KGO
San Francisco / Flick Nation, September 2009
"This ambitious film from writer/director James Kerwin is a stunner, nothing less than the arrival of a major filmmaker."
Film
Threat, August 2008
"Big-brained writer/director/editor James Kerwin offers up a magnetic force. There is brilliance here that demonstrates the best of what independent filmmakers strive to do. Four-and-a-half stars."
Collider.com, August 2008
"The real star may be writer/director James Kerwin. Somewhere between a requiem to a lost love and a metaphysical poem, Yesterday Was a Lie is unquestionably the work of an auteur."
Ain't
It Cool News, April 2008
"James Kerwin has come up with a fresh and stylish take on film noir... a tale of intrigue and metaphysical darkness."
Soundwaves
Cinema, February 2006
"One of those future talents
to keep your eye on."
Entertainment Today,
April 2003
"Director James Kerwin redefines
the interaction between theatre and society."
Los Angeles Times,
August 16, 2002
"What is most remarkable
about this production is the direction by James Kerwin, a young innovator."
Back Stage Magazine,
August 15, 2002
"The staging is imaginative
and adroitly integrated within the storyline, imbuing the work with immediacy
and energy. The 'star' of the show is Kerwin's inspired direction:
Here is someone to keep an eye on."
Film Threat,
December 2000
"Simply a beautiful piece.
Four stars."
FilmsOn, October
2000
"Stand aside, Kenneth Branagh.
James Kerwin is bringing Shakespeare to the screen and he's taking no prisoners.
He brilliantly transforms a romantic Shakespearean romp into a surreal
journey... a truly dark and dreamlike trip that keeps you wanting more."
