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So far Guillermo Lopez Meza has created 120 blog entries.

Women Talking

A “message movie” that acts against expectations in how it explores the necessity of forgiveness.

By |December 21st, 2022|Book adaptation|0 Comments

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Beautiful, self-critical, vulnerable, and above all impeccable in its craftmanship, Bardo is a statement of cinema as a form of therapy, exorcism, death, and resurrection.

By |December 16th, 2022|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Fantasy|0 Comments

“Sr.”

As an introduction to the work of Robert Downey Sr., the documentary is instructive and makes you want to visit his irreverent films. As a celebration of a father-son relationship, it’s sublime.

Amigo

The kind of playful film that pays direct homage to a certain type of cinema without revealing too much about its influences, though clearly inspired by What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

By |December 5th, 2022|Horror, Thriller|0 Comments

She Said

Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan are terrific as the new and equally charismatic versions of Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in this feminine (and feminist) answer to All the President’s Men.

By |November 18th, 2022|Book adaptation, Top Picks|0 Comments

Tár

The movie starts as a character study piece and slowly becomes a psychological thriller (kind of) where an artist is no longer the author of her fate.

By |October 28th, 2022|Drama|0 Comments

Alcarràs, Pacifiction, Scarlet | NYFF 2022

There were a lot of discoveries among the titles presented in the festival’s 60th edition that should not be missed when they are officially released.

By |October 25th, 2022|Family drama, Festivals|0 Comments

The Eternal Daughter | NYFF 2022

A film staged, shot, and scored as a ghost story infused by a gothic atmosphere. Joanna Hogg avoids obvious jump scares while sustaining an unsettling environment.

By |October 12th, 2022|Festivals, U. K.|0 Comments

Bones and All | NYFF 2022

An elevated horror movie that's also a burning romance, enhanced by the charisma and beauty of its stars.

By |October 9th, 2022|Festivals, Horror|0 Comments