Islands
| Release Date (Streaming): April 12, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzApr 18, 2022
There are great things to be found in little packages, and Islands offers tremendous evidence that, if Edralin might ever be given more than the bare minimum of resources, the director will create something gigantic. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 18, 2022
It is indeed a good movie, and quite an honest one, yet its setup is so ripe for cut corners and heartwarming chintz that I was almost surprised to see it sidestep the diagram I was expecting. I bet other viewers will have the same reaction. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganApr 18, 2022
There’s a cheerful pragmatism to the characters and the piece itself, a reflection and distillation of the caring, musical, religious community in which it is set. Deliberate and unhurried, Islands is also the type of quiet film that happily watches a microwave as it warms chicken adobo for a full minute. Read full review
80
SlashfilmKalyn CorriganApr 18, 2022
Islands is a poignant and engrossing reminder that you're never too old to start living. It's never too late to develop a lust for life. Read full review
75
The PlaylistRobert DanielsApr 18, 2022
Edralin’s Islands is a patient debut that reminds us that while our parents are important, our own happiness cannot be understated or ignored. In this sense, through its final seconds, “Islands” is a life-affirming achievement. Read full review
75
Original-CinLiam LaceyApr 18, 2022
The narrative arc of Islands, so minimalist it’s really more of a slow bump, is about the gradual breaking down of Joshua’s small shell of comfort, his family and cultural conventions. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievApr 18, 2022
Islands is as effective, familiar, and quiet as a microwave. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangApr 18, 2022
The script is programmatic to the point that its final shot is fully predictable. But that doesn’t take away from the ending’s earned poignancy, nor the freshness of everything that came before. Read full review
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