Shine
GVN Releasing | Release Date: October 5, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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L.A. WeeklySerena DonadoniOct 4, 2018
While Saldivar and Burgos are better dancers than actors, Collado and Flores are incredibly charismatic performers who bring every scene they’re in to life, but it’s Zayas who anchors Shine. His gravitas shot through with mischief sets the film’s tone, showing that serious-minded storytelling can still be fun. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 4, 2018
Though many of the character shifts and story beats are facile, Shine achieves its goal of presenting music and dance as love, connection, family and important forces for maintaining culture throughout the inevitability of urban gentrification. Read full review
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The New York TimesKen JaworowskiOct 4, 2018
A big heart and a blunt plot run through Shine, a movie whose story is there mostly just to usher in a dance sequence or an earnest speech. Read full review
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