'Problemista' (2023)
Written and directed by Julio Torres, with Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rossellini, Greta Lee.
[quote]Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NY. As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country.
Torres seems like an imaginative homo, but also well-connected, let's be real. It's been interesting watching his meteoric rise with his own TV show and now his own movie. Good for him.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 31 | July 30, 2024 8:54 PM
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I saw a preview for this last week when I went to see Julia Louis Dreyfus’s new movie. Looks good.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 4, 2023 2:37 PM
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r1 What does a preview look like? Is it an extended trailer or the first 15 minutes or what?
by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 4, 2023 2:40 PM
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I love him! He's so great on Los Espookys.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 4, 2023 3:32 PM
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This looks really good, OP. And quite unlike the average movie. I only know him from his writing on SNL and his comedy special. I wasn't even aware of Los Espookys. Will have to check that out!
by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 4, 2023 4:03 PM
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Oh my god, R4, I am so jealous of you that you get to watch Los Espookys for the first time. It's a great show, it's mainly in Spanish though. His character is so perfect. A gay, rich, fashionista who enjoys the macabre and runs a jump scare type business with his friends. It's awesome too because his being gay is no big deal and his family is fine with it too. It's just a weird, delightful show.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 4, 2023 4:07 PM
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R5 - sold! Will add it to my list on Max. Still feels weird not to say HBO Max.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 4, 2023 5:08 PM
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I didn't like his special, or Los Espookys (I only watched season 1). But I do think he's an interesting guy who has the potential to do some really good work. This trailer looks promising.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 4, 2023 5:15 PM
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I want to hate fuck the character Jose Pablo Minor plays in “Los Espookeys” - a handsome moron who is a douche.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 4, 2023 5:26 PM
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Anyone see it this weekend? It finally got released.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 4, 2024 2:09 PM
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It's on a very limited release until it goes wide on March 24
by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 4, 2024 2:15 PM
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OP, doesn't one have to actually have been heard of to have a "meteoric rise?" Who the fuck is this guy?
Perhaps it was aborted since the film has clearly been on the shelf for close to a year.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 4, 2024 2:27 PM
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I believe the delay in its release was strike-related.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 4, 2024 2:30 PM
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Finally released this weekend.
Saw his standup on Fallon and loved it. Plus he wrote the wonderful SNL skit, “Wells for Boys.”
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 15 | March 4, 2024 2:50 PM
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The pink hair tells me everything I need to know.
Hard pass.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 4, 2024 2:56 PM
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r13 I said what I said, now can it.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 4, 2024 3:37 PM
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Don't blame me if you're an idiot, OP.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 4, 2024 3:40 PM
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Don't blame me if you're not knowledgeable about celebs' careers, r19.
Now please, back to the movie at hand, cunt.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 4, 2024 3:42 PM
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What movie? The one no one's heard of? How meteoric.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 4, 2024 3:44 PM
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I loved Problemista and "Wells For Boys" but that's all I know of Torres - I'm kind of shocked he is in a relationship with that hottie James Scully but I guess that's superficial of me. It's good to find yourself a funny man.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 22 | March 4, 2024 3:47 PM
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Who the fuck is James Scully? Is there anyone in this thread who is actually famous?
by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 4, 2024 3:48 PM
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R22 Julio could date up or down in looks, because he's not bad looking himself. What's shocking?
by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 4, 2024 3:55 PM
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To be honest OP I hadnt heard of Julio Torres until now, he's very cute
by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 4, 2024 4:42 PM
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Plus the film has DL icon Tilda Swinton. According to the NYT review, which was mixed, she steals the show.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | March 4, 2024 6:10 PM
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Made it through 20 min of this POS before turning it off. Julio Torres is a triple threat. Can't act, write or direct. And Tilda Swinton is awful in this, likely because her director has no idea how to help her.
So who's fucking this guy to make him happen, because talent sure isn't behind it.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | July 30, 2024 8:21 PM
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I loved Los Espookys, and started Fantasmas (also on Max) , but it doesn't have the charm of Los Espookys.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 30, 2024 8:29 PM
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Didn’t he also write the gay porn actress sketch with Emma Stone?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 30 | July 30, 2024 8:49 PM
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While I'm not a hater like R28 – I know who Torres is and have seen Los Espookys & others – I did *not* get "Problemista." It was all manic & irritating, and I only made it through a half-hour or so.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 30, 2024 8:54 PM
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