AMY TAUBIN (CRITIC FOR THE VILLAGE VOICE, PREMIERE MAGAZINE, AND SIGHT & SOUND) ON "WAKE LINDA":

“Thorsen displays startling intelligence and sophistication in his choice of camera moves and positions, his decisions about what to leave out as well as what to put in, and in his ability to tell a story with a minimum of dialogue.”

SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, ON "WAKE LINDA":

“Brave New Talent,” a program of four successful shorts... the program’s kicker is Fredrik Thorsen’s 'Wake Linda'. This evil-tinged trip down the rural American memory lane will make you want to shun those Classic Coke cans forever.”

BRUCE KIRKLAND OF THE WINNIPEG SUN, ON "MAKE THE MOVIE, LIVE THE MOVIE":

“The film was out on DVD last week in a gorgeous widescreen version with an absolutely first-rate, 47-minute, making-of documentary that ranks with the best of its kind on any Canadian DVD release.”