Better Things

"Beautifully shot with cast of eye-catching non-pros… Pic gives a special twist to U.K. tradition of social realism by juxtaposing the natural and the constructed. Sharp tech package combines glowing and gritty"

VARIETY

"Writer-director Duane Hopkins’ debut feature displays considerable craft, he elicits affecting performances from a mostly non-professional cast"

SCREEN DAILY

"This Short Cuts-style film, full of fragile hopes and imbued with a deathly atmosphere, is outstanding in terms of its directorial approach"

CINEUROPA

"His surprisingly quiet film speaks volumes.This is because, where other films have chosen to go down urban routes described variously as “gritty”, “violent” and, occasionally, “blackly comic”, Hopkins has opted for a style that is in your face in quite another fashion…while studies of isolation have been made before, Hopkins uses his camera to really make you take a long, hard look at these people…Hopkins marks himself out as a man of unique vision who isn’t afraid to try something different to encourage an audience to think"

EYE FOR FILM

"Filled with beautifully composed still images and poetic sensibitlity"

INDIEWIRE