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So far Guillermo Lopez Meza has created 186 blog entries.

Burning

A reading of this movie through the lens of The Great Gatsby isn’t so ridiculous, though the film’s trio is much more than a twisted version of Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby.

By |December 11th, 2018|Top Picks|0 Comments

Mirai

Fantasy, reality, and time travel collide in Mirai, a Japanese animated film, where the problem of dealing with a newcomer sibling is blended with strange elements.

By |November 29th, 2018|Animated|0 Comments

¡Las Sandinistas!

Despite contradictions and convenient omissions, ¡Las Sandinistas! is an eye-opener.

By |November 21st, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments

The Other Side of the Wind

More than 40 years after it began production, Orson Welles's last but longtime unfinished project has finally been completed and paid for by Netflix.

By |November 9th, 2018|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

A documentary that is an act of gratitude and a meditation on the Swedish director’s films.

By |November 2nd, 2018|Documentary, Film History, Top Picks|1 Comment

Life & Nothing More

The struggling everyday life of a working-class African American family in Northern Florida.

By |October 23rd, 2018|Family drama|0 Comments

Loving Pablo

A biopic about the infamous Colombian narcoterrorist and drug lord Pablo Escobar, with Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz.

By |October 4th, 2018|Biopic, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

La Familia

One of the best Venezuelan movies of the last few years.

By |October 2nd, 2018|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Museo

An implausible, real-life museum heist becomes perfect movie material for director Alonso Ruizpalacios.

By |September 10th, 2018|Crime, Top Picks|0 Comments