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2.5/5
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Close Your Eyes
(2023)
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Juan Luis Caviaro
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[Close Your Eyes] leaves enough reasons to be moved and once again enjoy the filmmaker's sensibilities, but it also demands total surrender to its rusty narrative, and a forgiving attitude to overlook all its shortcomings. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 26, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Little Mermaid
(2023)
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Randy Meeks
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Halle Bailey will have to visit a chiropractor, because she alone carries this entire film on her shoulders. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 26, 2023
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4/5
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Kidnapped
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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With Kidnapped, Marco Bellocchio confirms he hasn't lost an iota of cinematic energy or political commitment. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 26, 2023
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4.5/5
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A Brighter Tomorrow
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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A film full of life. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 25, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Boogeyman
(2023)
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Jorge Loser
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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]
Posted May 25, 2023
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2/5
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Incredible But True
(2022)
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Randy Meeks
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Dupieux is original and funny, but he can't stop elbowing you so that you notice. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 25, 2023
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3.5/5
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Creatura
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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Mila's story is frank and direct, drawing a narrative that also explains the way she is in the world... an emotion that reflects the social burden, in all its dimensions, that women continue to bear because of their bodies. [Full review in Spaish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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4.5/5
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Eureka
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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Eureka seeks to rewrite the legacy of the Native American people and map their territory through a narrative diptych from north to south, covering all that territory with a spell that only cinema can cast. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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4/5
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The Zone of Interest
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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The opening of The Zone of Interest suggests that Glazer will follow a similar strategy to that of Nemes' Son of Saul (2015)... However, the British director's approach is more complex but also more limiting. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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3/5
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Lost in the Night
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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There's desire and there's death, yet, Escalante doesn't take full advantage of all the ideas he proposes along the way. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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4/5
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Strange Way of Life
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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Those who are unafraid of the most creative Almodóvar will enjoy this moving new daring gem from La Mancha. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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4/5
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The Sweet East
(2023)
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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz
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Behind this detailed and unprejudiced study, there's an anthropological aspect that parallels the myriad of visual formats employed in the film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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4.5/5
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Killers of the Flower Moon
(2023)
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Juan Luis Caviaro
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As expected, there is a lot of violence, murder, suffering, and cruelty... the title has 'Killers' for a reason. However, there is so much humor, right from the start. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2023
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3.5/5
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A Good Person
(2023)
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Randy Meeks
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A Good Person is a story of shades of grey that loses itself in its third act, but just as well deserves our attention to attend a display of honesty told by a regretfully insecure hand. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 22, 2023
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4.5/5
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The Eight Mountains
(2022)
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Randy Meeks
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... One can only admire the great work of Groeningen and Vandersmeersch in perfectly capturing two lives that run emotionally perpendicular but with a single point in common: a perennial and incombustible friendship. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 22, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Little Mermaid
(2023)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Perhaps I came in with low expectations, but the new The Little Mermaid turned out to be an acceptable update to the late '80s animated film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 22, 2023
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2.5/5
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
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Juan Luis Caviaro
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This is not "my" Indiana Jones.
Posted May 22, 2023
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Fast X
(2023)
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Jorge Loser
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... 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]
Posted May 18, 2023
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3.5/5
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Alice, Darling
(2022)
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Randy Meeks
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Alice, Darling is machiavellic within its overwhelming intelligence. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 18, 2023
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3.5/5
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(2023)
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Jorge Loser
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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]
Posted May 17, 2023
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2/5
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Jeanne du Barry
(2023)
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Juan Luis Caviaro
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Jeanne du Barry seems to conform as a vehicle for its stars to shine, and although there is a sense of it wanting to join the current trend of vindicating historical female figures, it adopts the manners of a table setting... [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 17, 2023
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4/5
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The Crime Is Mine
(2023)
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Pablo Vázquez
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Nadia Tereskiewicz and Rebecca Marder are incredibly fresh, elegant, and extraordinary as protagonists in this farce. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 16, 2023
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2.5/5
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Fatum
(2023)
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Pablo Vázquez
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Galiñanes' direction is adequate but sometimes needs a little more visual verve. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 15, 2023
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4.5/5
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The Burning
(1981)
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Jorge Loser
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If the kills aren't particularly ingenious, they are abundant, bloody, and effective. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 15, 2023
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2/5
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Marlowe
(2022)
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Randy Meeks
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It is useless to regurgitate genre clichés if there's no heart behind it. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 15, 2023
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2/5
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Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
(2022)
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Randy Meeks
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A rebirth that means the final death of a saga, one that deserved a talented visionary behind it. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 15, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Mother
(2023)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Lopez delivers with ease... but the duo loses strength as the film progresses, making some decisions that are difficult to understand, eventually resulting in an average film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 12, 2023
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5/5
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The Wolf House
(2018)
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Jorge Loser
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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]
Posted May 08, 2023
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3.5/5
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Cairo Conspiracy
(2022)
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Pedro Gallego
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Easily digestible and easy to follow even if we're unfamiliar with Egyptian politics. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 05, 2023
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3/5
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Asedio
(2023)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Miguel Ángel Vivas' directions is strong and Natalia de Molina's performance is truly convincing, but Marta Medina's screenplay fails to integrate successfully the elements that distinguish it from being an average thriller. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 05, 2023
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3/5
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Beau Is Afraid
(2023)
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Randy Meeks
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It is, undoubtedly, interesting, oppressive, and disruptive, but not as much as the director himself, who films with the arrogance of someone who is sure he has created a masterpiece, believes. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 01, 2023
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3.5/5
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Mavka: The Forest Song
(2023)
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Mariló Delgado
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... An adorable love story that fuses the best of modern animation with classical elements of Ukrainian mythology. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 01, 2023
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4/5
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has James Gunn's stamp and also, is quite disconnected from the rest of the MCU. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 28, 2023
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3.5/5
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Sisu
(2022)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Violence, entertainment, and spectacle walk hand in hand in this movie that although unrevolutionary, it's easy to enjoy... [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 28, 2023
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Unwelcome
(2022)
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Jorge Loser
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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]
Posted Apr 28, 2023
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3.5/5
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Peter Pan & Wendy
(2023)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Peter Pan & Wendy is proof that it isn't too difficult to make a good live action version of a Disney Classic. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 28, 2023
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3/5
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Maybe I Do
(2023)
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Pablo Vázquez
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A nostalgic, greyish, melancholic vaudeville that's somewhat stale and old-fashioned yet well-intentioned and honest, ultimately hopeful and optimistic, entertaining and light, landing somewhere between bland and elegant. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 26, 2023
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7/10
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Evil Dead Rise
(2023)
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Víctor López G.
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A wild and highly amusing midnight movie that is undoubtedly pure 'Evil Dead'; although this latter fact proves to be a double-edged sword that obliges us to traverse many well-known tropes that are already familiar to fans.
Posted Apr 25, 2023
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7/10
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Renfield
(2023)
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Víctor López G.
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A rollicking party you attend to see Nicolas Cage unleashed, for its explicit violence and over-the-top humor, and in which you stay for some endearing characters whom you unexpectedly end up adoring.
Posted Apr 25, 2023
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7/10
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The Pope's Exorcist
(2023)
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Víctor López G.
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A tremendously fun exercise in demonic horror that manages to stand out among its peers by using its huge wit, its charming campy spirit, and a Russell Crowe in his element having a great time among crucifixes, holy water sprinklers, and bibles.
Posted Apr 25, 2023
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5/10
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
(2023)
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Víctor López G.
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A sort of dream come true for the fans of the mustached plumber, full of easter-eggs, details and devotion, but weighed down by a narrative foundation that's fragile enough to bury its commendable efforts to entertain.
Posted Apr 25, 2023
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9/10
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John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
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Víctor López G.
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Translation: We can consider ourselves fortunate, because this self-aware delight, committed to the cause of relentless entertainment, has transformed cinematic action into a true work of art.
Posted Apr 25, 2023
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8/10
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Creed III
(2023)
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Víctor López G.
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A spectacle as vibrant as usual and drenched in the trademark Balboa spirit —with an extra dose of sugar, though—.
Posted Apr 25, 2023
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4.5/5
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Beau Is Afraid
(2023)
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Jorge Loser
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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]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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3.5/5
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20,000 Species of Bees
(2023)
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Randy Meeks
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... A perfect sample of the natural evolution of Spanish rural cinema in recent years. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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2/5
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
(2023)
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Randy Meeks
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Power Rangers: Once & Always does not measure up under any circumstance, not even as a circus curiosity. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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4/5
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Blue Jean
(2022)
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Sandra S. Guerra
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Blue Jean is, in short, the story of two generations that feed on each other around taboos. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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3.5/5
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Tchaikovsky's Wife
(2022)
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Jorge Loser
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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]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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3/5
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Phenomena
(2023)
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Mikel Zorrilla
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Generally, a fairly capable film in which the work of its leading trio stands out. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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2.5/5
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Empire of Light
(2022)
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Pedro Gallego
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There are scenes that try to spectacularly intertwine political strife with personal drama in a way that may be reminiscent of Alfonso Cuarón's cinema... yet in this film, they feel excessively abrupt. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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