Petersen Vargas’ 'Some Nights I Feel Like Walking' offers strong performances and lush atmosphere in a familiar but affecting story of gay hustlers in Manila.

Writer-director Peterson Vargas includes a terrific mix of emotions in these found brothers who care for each other in the face of hatred.

Vargas knows what he's doing, and his actors make this high-wire act feel as seamless and unobtrusive as possible. They've made a vivid, richly textured portrait of grief and healing.

Petersen Vargas’s funky, evocative new feature mesmerizes from start to finish, even when the narrative is a bit confusing and meandering. The film has a dream-like (sometimes nightmarish) quality blended with gritty realism..