Variety, January 4, 2010: The Other Irene by Ronnie Scheib
"A man's obsession with the mystery surrounding his wife's disappearance furnishes a fascinating study in denial in Romanian director Andrei Gruzsniczki's oblique, near-minimalist feature bow, "The Other Irene." Like a cross between "The Vanishing" and "Jeanne Dielman," the pic follows its unassuming nice-guy protagonist through the minutiae of his rounds as night watchman, as devoted husband and finally as dogged seeker of an acceptable "truth," steadily building emotion through detail and a tautly restrained perf by Andi Vasluianu. "Irene" may not be at the forefront of the new Romanian cinema, but it reps proof of its depth and vitality."

Variety, January 3, 2010: Silent Wedding by Ronnie Scheib
"Bucolic farce veers abruptly into nightmare when Stalin's death interrupts a young couple's wedding celebration in Romanian thesp Horatiu Malaele's '50s-set helming debut. Though "Wedding" has been likened to Emir Kusturica's madcap gypsy romps, the pic's magic realism-dusted portrayal of backwater villagers exudes a folkloric gentility very different from the havoc wreaked by Kusturica's explosive Roms. Horror, when it arrives, come from the outside; nothing within the peaceful hamlet echoes the evil that descends upon it. Morally simplistic but highly accessible, with its ingenious "silent wedding" centerpiece, the pic, already in theatrical release globally, could find receptive Stateside auds"

J.b. Spins. Jazz, film, and improvised culture,  December 7, 2009: Romanian Film Festival ’09: The Other Irene
"Reportedly based on a true story, Irene is an impressive example of Romanian cinema, but it is not the sort of film that invites repeated viewings. It was definitely a worthy selection of this year’s Romanian Film Festival, which based on unscientific observations, saw a marked increase in attendance this year."

J.b. Spins. Jazz, film, and improvised culture,  December 6, 2009: Romanian Film Festival ’09: Silent Wedding
"Wedding is funny, sad, and not a little bizarre. It is an excellent selection to showcase the richness of contemporary Romanian cinema while also taking stock of the country’s tragic past on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Revolution. Highly recommended."

J.b. Spins. Jazz, film, and improvised culture,  December 5, 2009: Romanian Film Festival '09:Videograms of a Revolution
"Filmmakers Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujică would eventually assemble much of that film, as well as amateur and found footage, into Videograms of a Revolution, a remarkable eye-witness perspective on Romania’s 1989 uprising."

 Variety, November 16, 2009:Romanian fest set for Tribeca, by Sam Thielman  
"The fourth annual Romanian Film Festival will take place Dec. 4-6 at Tribeca Cinemas in Gotham. Pics selected for the fest include "Police, Adjective," from Corneliu Porumboiu, who won the 2006 Camera d'Or at Cannes for "East of Bucharest"; helmer Adrian Sitaru's "Hooked"; "Katalin Varga," directed by Peter Strickland; "The Other Irene," directed by Andrei Grusnickzi; and "Silent Wedding," directed by Horatiu Malaele. The fest will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism in Europe."

Screen Daily, November 2, 2009: Videograms Of A Revolution to open fourth Romanian Film Festival in New York, by Jeremy Kay
"Corneliu Porumboiu’s Romanian foreign language Oscar submission Police, Adjective (pictured) will be among the line-up at the fourth annual Romanian Film Festival in New York City, called 4 Years, 3 Days And 2 Decades Later.
The festival will open with Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujica’s Videograms Of A Revolution, which is part of the retrospective section Waving At The Revolution.
Among the line-up of festival films selected by curator Mihai Chirilov and his team are Adrian Sitaru’s Hooked, Peter Strickland’s Katalin Varga and Andrei Grusnickzi’s The Other Irene."

Hammer To Nail, December 5 2009: "4 Years, 3 Days, and 2 Decades Later” in NYC, by Michael Tully
"This year the clever title is “4 Years, 3 Days, and 2 Decades Later,” and it features a compact, but presumably sturdy, lineup. Pretty much anything that’s come out of Romania in recent years has run the gamut from awesome to ridiculously awesome, so chances are you’re in for a treat no matter what plunge you decide to take."

Tribeca Film.com, November 30, 2009: 20 Years of Romanian Cinema, by Genna Terranova  (interview with Mihai Chirilov)
"Romanian cinema was literally reborn in the last 20 years. For a decade after the ’89 Revolution, the Romanian cinema looked like a prisoner of the past and kept squirming in its cage without ever noticing that the door was wide open. 2000 was the blackest year in the recent history of the Romanian Cinema, when no films were made. While Romania had gone through a revolution, Romanian cinema desperately needed one in order to get rid of the dusty ballast and make a difference on the national and international movie scene. The present time required its own chroniclers, these new filmmakers brought along a fresh vision and an innovative visual style that captured the attention of a worldwide audience."

This Week in New York, December 6, 2009: 4 Years, 3 Days and 2 Decades Later
"POLICE, ADJECTIVE, which opens in New York on December 23, is showing at Tribeca Cinemas as part of the fourth annual Romanian Film Festival. Romanian cinema has seen an international resurgence in recent years, highlighted by the success of such outstanding films as Cristian Mungiu’s 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS and 2 DAYS and Cristi Puiu’s THE DEATH OF MISTER LAZARESCU."

Film Festival Traveler, December 2, 2009: 4th Annual Romanian Film Festival, by Frank Lovece
"The rising prominence of Romanian film reached a high-water mark last year with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, writer-director Cristian Mungiu's 2007 Palme d'Or-winning drama set in Communist Romania in the waning days of Nicolae Ceausescu. It went on to international acclaim and a bevy of top-10 lists as it unfurled across the globe."