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‘Life and Nothing More’: How a Spanish-Born Filmmaker Made a ...

Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza’s second feature, “Life and Nothing More,” is a sensitive portrait of an African-American working class family struggling on the margins of ... read more

Film Review: ‘Life and Nothing More’ - Yahoo

Crafted in overt contrast with more spectacular megaplex entertainment, “Life and Nothing More” is an urgent and unequivocal demonstration that black lives matter, poignantly captured — at a ... read more

'Life and Nothing More' Review -- Variety Critic's Pick

Critics Pick Film Review: ‘Life and Nothing More’ For lovers of 'Moonlight,' Antonio Méndez Esparza's outstanding neorealist drama makes a powerful next step, depicting an African-American ... read more

Life and Nothing More Review: A Rich Film About Living in Poverty

Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza’s second feature, “Life and Nothing More,” is a sensitive portrait of an African-American working class family struggling on the margins of ... read more

Filmmaker Esparza Explores Coming Of Age With No Margin For ... - WBUR

Antonio Méndez Esparza’s excellent sophomore effort “Life and Nothing More” offers a working-class reality seldom seen at the movies, writes critic Sean Burns. read more

‘Life and Nothing More’: A Mother-Son Portrait Steeped in the Day ...

“Life and Nothing More” begins on a bus ride to court and ends at a prison, but not for the reasons viewers — or, more to the point, the legal system — might intuit. The film touches on a ... read more

'Life and Nothing More' Review: Sensitive Neorealist Indie Charts a ...

To watch single mom Regina (Regina Williams), the central figure in Antonio Méndez Esparza’s dramatic feature “Life and Nothing More,” as she struggles to raise a three-year-old daughter ... read more

Review: Award-winning drama ‘Life and Nothing More’ takes hard ...

Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza’s intimate, naturalistic and unvarnished drama “Life and Nothing More,” winner of 2018’s Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award ... read more