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3/5
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Broker
(2022)
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Rafael Paz
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Although a certain pro-life stance runs through the film, the director's argument resonates emotionally: there is no life that resists without community. Whether by blood or not, it's the least important.
Posted Aug 04, 2023
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4/5
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023)
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Icnitl Y García
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The triangle of directors decides to take very seriously the playfulness that is breathed in the center of Spider-Man, to lead to a work that is endearing at times and theoretical at others, but embraced by a visuality that never loses sight of the game
Posted Jun 19, 2023
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4/5
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Close Your Eyes
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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It is important to feel time, and it is not that "nothing happens", but rather that Erice makes us aware that we are getting older as the story progresses and with generous wisdom shares with us advice to grow old serenely: have no fear or hope.
Posted May 25, 2023
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2/5
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Asteroid City
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Although the experiment is ineffective and feels clumsy, dry and even more rigid than usual, there is a hint of genuine sensitivity within all the artifice, which is rather an infinite sadness, beautifully outlined in the character of Scarlett Johansson.
Posted May 25, 2023
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3.5/5
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Kidnapped
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Rapito is the work of a filmmaker who apparently will never get tired of filming and that always deserves to be celebrated.
Posted May 25, 2023
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1/5
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The Book of Solutions
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Gondry has taken an old notebook of notes, ideas and sketches in the early stages of development to form a kind of collage in which concepts are used before materials, although, don't worry, there is plenty of yarn, resistol and little sticks.
Posted May 24, 2023
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1.5/5
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Firebrand
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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A mechanical and insipid television language predominates in what appears to be the pilot of a series created for a second-order platform, even despite the commendable effort of Alicia Vikander and Jude Law to give the matter some seriousness and dignity.
Posted May 24, 2023
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3/5
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Anatomy of a Fall
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Takes well-established codes from shows and films set in courtrooms to create an immersive drama that knows how to balance solemnity, humor and sagacity to explore a couple's relationship.
Posted May 24, 2023
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4/5
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Fallen Leaves
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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The simplicity of the plot, as well as the way in which Kaurismäki develops the story, have a decidedly Chaplinesque air that avoids being trivial through a resource that is impossible to learn: soul.
Posted May 24, 2023
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3.5/5
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May December
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Perhaps if Ingmar Bergman had been less solemn, at some point in his career he would have made a film like May December, with all its pomposity, drama and histrionic vampirism.
Posted May 23, 2023
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2/5
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Creatura
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Creatura has a rather conventional development that is not without interest but lacks its own identity in an increasingly homogenized environment of audiovisual content. It is not a question of the subject, but of its form.
Posted May 23, 2023
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3.5/5
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The Zone of Interest
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Glazer is not bringing anything new to Holocaust depiction at all, but rather expanding a gesture of radicalism through the use of off-frame actions.
Posted May 23, 2023
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2/5
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Strange Way of Life
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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There's a sense of urgency that could have been used to the advantage of the short – two ex-lovers running out of time – but it's all strangely watered down, making the passion feel cold and remote
Posted May 22, 2023
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3.5/5
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The Delinquents
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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There will be viewers who feel cheated or that their time has been stolen, isn't it normal to expect that from a movie called The Delinquents? After all, being at the movies is something that only serves to steal our time
Posted May 22, 2023
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2.5/5
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Lost in the Night
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Unlike other contemporary Mexican filmmakers, Escalante's position is not one of distance or opportunism regarding what is being portrayed, but one of active involvement and also certain ingenuity and transparency to what is happening in his country
Posted May 22, 2023
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3.5/5
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The Sweet East
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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The sagacity of Pinkerton's script, and Williams' smooth direction, means that the project does not fall prey to a narrow and reductionist critical vision, allowing for a complexity that is absurd at times, but which manages to maintain a sense of reality
Posted May 22, 2023
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3/5
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Monster
(2023)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Kore-eda builds a film that in its bewilderment manages to be infinitely clearer about the anguish and pain of growing up, be it to become a monster or accuse others of being one.
Posted May 22, 2023
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2/5
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Women Talking
(2022)
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Ana Laura Pérez Flores
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Although what is explored has been elaborated in a much deeper and more detailed way on countless platforms, the film seems to offer us a synthesis to be easily consumed that does not contribute much to a constant discussion
Posted Mar 16, 2023
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Holy Spider
(2022)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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In purely cinematographic terms, there is nothing to discuss or reflect on.
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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4/5
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The Banshees of Inisherin
(2022)
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Rafael Paz
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The plot, like the fable that it is, forces the public to question themselves, to wonder about the preferred path without offering a concrete answer in this regard. Perhaps there is no way to escape the trivial.
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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4/5
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No Bears
(2022)
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Rafael Paz
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Panahi questions his own cinema and, by extension, that of other creators who seek "social justice" with their images. Their intentions may be good, but they are exempt from the consequences of their search.
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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3/5
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Falcon Lake
(2022)
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Rafael Paz
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Falcon Lake does not stray far from the path followed by other adolescent stories, the difference lies in the honesty with which it approaches its protagonists
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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4/5
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The Beasts
(2022)
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Rafael Paz
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As Bestas takes its time not to justify the actions of its villains, but to understand what led them to that point.
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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Alma Viva
(2022)
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Jonathan Eslui
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The director cleverly finds a way to immerse us in a story that seems simple at first glance, but in reality has many layers.
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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3/5
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Borrowed
(2023)
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Rafael Paz
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By injecting the disturbing sexual attraction that the guest provokes into David, the project achieves a more “psychological” background, in which the replacements are not only physical but significantly emotional for their characters.
Posted Dec 09, 2022
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2/5
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The Gravedigger's Wife
(2021)
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Ángela Mariana Ávalos
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The need to opt for "drama" leaves the impression that stories from these latitudes are only worth telling when there is suffering involved [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 17, 2021
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2/5
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Comala
(2021)
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Ángela Mariana Ávalos
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Without sensationalism, Cassini makes his documentary something so intimate that his own ambition and approach end up acting to his detriment [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 17, 2021
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3.5/5
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The Mad Women's Ball
(2021)
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Ángela Mariana Ávalos
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Laurent tries to find, for herself and her women, a safer and more efficient way to heal, one that demands openness to the world [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 17, 2021
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2.5/5
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Dug Dug
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Without complicating things, Pareek exposes the contagious and rapid expansion of religious devotion and the imposition of religious precepts to the inexplicable [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 14, 2021
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2/5
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The Power of the Dog
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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To say that Campion's work is bad would be unfair and impartial, it is more apt to say that it is a mediocre film dressed as one of those larger than life films. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 14, 2021
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3.5/5
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Aloners
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Aloners is a film that manages to retain a certain ambiguity without leaving any loose ends, a genuine achievement in an environment where most films only seek certainties. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 14, 2021
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2/5
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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There is not much to say about this documentary, structured and assembled with the most conventional mold. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 14, 2021
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1.5/5
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The Guilty
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Despite being filmed with utter laziness, The Guilty raises an important question: are famous, Anglo-Saxon and beautiful faces enough to enhance subtitled films? [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 14, 2021
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3/5
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12 Mighty Orphans
(2021)
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Mariana Fernández
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With a classical approach ... it does not take enough advantage of the historical context in which it takes place. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 07, 2021
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1.5/5
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Europa
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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What is the purpose of a film like Europe? It is evident that his interest is not cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 15, 2021
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3/5
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Red Rocket
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Red Rocket is the porn parody of the American Dream. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 15, 2021
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3/5
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Titane
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Committed to a reckless point with herself, Ducournau's film is in every way a true monster: her appearance is deeply intimidating and hostile... so ruthless that it can only come from the coldness of a machine. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 14, 2021
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2.5/5
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Medusa
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Generous in synthesizer music, tense suspense scenes and precise in creating an ideal atmosphere to attack religious fundamentalism in Brazil. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 14, 2021
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3/5
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JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
(2021)
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Icnitl Y García
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Stone's work does not seek to place certainties, more importantly, it tries to place questions at the center of the discussion, which with the right fire, can make immaculate statues explode in time. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 14, 2021
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2.5/5
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The French Dispatch
(2021)
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Icnitl Y García
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The French Dispatch is baroque in both its narrative and its workmanship. The camera makes such an exhaustive and precise description that it reveals every mystery, that no verse is left open. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 14, 2021
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3/5
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Bergman Island
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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On Bergman's Island, filmmaker and critic Mia Hansen-Løve does not test Ingmar Bergman's honor or try to question his legacy, but uses it in an ironic sense and then dismisses it. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 14, 2021
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4.5/5
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Drive My Car
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Thinking about Drive My Car is necessarily reaching the gaze that does not individualize, that does not fragment, but unifies, that embraces a sensation more than an image. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 14, 2021
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1.5/5
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Flag Day
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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If there is one redeemable trait in Sean Penn's outrageous vanity and rampant self-centeredness in his most recent directorial work, it is that they are as honest as possible at the very least. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 13, 2021
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3/5
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Three Floors
(2021)
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Icnitl Y García
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In the lives of three married couples, situations are drawn that go through the despicable, the incompressible and frustrating, but above all, the desire. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 12, 2021
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4/5
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Benedetta
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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Although he does not totally deny his affiliation with the nunsploitation , those dildos would make Buñuel himself blush, his main interest lies in questioning and satirizing the Church. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 10, 2021
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4.5/5
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Clara Sola
(2021)
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Icnitl Y García
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Álvarez Mesén's alchemy keeps the hidden without revealing itself ... the finesse of her craft condenses a film that addresses the initiation of love as well as the terror in the abysses of madness. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 09, 2021
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2.5/5
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Cow
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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The intention of the filmmaker is paid to environmental awareness using a narratively predatory device: does cinema justify the means? Maybe Arnold thinks so. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 09, 2021
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3.5/5
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The Souvenir Part II
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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The greatest virtue of the second part lies in the presence of this solemn irony, adding a series of nuances absent in Hogg's previous feature film that are essential for the new one to be just as forceful. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 09, 2021
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3/5
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Everything Went Fine
(2021)
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Icnitl Y García
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The problem is not being nefarious, we all are and will be, but how much we take responsibility for our crap. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 08, 2021
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2.5/5
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Ahed's Knee
(2021)
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Jorge (JJ) Negrete
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With a filmmaker like Nadav Lapid it's very easy to confuse irony with sincerity, considering that, after all, the film is financed by the same State that he criticizes. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 08, 2021
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