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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) |
The film exposes us to an intense dynamic that works against itself when it wants to tell us something. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Jun 05, 2023
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The Ninth Configuration (1980) |
The Ninth Configuration is as much a horror film as it is a social satire and a drama. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted May 30, 2023
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The Boogeyman (2023) |
As if they hadn't read the story more than once, screenwriters Mark Heyman, Scott Beck, and Bryan Woods mold the original's idea into moldable clay to make it into a generic movie aimed at teen audiences. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted May 25, 2023
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Fast X (2023) |
... A stew of characters, plots, and villains that appear everywhere all at once, and a disorganized narrative that slows down the pace and makes Justin Lin's absense palpable in its most delirious moments. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted May 18, 2023
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) |
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is more than a classic story of overcoming adversity; it transmits an inspiring message about appreciating life as an experience filled with lights and shadows... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted May 17, 2023
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The Burning (1981) |
If the kills aren't particularly ingenious, they are abundant, bloody, and effective. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted May 15, 2023
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The Wolf House (2018) |
The Wolf House is pure genre, but also, a disturbing, chilling, and intricate work of art that's different from anything else done in this century... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted May 08, 2023
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Unwelcome (2022) |
Unwelcome plays with home invasion genre tropes without avoiding the most uncomfortable moments, yet, at the same time it does so from a comedic standpoint... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 28, 2023
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Beau Is Afraid (2023) |
The auteur has created a world filled with references, clues, and symbolisms, playing with the audience's expectations and constantly breaking the rules of narrative logic. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 24, 2023
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Tchaikovsky's Wife (2022) |
Bitter and oppressive, Tchaikovsky's Wife doesn't offer reprieve to the spectator, replicating the trademark dismay and sadness of many classics from Mother Russia. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 24, 2023
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Renfield (2023) |
Renfield is silliness full of explosive gore, with tropes from the '80s - 90s buddy movies and agile editing that makes its 90 minutes fly by... - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 10, 2023
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The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) |
Bourboulon finds the balance between palace intrigue with historical overtones inevitably reminiscent of "Game of Thrones," and an occasionally festive spirit full of humor, action, and romance. [Fullp review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 10, 2023
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Tetris (2023) |
Tetris is a harmless stretched-out anecdote that comes at a time where corporate celebration arrives in a torrent... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 05, 2023
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The Pope's Exorcist (2023) |
Truly a surprise that takes all the known genre elements and raises their volume to pulpish heights with levitations, fire, and action that work thanks to the everpresent sardonic humor of the protagonist... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 05, 2023
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Tin & Tina (2023) |
Tin & Tina sins by making us believe that it's a daring film at its core awaiting to explode in a crescendo but ends up falling into a collection of conventions that are more or less perturbing... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 04, 2023
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) |
Honor Among Thieves is a rare franchise for its new faces, not overloading the mythology while introducing new characters with blind trust in an ensemble that works perfectly. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Apr 04, 2023
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The Munsters (2022) |
[Rob Zombie] has recovered the charm of the original to present a personal and respectful vision that wants to encapsulate the spirit of his legacy. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Mar 28, 2023
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65 (2023) |
65 isn't creative at maximizing its possibilities, but... it sustains its idea with the efficiency of a sci-fi paperback. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Mar 24, 2023
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) |
Shazam 2 recaptures a simpler and classic feeling of innocence that's reminiscent of the old comics... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Mar 17, 2023
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Xtro (1982) |
... Turns a space visit into a nightmare about monstrous paternity, the abuse or traumatic reproduction, into a sum of totally insane and unpredictable dream paths where the only common thread seems to be flesh degradation. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Mar 15, 2023
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Scream VI (2023) |
Scream VI is tremendously entertaining, despite some moments that drag due to a slight body count, but it is still a very generational product, designed to please fans who grew up with movies and newcomers, but fans nonetheless. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Mar 10, 2023
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Nocebo (2022) |
With its subtle yet hilarious gags, Nocebo toys with the audience's knowledge of the genre... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Re/Member (2022) |
A pleasant surprise for viewers without prejudices towards the tropes of juvenile cinema. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Feb 22, 2023
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
Sammy/Spielberg demonstrates that cinema transforms the quotidian and that it has the power to elevate anything above its own truth. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Viking Wolf (2021) |
Viking Wolf reveals itself to be quite a bloody movie, with a more serious and sinister approach than common adolescent fare... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Feb 09, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
A camouflaged post-pandemic movie with a naïve yet warm, well-intentioned message that doesn't push boundaries, and albeit its concept thriller façade, never abandons safe grounds... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Feb 01, 2023
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The Offering (2022) |
... All the promises made with the well-crafted setup are sullied by poor use of horror; the scares are more annoying than frightful. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Jan 28, 2023
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Tár (2022) |
[Tár] ambiguously disassembles interactions between power and gender... mutating themes to be analyzed or destroyed by differing perspectivces, and not only he's aware, but he [Todd Field] builds his thesis around it. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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La Pietà (2022) |
La Pietà is funny, sick, wild, sometimes childish in its attempt to empathize, and vulgar, though no less brilliant or tragically comic for it. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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Holy Spider (2022) |
Essential and sadly, very true of the times. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Jan 13, 2023
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Babylon (2022) |
... Rarely do projects as ambitious as 'Babylon' manage to be so much fun. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Jan 10, 2023
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) |
An outburst of genius from a showman who cements his musical art on humor and with his being vindicates what's weird and strange. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 27, 2022
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The Pale Blue Eye (2022) |
A clean and neat visual palette gives an expensive look to a boring soap with pretentious scenes, unrefined dialogue, out-of-tune editing, and an exaggerated running time... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 22, 2022
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She Said (2022) |
She Said is informative but fails in trying to be like a '70s political journalism thriller with its timid attempts to create the allusion of danger... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 19, 2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
A stock blockbuster filled with impressive action sequences, albeit familiar and not as definitive as was expected after 13 years, but justifiably necessary in the landscape of mimetic superheroes... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 14, 2022
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The Open Body (2022) |
Embraces its gothic essence, perhaps a bit antiquated for some, but still timeless and full of textures, a small oasis that's rare to find. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 12, 2022
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White Noise (2022) |
The ideas from the original text about death, consumerism, and the simplification of public information are undone by Baumbach's intent on connecting his story with, oh no, our well-known Covid pandemic. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 08, 2022
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Violent Night (2022) |
A fun and bloody Christmas infamy with the real Santa as an accidental hero. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 05, 2022
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The Menu (2022) |
An intelligent dilemma that portents to be more scandalous than what it actually serves; The Menu is an agile ode to the inherent beauty of a pretentious dish while simultaneously questioning its existence. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) |
[James Gunn's] secret is an unconditional love for his characters, a well-intentioned cheesy-ness that's affecting, and a silliness that's enjoyable... this may turn out to be Earth's kids' favorite holiday special this year. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 30, 2022
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) |
Del Toro interlaces darkness with the utmost tenderness, without fear of being maudlin... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 28, 2022
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Bones and All (2022) |
Loaded with magnificent moments, great micro scenes and situations... but they never quite reach the impact of the initial encounter Maren has with Sully [Mark Rylance]. - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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Hellhole (2022) |
With its rituals and exorcisms, Hellhole initially seems to be purely a variation of a possession film, but as the movie progresses it takes a turn into occult and secret cult cinema. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 21, 2022
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Matriarch (2022) |
The whole of Matriarch leaves a better imprint than the sum of its ideas... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 21, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
Completely unfocused, everything is important so nothing ends up being so. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Terrifier 2 (2022) |
A gut and latex feast that embraces gore as an expression; detrimental entertainment for the health... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Carnival of Souls (1962) |
With a dreamlike spin, the film explores the dark side of the '50s American ideal of a perfect society... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 14, 2022
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Don't Worry Darling (2022) |
Layered; a nightmare rooted in a reality that implicates organized misogyny cloaked in coolness and overt social conventions. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) |
Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front is unbearably dark, but it convinces you that it should be. [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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13 Exorcismos (2022) |
13 Exorcismos doesn't have qualms using recent 'possessed movie' tropes, but it sets itself apart by exposing a dark side of Spain fraught with Catholic repression... [Full review in Spanish] - Espinof
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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