formula of Wha .. Bfi

The next Christmas the party goes walking over the charred remains of the blaze. Original Cin

She meets a guy, loses a guy, and goes through an utterly gut wrenching childbirth experience that would bring tears to the eye of the most jaded audi .. The National

It doesnt happen often, but sometimes as a film critic you exit a film so extraordinary and emotionally stirring that words nearly fail you. Writer/di .. Third Coast Review

Bernal is too old to play ingenue, but his commitment to the films genuine if sophomoric passion is laudable.The films deep patriotism is remarkable. National Review

Implicitly it rebukes the egocentrism of even great creative minds.A notable feature of straight male artists is that they hardly ever take much inter .. National Review

Cuarn fills every corner of the frame, just as Fellini did, so that the eye has to roam the screen as though scouring a fresco. But for all the bustle .. New States Man

Wonder Woman gave us class and elegance, while Aquaman delivers cheese by the truckload.But cheesiness is what keeps this origin story afloat. The New Paper

The hard part in telling a story like this is by making sure that its central protagonist doesnt get swept away by all the surrounding grandeur, yet R .. Cultured Vultures

Man, I want to see it once more, big and loud.Still, I hope in whatever format it passes before a mesmerized viewers eyes, that Roma is just Roma: a p .. New City Film

Moving quietly through a year in Cleos life and using beautiful black and white cinematography, the film is deeply emotional but rigorously unsentimen .. Winnipeg Free Press

If there is one major criticism of the film its that it doesnt do enough to place Laurel & Hardy in a wider historical context. Tiny Url

Nothing sounds forced in the directors exquisite description of that world of yesterday, everything sounds true, his formidable visual language serves .. El Pais (Spain)

A beautiful glimpse into middle class malaise in 1970s Mexico, Cuarn shows an affinity for the simplicity of life then and the complexity that often c .. Cinema Sight

By delivering storytelling without pretense, writer/director Alfonso Cuaron reminds us of the power of pure dramatic cinema. Daily Film Fix

And its all conveyed in a single, beautiful shot.Roma, the latest from director Alfonso Cuaron, is far from the years best movie, but in its best mome .. Datebook Sfchronicle

Its the kind of patience that makes so many moments indelible and affecting from something as small as Cleo sitting in a movie theater to a rowdy holi .. Ap News

It is gorgeously shot and edited, has amazing sound design and is such an emotional ride that its best experienced with others. Columbus Alive

It is hard not believe Cuaron is giving us the best presentation of the past but that is the nature of filmmaking. Culture

Which isnt to say that this movie is inherently watchable, exactly. Mid West Film Journal

In all, Cuaron has successfully captured a sense of time and place resulting in a film that is as gorgeous as it is poignant, making it a cinematic ex .. Vulture

Its in black and white, and its set in 1970s Mexico.Its in Spanish with subtitles, and it has no stars in the cast.It just might be the great movie of .. Tulsa World

The movie continues after this, and there is more sadness and devastation to be felt.But there is also great joy and purpose. Am Ny

The details of this memory and others like it are often more acute than the memories from adulthood. Washington City Paper

I would strongly recommend either finding a cinema screening or at least committing to watching it through in one sitting. Film Ireland

There is no cloying dialogue, or artificial moments and characters. Every moment is real. Toledo Blade

Roma is the latest film from Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity,Y Tu Mama Tambien, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and youll probably already have hear .. Spectator

Roma moves in subtle, wispy ebbs fueled by undercurrents of class and gender oppression.Theres a poignant yin and yang in every frame. Cambridge Day

This is cinema that breathes with life and all its losses and discoveries. Entertainment Voice

Roma, the film of the year, is an exquisitely tender work, and a deeply layered historical re creation. Metro Active

The images may be truly breathtaking to behold, but cinema requires more than mere beauty. Film Festival Today

This rare sense of transcending time and space is apparent while watching director Alfonso Cuarons autobiographical drama Roma. Impulse Gamer

No point beating around the bush, Roma is the years best movie.I have a suggestion that might enhance your appreciation of Roma, the Alfonso Cuaron mo .. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..

As it stands, its a beautiful film thats so preoccupied with creating a realistic, immersive world of sights and sounds that it forgets to make its ce .. Crooked Marquee

Still, Roma is beautifully acted and weaves its spell on its own terms. Film Forward

has done almost archaeological work to paint rather than represent the experiences, the way of life.

The film is very much an immersive cumulative experience rather than a traditional story. The Film Experience

He captures the traps of everyday life with a creative eye towards stylish elegance. Screen Zealots

It deserves to be seen on the big screen too.The film is a period piece drama, set in the early 1970s. Hollywood News

Film Reviews Roma is an Autobiographical Masterpiece Director Alfonso Cuaron has an impressive filmography, including Y Tu Mama Tambien, Children of M .. Kdhx

Cuarn has made his most personal film and his most universal, a modern masterpiece. Aarp

The film delivers some genuine heart and soul underneath its flashy and flippant surface style. Kpbs

The sheer number of hauntingly gorgeous interludes are staggering. The Film File

Gorgeous and formally flawless, the directors precision and meticulous craft is unmatched, and his deep, personal connection to the story readily shin ..

Roma is in a league of its own in terms of sheer cinematic ambition and prowess, but as a drama its not as deeply moving as some of this years very be .. Parade

Its a beautiful, emotional, human film, without music, which recreates an era with great aesthetic meticulousness and dissects the inequalities betwee ..

Beautifully photographed and masterfully directed, Roma is Alfonso Cuarons most personal and emotional film to date.

Cuarn depicts these small moments with cinematic virtuosity, filming in rich black and white the director did his own cinematography with long continu .. L.A. Biz

Having only watched Roma once, Im not quite ready to declare it an all out masterpiece, but it is a powerful, emotionally resonant work of cinema. FanboyNation.com

Alfonso Cuarons Roma is beautiful in every way.From the subtle artistry of its black and white images to its personal yet universal story about a youn .. Bbc

Despite the tragedies they experience, the women in the family hold steady, choosing to move forward in the spirit of adventure rather than be swept a .. Cinema Scope

If theres a theatre near you showing Roma, you should unquestionably see it there. The Gate

The ending is clever too.Cuaron is dangling a cathartic hook at us, as Cleo overcomes personal tragedy with a heroic gesture that is acknowledged by h .. Patrick Nabarro

Roma is a stunning, often heartbreaking film, but it requires patience to realize where writer director Alfonso Cuaron is taking us. Leonard Mal

Thats what makesa success where films likehave failed.confronts and actively examines privilege, whereasblithely pretends it doesnt exist. From the Front Row

But if youre looking for a popcorn blockbuster jam packed with action, dazzling special effects and dizzying twists and turns, youll likely fall aslee .. At Home In Hollywood

One doesnt normally think of a Spanish language film as an Oscar front runner, but Romas emotional force has been knocking audiences flat since it bow .. Seattle Weekly

You could argue that while this indicates low status within the family it doesnt mean shes not part of it. Caution Spoilers

Around this joyless parody is a framing narrative that I take to be Welless own vain attempt to keep up: an account of the great mans last birthday pa .. The Nation

But what makes Cleos life stand out isnt its economic disparity, its teeming exuberance, or its unmistakable sense of place. Film Monthly

Filmed in gorgeous black and white, the picture is showy without being showy, its realistic with flourishes of absurdism.More than anything, it is pro .. Maddwolf

A film that will leave you in a delirium of wonder and delight at what youve just experienced.An absolute cinematic masterpiece. The Jam Report

Roma is an exciting look at family dynamics, a fascinating record of a convulsive time, an exploration of class differences, prevailing sexism, and co .. La NaciÃ³n (Argentina)

Due to the episodic and sometimes inscrutable structure, it took a few days for me to appreciate the, ahem, gravity of what had unfolded in it.But onc .. Student Edge

Rome is a striking example of how a filmmaker can use all the tools at his disposal to tell a story full of humanity and heart, involving the viewer a ..

Social unrest can be felt all around the films 135 minutes, and there are scenes that stay etched in your memory; that is what Roma is about, memory. .. Worldo Free L

It should be encouraged to view Roma in a cinema if you can, but the film is strong enough and the quality is such that itll still amaze you and retai .. 812 Film Reviews

Utterly admirable, visually jaw dropping but not always enjoyable. What I Watched Tonight

Nothing is ever as simple as what is happening in the foreground.No shot is simple nor is it fussy. Silver Screen Riot

And it succeeds in large part due to a stunning debut performance by Aparicio. Jaredmobarak

Its a movie you will admire more than enjoy.Cuaron uses his camera like an artist utilizing his brush. Reel Bob

It is the unique aspects of Rome, and not the invariables, that illuminate something about reality for which the sun has been insufficient. El antepenÃºltimo mohicano ..

Its visually and auditorily captivating, pushing your emotional understanding to its limits. Daily Journal

By Joanna Langfield Like any art at its greatest, Alfonso Cuarons autobiographical drama lets us see things we have seen before in a way we may never .. The Movie Minute

By paying homage to his childhood, has created a simple yet jaw droppingly beautiful film that can only be seen as one thing: a visual masterpiece. Flick Feast

Alfonso Cuarns masterpiece oscillates between the intimacy of the directors Y Tu Mam Tambin and the grandeur of a Cecil B. Demille epic. Its an exquis .. Victoria Advocate

Fundamentally, its a character piece about Chloe. Aparicios placid, yet expressive face sometimes recalls Rene Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Ar .. Memphis Flyer

Its also the best proof positive that Netflixs throw money at big directors strategy may not simply lead to overly indulgent onanism. Vanyaland

The film doesnt just feature a Latina as its main character; it casts a Oaxacan woman of color who pierces the idea of a nebulous Latino or Hispanic i .. Mediaversity Reviews

If you can see it on the big screen, youll be rewarded. Partly because it looks so great, and partly because its a sedate film that needs a real inves .. CNET

It doesnt have the wise, irreverent irony of John Boormans Hope and Glory. Book & Film Globe

Cuarons signature long takes immerse the viewer in this environment, the camera slowly panning to drink in the details of this world hes recreated fro .. Madison

In spite of everything, the director achieves in Roma the difficult feat of evoking the past with one foot in nostalgia and the other in the critical ..

That film so thoroughly filled every corner of the frame with crisply shot, finely shaded imagery you could have resold the reel as a coffee table boo .. Arts Fuse

While Roma is a deeply personal expression of one mans childhood memories, I responded to it, from todays climate, as a very affecting way of viewing .. Lagniappe Mobile

Everyday, unpretentious, beautiful in its harshness, raw in its calmness, Rome is pure truth, it is cinema in capital letters.

Roma is an act of understanding an investigation by Cuarn of where he came from, and of what and who made him and its moving in the way that an honest .. Ny Books

They fire us, we have to abandon them, and then you have to learn to love a new set of children, and youre always afraid youre going to be fired all o .. Ny Books

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Does she love him Perhaps, but he, unfortunately, doesnt seem to love her. About Boulder

A wonderful homage to our most precious commodity and superb cinematography James Wegg Review

Roma is a minimalist family melodrama overwhelmed by the gargantuan scale of an epic. Wbur

Its a satisfying conclusion for a slow burn film that recalls the Italian Neorealist movement. Wtop

Cuaron builds the symbol of a country that has killed their own future, a country that gives a face to the outside when inside, others tirelessly wash ..

Alfonso Cuarn completes the movie of the year in one of the most beautiful tours of the wound of time. El Mundo (Spain)

Could a Netflix movie win the best film Oscar come February 24 You better believe it. Movies 8 My Life Blog Spot ..

One quibble to be had with Cuarons gorgeous filmit is often too perfectly constructed. Sd City Beat

Cuarn pens a brilliant and touching love letter about Mexico City, family and motherhood.

Throughout, youll marvel at its beauty and the precise vision of its maker. KSDK

Movie review: Poetic, powerful drama Roma quietly demands to be seen The reasons that Roma has become one of the most heralded films of the past year .. News Ok

Roma, with its deeply felt nostalgia and overflowing humanity, hits you like a wrecking ball. Baltimore Magazine

The simple and realistic storytelling discloses individual complexities that made me care for these characters with all my soul. Always Good Movies

Roma has wonderful performances that wring the emotions and great visual beauty. Dogandwolf

And the ellipsis and gaps in Roma feel like the surest structural recognition of its postcolonial debt. Stabroek News

And yet, Sofias flustered mother doesnt know enough details about the longtime family servant to fill out a form when Cleo is admitted to the hospital .. Good Times

Cuarn has made more entertaining movies for sure, but none so heartfelt and even soulful. Un Cut

Roma is, for better or worse, Cinderella for the 21st century. Its a powerful film, beautiful and compelling, but to what ends is difficult to say. Eugene Weekly

Aparicio delivers one of the best performances ever by a non actress. We Boughta Blog

Great true life tale and Arquette is a marvel, but I found it super creepy and dark and clocked out early.Sundays on Crave. What She Said Radio

These creative options conspire organically to tell an intimate, deeply moving story. Ncr Online

The fact is, the film really just needs to be seen to fully appreciate Cuarons artistry in making the everyday seem profound. We Are Movie Geeks

Rome is complicated, emotional, entertaining moments, perfect technique, but above all, is beautiful. Chilango.com

No matter if its a costume drama like Braveheart or a spy modern thriller like the Jason Bourne series, Cox is a consummate performer who always injec .. Every Movie Hasalesson

Viscerally and emotionally, this cinematic exercise of harrowing gratitude is a transcendent experience. Every Movie Hasalesson

Worth seeing in any format, Roma is best when viewed on the biggest possible screen with the least amount of distractions.

And when Cuaron moves his stoic camera, which isnt often, it is gob smacking.

It is a beautiful celebration of peoplehood and place in an often place less world.

Rooted in Cuarns memories, Roma is a love letter to the woman who raised him and the city he called home. Boulder Weekly

In Roma, Cuarn has crafted not just a great feat of cinema, but a work thats destined to be savored and pored over for decades to come.

It is a masterpiece and we will be talking about its artistry for years to come.My one recommendation, see the film, this gift from Cuaron on the big .. Awards Daily

Roma is intimate, epic and female focused, not unlike filmmaker Alfonso Cuarons 2013 intergalactic 3 D odyssey Gravity... But Roma is also an immersiv .. Awfj

Alfonso Cuarons masterpiece is a transformative and riveting stunner, inspired by Cuarons own childhood. Cinemacy

If you appreciate the exquisite, melancholy beauty of the lives that bookend Roma that bookend our collective stories you will never forget this film

Cuarns wonderful eye is not limited to his formal decisions with the camera and photography, but also in the intelligence of putting a new actress at ..

And this is my take watching Roma from the comfort of a Hollywood theater. Nerd Report

By making Roma so specific to his own memory, Cuarn has created a mesmerizing, powerful, universal story. Newport This Week

Its a visually exciting approach that reflects the storys post modern yet progressive take on the oft told tale of great power begetting great respons .. News Gazette

Kudos to Cuaron for crafting such a visually captivating, surreal memoir of his troubled coming of age! Kam Williams

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Each moment, each dialogue build toward something very special, and then, the movie takes your head, looks you in the eyes and inspects your soul. PÃ³lvora

Even absent these aspects the film is still a magnificent achievement; its tiny moments of pathos or ennui cause enough to help make this one of the m .. Dork Shelf

There is a vintage Mexican comedy playing out on the screen, with a Mexican tragedy playing out in the seats, and the viewer is suspended between worl .. America Magazine

Powerful because it is so personal. Cuaron is drawing from his own life to portray the Mexico of the 1970s he remembers. Filled with social hierarchy .. Orcasound

Rome, in fuction to Mexico, is timeless. It happens in the seventies, but its also happening out there, right now. Letras Libres

ROMA Movie Review By Victoria Alexander, Film Critic I felt bad for the family dog.The Las Vegas Film Critics Society of which I am a member named Alf .. Las Vegas Informer

Roma is an impressive cinematic achievement: a revolutionary movie for contemporary mexican cinema and an intimate reflection on Mexico Citys history, .. CÃ³digo espagueti

The result, albeit a masterpiece, is a textbook example of the male gaze and the inflated masculine ego behind it. Nuvo

Ambitiously gorgeous and deeply personal, its one of the best films of the year and deserves your full, undivided attention. Shake Fire

Sofia and Cleo dont have many things in common, but dishonorable men is one of them. Houston Chronicle

The result is Roma, a moving cinematic accomplishment that doesnt rest at imitating or recreating life but manages something very rare: It captures th .. ArrÃ©

Cuarn has explored the stylistic routes of realism and Roma extends the search.

Romas script is an artisanal delight: Full of symbolism and mysteries with harmonious results thanks to the characters journey. Proceso

Cinema is a spatiotemporal medium.Mess with the size of the space, the time goes awry. Art Forum

Its a remarkable film, both intimate and epic, that is moving and often surprising. J Post

Alfonso Cuarns Roma is a magical film that weaves memories of a childhood as idyllic as it is raw... in a world where silences prevail in homes accomp .. Star Telegram

Cuaron is an auteur in his own right, and as such puts his stamp on his own lifes story. But in doing so, he never picks the stamp up, too often letti .. Lenoirauteur

It is all interesting but it is not impactful.It really is just a slice of life. Jackiek Cooper

Its why Prisoner of Azkaban is (quite easily) the best Harry Potter film. FrewFilm

Romas clouded view of its main characters circumstances lessens its overall impact. Hyperallergic

Im sad to say that I didnt love it as I wanted to. But I do admire it completely. KMUW - Wichita Public Radi ..

Fittingly, Proust has also inspired memorable cinema.The best adaptation remains the 1999 film Time Regained, directed no less by a Chilean, Raul Ruiz .. Riot Material

The director, Alfonso Cuaron, brings the audience into the world of his childhood in Mexico Citys Roma neighborhood through masterful blending of the ..

In his absence, the film is stitched together with glacial long takes that dont wink so much as nod self appraisingly to the neorealist tradition of m .. Another Gaze

The amount of praise the film has received is not justified because the story is mediocre and feels very pretentious.

Again, Cuaron frames this long, static take with artful indifference; its not Cuaron who doesnt care, its the universe, and you feel that fine distinc .. Isolated Nation

We are all passengers on this beautiful trip down memory lane at the invitation of Cuarn. Oh, how lucky are we who can accompany him. PrÃ³xima Tanda

Alfonso Cuarns Roma is a soulful cinematic prayer. Its an open letter which embraces and reverences childhood, class struggles and politics.

In his new Netflix backed film Roma, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu MamaTambien, Children of Men, Gravity) makes a triumphant return to his Spa .. The Jewish Chronicle

With beautifully profound storytelling, strong characterizations, meticulous attention to period detail and heartfelt direction, Roma is one of the be .. The AU Review

Having broken through the haze of childhood memory, Cuarn knows that those forces of power and the race, class, and gender dynamics they set in motion .. Christian Century

Cuarns work as a writer, director and cinematographer are beyond perfection. His use of chaos to create the ordinary are the work of a genius. Seventh Art Studio

You will have to wait for things to get going but, when they do, this film becomes a tapestry of emotion executed in sublime style. City Press (South Africa)

Roma is the kind of movie that comes just a few times in a generation and forms part of a canon of masterpieces. Ancho Rage Press

An incredibly emotional story, which manages to perfectly convey the social differences that exist in countries like Mexico.

We watch anxiously as adults maneuver their lives and their large American cars awkwardly.Family tension feels palpable. Remezcla

But the ultimate result is not austerity, nor is it a nostalgic throwback. Cc2K Online

In this amazing representation of atmospheres, the work the Production Design team delivers is effective and very innovative. La Jornada

Aparicio is both the films tether to a documentary style reality about the lives of maids in a middle class Mexico City borough and its light source, .. Moviefone

Cuaron brings new definition to what is considered a spectacle. Indeed, Roma is spectacular.

Its beautiful story, he shot it himself along side writing and directing, at this stage we can see it in a bunch of different places, its on Netflix & .. WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)

Screening in Toronto right now and on Netflix December 14th, Roma deserves to be seen on the biggest best screen you can find. Facebook

The film doesnt sugarcoat their neanderthal appearance or downplay any potential revulsion, but its their patent difference thats the butt of the joke .. Screen Slate

In another scene, theres an action drama about astronauts playing in a theater. Just Add Color

This is a movie from the point of view of the housekeeper, usually a secondary character that doesnt have a voice El Heraldo

It is an aspect of a puzzle, a form of shorthand for much the film isnt saying, perhaps cant say. London Review of Books

The personal connection of Alfonso Cuarn with the story moves to the screen in such a way that everything looks endearing and familiar. Vix

The aim is to craft as absorbing a domestic drama as any thats ever been attempted, but the result has a superficial effect that undercuts the intenti ..

This is Cuarons most personal project, apparently based or loosely based on his memories this is a film all about memories and is told through beautif ..

Watching it again this time on my laptop streaming from Netflix is another experience.

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I couldnt help but marvel and wonder if this was what it must have felt like to be among the audience to see Vittorio de Sicas Bicycle Thieves or Mich ..

This is an astonishing debut; Aparicio conveys the emotional depth of her quiet character with an assured, engrossing tenderness that recalls movie st ..

With Roma, he doesnt make a broad political or cultural statement. International Cinephile So ..

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