Down Terrace

"BRACING, UNIQUE, DARKLY FUNNY AND VIBRANTLY ALIVE."

-Kevin Thomas, LA Times

"Highly entertaining."

-The Guardian

"EXCITING. Imagine Mike Leigh directing a deadpan comedy embedded within a British version of The Sopranos."

-Karina Longworth, Spout

"A ZINGY, CAUSTIC FIRST FEATURE."

-Melissa Anderson, Village Voice

"**** STUNNING. Director Whitley has mastered playing disparate styles off of each other. Down Terrace’s real ancestry is Greek Tragedy. A GEM."

-David Fear, Time Out New York

"JUST CALL BEN WHEATLY’S DEBUT WONDEFUL."

-Time Out New York

"AN AUSPICIOUS, PROFANELY FUNNY DEBUT."

-Lou Lumenick, NY Post

"SURREAL AND ALARMINGLY FUNNY."

-Dennis Dermody, Paper

"DARKLY AMUSING. It feels so realistic that it makes The Sopranos look like grand opera."

-Karen Durbin, Elle

"A Dark, Surprisingly Twisty Crime Fable."

-New York

"AN AUSPICIOUS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT BY BEN WHEATLY. What elevates this film to a remarkable echelon is its pitch-black humor. THIS EXCELLENT FILM NEVER FAILS TO SHINE THROUGH WITH SHARPLY DETAILED EXPOSITORY FOCUS."

-John Everhart, Under the Radar

"A chilling pitch-black comedy with a fresh and subtle sensibility that shines through even in the film’s darkest moments."

-Chris Kompanek, Flavorwire

"My favorite movie of the New Directors/New Films festival. Sublimely understated."

-Steve Dollar, Paste