La Cocina

"Unashamedly heavy on the seasoning, certainly, but a feast nonetheless."

"Deftly performed, the pace is appropriately hectic and yet it all seems, in the end, perhaps understandably, very familiar."

"Intricate character relationships and intensely stressful yet balletic kitchen scenes make for compelling viewing."

"Goes further than recasting the American dream as a nightmare..."

"A phenomenal showcase for Briones, who gives one of the most mesmerizingly multi-faceted performances of the year."

"A gripping reflection on the dehumanizing grind of labor and the ways that its soul-crushing routines stifle hope."

"Mixes biting social critique with stylistic bravura."

"Ruizpalacios creates a visual style that continues to reinvent itself right up to the end..."

"The film’s agit-prop expressionism allows it to push beyond the boundaries of other stories like it."

"[Tries] to be several things... and [doesn't] manage to take any of them all the way."