Fausto Ponce

Fausto Ponce
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications: Proceso, El Economista, Alta Fidelidad Magazine

Movie Reviews Only

T-Meter Title | Year
69% Time to Hunt (2020) Ends up being just an entertaining film. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Sep 21, 2020
64% Animal Crackers (2017) The animated adventure ends up working despite all the questions that arise from the plot's inconsistency. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Aug 3, 2020
64% Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) The chemistry between McAdams and Ferrell is great. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 30, 2020
94% Dads (2020) Dads is a documentary that every parent or would-be parent should watch. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 15, 2020
33% The Wrong Missy (2020) it must be admitted that it has a couple of very funny, witty moments. [Full review in Spanisah] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 29, 2020
91% The Elephant Queen (2019) The documentary The Elephant Queen... is an emotional story about survival that shows us the wonderful mechanisms that operate in nature. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 17, 2020
100% I'm No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aquí) (2019) I'm No Longer Here is one of the most interesting movies of the past few years, whose force resides in its ability to immerse us in a fascinating world and at the same time in a cruel and painful reality about our country. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2020
75% The Gentlemen (2020) The Gentlemen is a clever and thoroughly entertaining movie that sees Guy Ritchie returning to the past to recover the novelty that made him famous in the first place. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2020
91% The Willoughbys (2020) With all its ups and downs in the plot rhythm, The Willoughbys is an entertaining option to see with your family. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 13, 2020
67% Extraction (2020) It has a twist that makes it a not so conventional film within the genre, which does not necessarily make it better, it is only a particularity that is appreciated. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 5, 2020
100% Maternal (Hogar) (2019) Hogar is a good genre movie, and it pays for the time we were waiting for the conclusion. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 28, 2020
79% The Platform (El Hoyo) (2020) Narratively, nothing the protagonist ends up doing makes sense... Character development is not meant to be thrown away, but it is not resolved effectively. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2020
97% Midnight Family (2019) With a great work of editing and cinematography, the documentary takes us by the hand of the Ochoas for several nights. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2020
88% Onward (2020) Onward works: it is a good movie, but far from that genius of the Pixar classics. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 17, 2020
91% The Invisible Man (2020) The Invisible Man is capable of perfectly showing Cecilia's anguish and helplessness before the invisible threat. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 11, 2020
73% Harriet (2019) The performances in general are good, as are the other elements that make up the movie. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Feb 18, 2020
95% A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) A beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is not only touching, but it also has a wonderful healing message. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jan 27, 2020
80% Jojo Rabbit (2019) A comedy with some drama, loaded with extremely hilarious moments and other tremendously touching. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jan 21, 2020
90% The Lighthouse (2019) The Lighthouse is an exceptional film that requires patience and openness from the conventional viewer. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jan 13, 2020
92% Uncut Gems (2019) Uncut Gems is, somewhat, a raw movie, but quite effective and overwhelming in its approach. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jan 7, 2020
89% The Two Popes (2019) Great dialogue and excellent performances by Hopkins and Pryce are what mainly sustain the film. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Dec 30, 2019
94% Marriage Story (2019) Marriage Story is loaded with exceptional performances,... and significant dialogue loaded with enlightening sentences about human life, which makes it an exceptional film. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Dec 16, 2019
46% A Rainy Day in New York (2020) The central problem of A Rainy Day in New York lies in the development of the main characters. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Dec 9, 2019
No Score Yet Tiempo sin pulso (2016) The dialogues range from explanatory to inconsequential, accompanied by bad performances. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Nov 21, 2019
100% Asfixia (2018) Asfixia works, and is able to inject a ray of hope into a world that seems to be covered in shadows. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Nov 21, 2019
41% The Laundromat (2019) The film, despite the narrative elements it contains, works more as an informative audiovisual product and as a reporting tool, than as a fiction that seeks to tell a story. [Full review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Nov 21, 2019
98% Parasite (Gisaengchung) (2019) Parasite is loaded with good performances and memorable characters that go from anecdotal to social radiography. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 8, 2019
83% Midsommar (2019) Aster is good at creating environments, but he seems more concerned with projecting himself as an intelligent filmmaker with messages full of symbols and intellectuality, than for telling a story that touches the public. - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 1, 2019
39% Angel Has Fallen (2019) Beyond gray characters, the script is quite predictable. The combination of both factors translates into a lack of empathy towards the destiny of the characters. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Sep 9, 2019
61% The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) The movie is light, fun, touching, and it is a great entertainment option. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Aug 19, 2019
67% Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Worth it? No. Not only because it is a standard action movie, but also because the only thing left of the spirit of the franchise are the characters of Hobbes and Shaw, but if they had changed their names, no one would care. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Aug 12, 2019
64% Child's Play (2019) Child's Play is not as disposable as it seems, but it's neither an art piece nor remarkable within the genre. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Aug 1, 2019
52% The Lion King (2019) John Favreau's The Lion King is not an emotionally powerful film, just a technological curiosity. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 26, 2019
76% Hotel Mumbai (2019) Hotel Mumbai is a must-see for those who love cinema; a tribute to the courage of the human beings (and the real life characters who lived that horror) that invites us to become heroes when everything seems to be lost. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 22, 2019
91% Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Spider-Man: Far from Home feels very adolescent... and Parker's actions are so immature and absurd that they put the humanity in danger. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 11, 2019
64% Annabelle Comes Home (2019) Annabelle 3 is a medium belt within the Warren universe, which implies that it is not the worst of deliveries, but definitely leaves a lot to be desired. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 5, 2019
89% Rocketman (2019) Fletcher makes a perfect blend with the drama, the pain and the ecstasy of a musical. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 17, 2019
23% Rim of the World (2019) It doesn't have great pretensions: It is raw, picaresque, and it presents extremely absurd scenes, but that work well within the convention that McG has created. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 10, 2019
80% Mid90s (2018) Hill, who also wrote the script, is able to project the adolescent anguish that exists at this time. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 31, 2019
81% Long Shot (2019) Levine's comedy works, supported by a well-built story and by its political background that makes (Long Shot) a smart comedy. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 30, 2019
46% The Warning (El aviso) (2018) The charm of the film relies on its dramatic structure, which leaves out the background and motivations of the characters. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 30, 2019
No Score Yet Megalodon (2018) Megalodon ends up being totally disposable, and not even the charisma of Jason Statham can save it. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
No Score Yet Slenderman (2018) The director fails to reproduce the terrifying experience that Slenderman created on the web... most of the time it ends up boring, for his predictable appearances. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
71% Ana and Bruno (Ana y Bruno) (2017) The connection between Ana and Bruno feels quite artificial, which makes us question the reason for the title. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
75% The Angel (2018) The Angel is a failed promise of a movie that could have been a good espionage thriller. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
33% The Predator (2018) The movie is quite boring: we never get to empathize with the characters... The truth is that everyone could die and no one would care. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
87% Ravenous (Les affamés) (2018) The story ends up without giving us satisfactory answers about this apocalypse; with characters lacking a narrative arc. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
90% A Star Is Born (2018) Cooper creates an atmosphere of intimacy that makes us feel that we are part of this adventure of success and tragedy [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
79% Halloween (2018) There are interesting elements that bring a new perspective to the movie. Halloween is a good sequel, not better than its predecessor, but it's worth watching. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019
88% Museum (Museo) (2018) (Museum) is not a caper movie, nor a road movie, not a thriller or an author's movie which transcends genres. At most, it's a bad drama. [Full Review in Spanish] - Proceso EDIT
Read More | Posted May 29, 2019