This film had so much potential and so much passion put behind it from Audley and Birney. It is such a shame that for every good aspect of this film that I can say about the first hour, the last act just took that all away...

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Mar 1, 2024

Truly one of those films that makes you believe that with enough imagination and ingenuity anything is possible.

Full Review | Feb 13, 2024

Thoroughly endearing as it goes into its phantasmagorical adventure made with an economical sense of craft that doesn’t skimp on fantastic imagery.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 24, 2022

A whimsical, science-fiction love story whose practical effects look not only like they were made by hand, but quite possibly by children. That is absolutely a compliment.

Full Review | Oct 3, 2022

More than the sum of its deadpan quirks.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 22, 2022

In Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney’s surreal lo-fi sci-fi psychodrama, a dull bureaucrat finds the girl of his dreams and his own imaginative escapism

Full Review | Sep 21, 2022

A sci-fi oddity that blends whimsical humour with hallucinatory visuals.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 16, 2022

…(the film’s) commitment to the weird and abstract world of the mind means that Strawberry Mansion is consistently engaging, but not always empathetic to watch…

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 15, 2022

It’s not often that a totally bizarre, surreal film turns out to be so heart-warmingly beautiful, but Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney’s film manages to do just that.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 14, 2022

Beneath the crazy candy-coloured palette, there is actually some real human warmth in the love story, and the acting ensemble features some great comic performers in supporting roles...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 13, 2022

From the first frame, it's a work of bold designs and a strong directorial voice. But whether it all adds up to anything substantive is a different story.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Jul 8, 2022

Like in Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985), this story dresses up in romance to let us see the perils of the capitalism that has hijacked our dreams. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 29, 2022

A whimsical, mythical and strangely earnest tale, and a funky, hand-made-looking fantasy movie with a dream theme.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 27, 2022

With its richly detailed world and complex interior performances, Strawberry Mansion is a love letter to dreams, art, and cinema.

Full Review | Jun 27, 2022

Without characters we feel we know, and without a story that seems to be leading to a satisfying resolution, and without any genuine emotion, you just end up staring at the screen impassively, waiting for the credits to roll.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 21, 2022

Despite the implication that dreams are cathartic, ungovernable expressions, Strawberry Mansion never musters the intensity necessary to make them feel worth fighting for.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 11, 2022

Like watching a childrens show for adults, it delivers on the whimsy but fails to stick the landing.

Full Review | Mar 20, 2022

Combining the delightful and the absurd, Strawberry Mansion is a sweet triumph, an ode to imagination, and a manifesto on the wonders of love.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 15, 2022

The film is, simply stated, a deliciously trippy adventure. The mission of this film was to make it feel like a dream, and Birney and Audley most definitely succeeded. It will most likely become a cult classic down the line.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Mar 7, 2022

Simple tricks like painting sets pink and amassing large piles of low cost everyday objects enable the filmmakers to create a distinctive fantasy landscape on a very low budget.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2022