…a dogged Johnny Depp doppleganger… – Clayton W., Such Moving Pictures

Honest and Explicitly Modern – Jeremy Ross, Living Out Loud

…in a scene where Brian sits and stares at his muse and possible soul-mate … the look on Sheppard’s face in that scene reveals how much of a romantic this movie is. Sheppard is perhaps the MVP in that regard… – Marlon Wallace, The M Report

The unfamiliar actors (especially cute Zack Ryan as Jim and Brian Sheppard as the poet Brian) are quite convincing in their roles, mostly shot in extreme close-ups. – Ken Rudolph, Letterboxd

Brian Sheppard is an enthusiastic and likeable Dorante – Bob Rendell, Talkin’ Broadway