“Problemista” (2024) – Alejandro (Julio Torres) has a problem. The 20-something, wide-eyed New York City upstart – with a slight frame and a mop-top haircut with a sometimes-noticeable cow lick – just lost his job at FreezeCorp, a cryogenic stasis outfit that dresses its clients in a tube to sleep for – perhaps – hundreds of years. Alejandro didn’t calculate differential equations to pinpoint the math behind these science-fiction devices in the here and now. He handled the Sleeping Beauties’ personal belongings, or for one client, an artist named Bobby…
‘Problemista’ is an inventive, eccentric comedy, but a couple of problems trip it up
