“Shot for under a million dollars, this is the dingiest-looking fairy tale you’ve ever seen. Yet there’s an air of enchantment amid the tenements and garbage. Doo-wop singers serenade the city by the light of trash can fires. Avildsen is constantly reminding you how small these people are, positioning them at the end of long, lonely streets lined with run-down row houses.” – Crooked Marquee, 10/23/2026