Well-intentioned but at times insensitive, “Papi Chulo” is a complicated movie. It wants so badly to do the right thing when the situation is all wrong.Written and directed by John Butler (“Handsome ...

Let’s say you want to make a movie about the dynamic between middle-class white folks and the undocumented dayworkers they employ (some would say “exploit”) in a city like Los Angeles. There are ...

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Bomer is known for his roles in White Collar, American Horror Story and the Magic Mike universe, but in the heartfelt drama Papi Chulo, Bomer takes a turn as the featured star as he ...

The buddy comedy “Papi Chulo” could go wrong in all sorts of ways, so it’s kind of a minor miracle how much it actually gets right. Funny, empathetic and tender, it pretty much sneaks up and catches ...

LOS ANGELES -- A red Ford Galaxie 500 convertible screeches to a stop at the curb, just like it has nearly a dozen times this afternoon, and the three women inside begin to bicker over a mutual lover.

John Butler's engaging dramedy pivots on the improbable friendship between an Anglo TV weatherman and a Mexican day laborer in L.A. In “Papi Chulo,” a scrupulously low-key and unassumingly ...

In “Papi Chulo,” a scrupulously low-key and unassumingly ingratiating dramedy about the friendship forged between a thirtysomething Anglo TV weatherman and a middle-aged Mexican migrant day laborer, ...