Funny Pages - Avis

I spent an awful lot of this film gasping for air and giggling hysterically, often at the same time.

...appears to have a direct line to the scrappy, nervous energy of early ’70s cinema.

...has all the bells and whistles of a Safdie joint, from the hustler caught in a hellish loop to the frenetic coda set to rest by moments of painful introspection.

...spins a hilarious tale from the fringes of the underground comics scene, powered by a wonderfully sour performance by Daniel Zolghadri as Robert, a teenage cartoonist who strikes out on his own.

...the parade of uniquely absurd characters and agonising situations make it a real page turner.

...makes nerds feel seen—and smelled—for the first time.

Form is a critical part of art, yes, but it’s soul that so often gives it, and life, that ineffable quality that makes it unique and worth the struggle.

A comics aficionado and a cartoonist himself, Kline carefully crafts the hermetic world of “Funny Pages” so that it acutely resemble one of an imaginary graphic novel...

A teenage cartoonist searches for authenticity in writer/director Owen Kline’s pleasingly grubby debut feature.

...a de-romanticized version of another trip into underground comics...

This terrific debut feature from Owen Kline constantly makes you wonder what on earth you're watching, and why on earth you being shown it.