“This shining work… is hands-down one of the best independent features ever made in New England. Tax Day takes the filmmaker’s private Providence through the looking glass and into a gentle surrealist realm, where is glistens and glows like an MGM emerald city… Magical! Colella makes this soul-life palpable, and in the most appealingly continental way.” – Gerald Peary, The Boston Phoenix

“With its feature length sustained by gracefully associative transitions and a pleasurably erratic tone that’s never satirical, this movie, which is realistic and hyperrealistic at the same time, reminds us of the potential richness of both life and filmmaking.” – The Chicago Reader

“When they accept a ride upriver with a couple of canoe-paddling guys, it seems as if the friends enter an urban oasis and cross over into a supercharged reality of colorful characters, strange interludes and marvelous tangents… This leisurely amble has the quick-witted cleverness of the best road movies… In the sunny ending, as in the entire movie, the strongest asset is Colella’s humanism. She presents a bittersweet world in which the characters are so engaged with their surroundings that they bring out the best in each other. The result is a truly genuine feel-good movie.” – The Boston Herald

“Reminiscing about their own experiences, catalyzed by their encounters with strangers, these two women pose a tantalizing question: sans deadlines, financial woes, work obligations, and personal responsibilities, how rich might our inner lives become?” – The Boston Phoenix

“Tax Day shows that rare example of a regional indie voice whose quirks are genuinely fresh, and whose comedy seems to come from a very human place.” – Ray Pride, Filmmaker Magazine

“An antidote to stressful routines, Tax Day is a refreshing and original film for the new millennium.” – Bo Smith, Head of Film, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
 
“An unassuming movie that delivers a walloping punch.” – The Jackson Clarion-Ledger

 “A rich, unpredictable look at city life...clever and funny and original.” – The Providence Journal

“Faire la dérive was a favorite practice of the French Situationists. Its imperative: venture out into unknown neighborhoods, turn corners blindly, forget your schedule and your goals, and be completely open to the possibilities of life. No turn is a wrong turn. Laura Colella’s new film reveals the potential for vaudeville in any ordinary day, anywhere you live. The film follows two women friends who take a roundabout path on one magical spring day. Colella’s cozy, charming movie shows the city as a multicultural mosaic and a fertile center of drama and comedy.” – Art New England Magazine