Julio Torres is one of the great millennial oddballs. The Saturday Night Live writer and Los Espookys co-creator, writer, and star is a soulful weirdo who pours his singular comedic voice into shows ...

It’s true to say that Julio Torres sparkles. At the beginning of a long day of press and a screening of his debut feature as star, writer, and director, the magical realist comedy Problemista, the ...

Julio Torres writes, directs, produces and stars in Problemista (now streaming on Max), a very strange and idiosyncratic and – watch out for this word, which should only be doled out in the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Problemista,’ starring Tilda Swinton and first-time director Julio Torres, pokes fun at the American immigration system — which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s no doubt an element of wish-fulfillment at play when you’re a debut queer filmmaker casting Tilda Swinton as the lead of ...

In Spanish, the word problemista can mean a number of things: It can refer to someone who is problematic or a troublemaker to others. In writing his debut film, Problemista, now in theaters worldwide, ...

For Julio Torres, the director, writer, and lead actor of “Problemista,” the best way to explain the depths of the U.S. immigration system, bureaucracy, commercialism, the art world, and life paths is ...

Emily Bernard is a Features Editor and Peer Mentor for Collider who studied History, Playwriting, and English at the University of Scranton. She’s a proud comedy nerd who loves getting into the nitty ...

The imaginative, New York-centric world of “Problemista,” Julio Torres’ feature directing debut, is a celebration of eccentric characters who are drawn to problematic situations. But none exemplify ...

Laith Nakli and Julio Torres in 'Problemista.' Laith Nakli and Julio Torres in 'Problemista.'Courtesy of A24 If there’s one thing you should know about me it’s that I’m utterly unsuited for ...

Writing about A24’s Problemista is what I imagine it must be like to catch a cloud in a jar: fascinating, fun, and so utterly impossible. This film is unpredictable and revelatory and I’m looking at ...

The "Problemista" first-time director said working with Swinton, who plays a chaotic New York art scene castaway, "really felt no different than working with the friends I made 'Los Espookys' with." ...