Thanks to Mika Altskan’s discomfortingly intimate cinematography, “Notice to Quit” feels designed to make you squeamish about every surface in New York, from subway chairs to sidewalk benches. Still, there is the sense that Andy and Anna’s day together is needlessly tidy even amid the muck they constantly come up against. This is a city that is and does you dirty, yet there’s an oddly sanitized vision of its central character the film cannot escape.
- Manuel Betancourt , Variety
The city and its streets look infinitely more colorful, vibrant, and “in-depth” thanks to Kodak film and the wide-lens format expertly deployed by cinematographer Mika Altskan. With the addition of a few iconic locations like Central Park, residents like comic legend Robert Klein, and sage New Yorkisms, “Notice To Quit” stands as a detailed love letter to the Big Apple.
- Carlos Sousa, The New York Sun
Notice to Quit was shot on Kodak film. It looks gorgeous. New York City, where the story takes place, never looks better onscreen than when it’s been photographed with honest-to-goodness celluloid. The ambiance of the city’s neighborhoods just pops. Cinematographer Mika Altskan has done a fantastic job.
- Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat
Gritty Glimpses of a Steamy CityThis film truly shines through its gritty photography. Cinematographer Mika Altskan captures New York City in all its sweat-soaked summer glory using honest 35mm film stock. Every grimy alleyway practically steams off the screen. Through countless cramped close-ups, we feel sucked deep into the oppressive concrete jungle alongside the characters.
- Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi, Gazzettely
