Strangers in Paradise

"The movie's most enthralling sequences are when the camera floats free from the narrative altogether and simply takes in the surroundings. As Homer sits idly at a corner table, the film observes his fellow drinkers, men with worn, scarred faces, and a gay couple that mingles with the straight crowd. The night scenes glow and shimmer, evoking the lonely luminescence of Edward Hopper and the street scenes of Paul Strand."

Upon the release of The Exiles on DVD, Sam Adams in the Los Angeles Times revisits the 1961 film.