‘Summer’ Ranks No. 4 on Must-See List of Latin Films at NewFest
FOURTH-RANKED ‘Summer’ makes digital magazine Remezcla’s list of best Latino movies at NewFest in New York.
Review: ‘Gorgeous, thought-provoking, heartwarming’
‘UNDENIABLE’ Noting the cast’s “undeniable chemistry and strong performances,” Jetspace Magazine in Seattle weighed in on ‘Something Like Summer,’ calling the film “thought-provoking and heartwarming.”
Review: ‘Joyful movie, bright, beautiful, with lovely music’
ACERBIC YET EFFERVESCENT, British historian and novelist Gareth Russell pronounced ‘Something Like Summer’ “a wonderful love story and a joyful movie that I will return to again and again.”
Review: ‘A Winning Directorial Gamble’
‘ESSENTIAL VIEWING’ The LGBT film review website, Gay Essential, praised ‘Something Like Summer’s cross-generational appeal, calling it “essential viewing” for younger audiences by offering “an optimistic future rarely seen in the majority of gay fiction.”
LGBT Sentinel: ‘Author, Screenwriter, Director are a Dream Team’
EXCITING, RELATABLE The LGBT Sentinel found ‘Something Like Summer’s adaptation of Jay Bell’s novel ‘exciting, relatable and real,’ buoyed by the film’s “timing, cinematography, and song choice.”
Review: ‘Technically Flawless, Romantic, Optimistic’
FOND MEMORIES The British film review site, Eye for Film, found a lot to be memorable in ‘Something Like Summer.’
Podcasters: ‘Solid Adaptation, Spot-On Casting’
Jeff & Will’s Big Gay Fiction Podcast gave its stamp of approval to the “solid adaptation [and] spot-on casting” in Something Like Summer, which they saw at the film’s Hollywood premiere at Outfest. The pair discuss their trip to Los Angeles …
Review: ‘Sincere, Charming with Heartfelt Edge’
‘NOT A TYPICAL MUSICAL’ The Big Gay Picture Show, says songs “add real charm to the movie.”
Review: ‘A Beautiful Film, Adept and Powerfully Cast’
‘BEAUTIFUL’ Following Films found a lot to love in ‘Something Like Summer.’
Queerty: ‘Summer’ Part of ‘New Golden Era’ of Gay Film
NEW GOLDEN AGE Queerty names ‘Summer’ “one of this year’s sleeper hits.”