Victor Pineyro
Tomatometer-approved critic
Dominican Republic based film critic and film enthusiast. Entertainment Lawyer for Film Management, writer, and producer.
Movies reviews only
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
Shyamalan's obsession with the macabre, the weird and the disconcerting has turned him easily hooked to good premises that blur once you try to develop them. Dave Bautista is an incredible actor. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Apr 10, 2023
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
Almost 10 years later, the John Wick franchise is still delivering the most unbelievable action sequences in film in recent years. This time around the universe building is more important than the otherwise bland main character. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Mar 28, 2023
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
While other actors disappear behind their roles, Tom Cruise wants you to know it's him. This movie uses all of its technical marvel to bring us back to an adrenaline-filled formula blockbuster full of emotion. Made for the movies. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Feb 06, 2023
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) |
Nan Goldin's life is testament of transforming pain into art. Most of the time we are the sum of our experiences, but others we can make our experiences the sum of us. A modern masterpiece. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) |
There's this ventriloquist dynamic between Marcel and Dean that is impossible to not sense. Everyone of us has been Marcel at one point of our lives, with a personality so big that it does not fit our tiny bodies. Beautiful film. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 10, 2023
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A Film About Couples (2021) |
Probably my favorite Dominican comedy. Smart, funny, raw and completely true to its creators reality. Natalia and Oriol went all in to create the drama behind this docu-fiction experiment. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 07, 2023
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Mulan (2020) |
Beyond the fact that China feels like plastic, Mulan used to be, mainly, about its protagonist cutting personality, something that is totally missing from this adaptation. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 07, 2023
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Rififi (1955) |
The guide for heist movies was created in 1955 with this film. A masterpiece that everyone has been trying to copy over the years. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 07, 2023
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) |
There's this thing about bad vs. badder that does not help the stakes around anti-heroes or villains movies. This film is a mix of a lot of stuff that separated could've worked, but together is just incoherence. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 07, 2023
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) |
For lack of better trying, the film recycles every aspect of the original movie until the last 15 minutes. However, it gives the impression there's not much that can be done to make it better than this. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 07, 2023
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
Spielberg speaks directly to the heart of every artist out there, tells them he wasn't the exception and to keep fighting the fight between family and passion. Self-referencing his movies, the director tells us what made him, him. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jan 04, 2023
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Ford v Ferrari (2019) |
The best thing about Ford v Ferrari is how effective it is in injecting its adrenaline. Christian Bale is incredible in one of the movies with the most impressive sound design I've ever heard. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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The Irishman (2019) |
My obsession with Scorsese and this genre might not be healthy anymore. To the point where I found every minute of this movie interesting. The mob epic this director wanted to give us, throwing homages to the cinema that made him. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Parasite (2019) |
Delicate directing and immaculate production design make Parasite the masterpiece it is. Its social-study script belongs in a lab, as it comes with storytelling lessons that transcend language. Reason why it became universal. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Marriage Story (2019) |
The enormous thing about Marriage Story is that presents life as it is, filled with gray areas and with disappointment amid happiness. Probably the best acting Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson have ever given. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Klaus (2019) |
We've seen these stories a million times, but there's something about Klaus' animation that makes it very special and unique, add it to its genre-bending story and you get a precious Christmas film. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo is the best thing the sequel trilogy gave us. The film has way too many flaws, but my fandom couldn't help to enjoy every minute of it. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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The Farewell (2019) |
The upcoming death feels like a metaphor for the movie itself. It brings some universal theme around family and immigration, but it's just way, way too slow. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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The Two Popes (2019) |
How do you write a dialogue between two popes? Specially in this succession situation. The script shines above the filmmaking in this incredibly acted movie. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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I Lost My Body (2019) |
Art is rewarded by patience. I Lost My Body was the biggest surprise I got from a movie in 2019. It took me completely off-guard and made me feel stunned by the end. Beautiful animation, heart-gripping music. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Knives Out (2019) |
It has good performances and brushes of originality and freshness. Yet it tries so hard for the audience's approval and validation it becomes somewhat bugging. Good movie nonetheless. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Dolemite Is My Name (2019) |
Eddie Murphy with the comeback. His portrayal of rap/comedy legend, "Dolemite", is one for the books. A great homage to blaxploitation. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) |
A young man searches for a home in a city that has forgotten him. San Francisco hasn't felt nor looked like this since Hitchcock. A vibrant city in a movie that blurs the line between reality and fiction. Impressive storytelling. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Paths of Glory (1957) |
I can't even begin to imagine how Kubrick made this movie. I was perplexed the entire time. An absolute masterpiece. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Jojo Rabbit (2019) |
This was the movie that made me laugh and cry the most in 2019. It created this absolutely perfect mixture between satire and drama. Every joke hits all the good spots. Waititi's best work? Probably. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Bombshell (2019) |
Everything here is about the acting and its impressive leading cast. It's all in their eyes. In a delicate subject, the movie knows how not to be too much in your face and actually present drama. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) |
For almost everyone in Latin-America, Walter Mercado was a preponderant, present, mysterious and commented figure. A man that lived for hope, love and peace through astrology. An eternal legend. Impressive documentary. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jul 05, 2022
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De lo mio (2019) |
As a Dominican, when we talk about our stories, our surroundings, our music, our identity. This is what we mean. The film's best moments come in the intimacy and catharsis of its characters, where the language barrier is broken. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Corpus Christi (2019) |
One of 2019's best movies, and that is a lot to say. If Joker hadn't premiered, this would've been my best actor contender. The film is about hypocrisy and the final 10 minutes will absolutely blow your mind. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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1917 (2019) |
For experiences like the one I had in the theatre watching this is why I love film. Constantly asking myself how they did this. Probably Sam Mendes' best movie to date. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Little Women (2019) |
2019's feel good movie. With some of Desplat's magic in the score and impressive acting. But the movie feels too much "in your face" and has a weird story structure. In a year of incredible movies, this is pretty forgettable. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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American Factory (2019) |
I would say it has some political notion and delivers some interesting divisions between the East and the West. Yet it adds very little to the art of making a documentary and at least trying to make it appealing to the eye. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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La llorona (2019) |
Without delving into mysticism, the film delivers great suspense supported in acting, sound and the beauty of not showing too much. I was amazed this genre-bending movie was actually a success. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Ema (2019) |
A film about love, treason, mental instability, maternity, youth and sex beautifully shot by Sergio Armstrong and frenetically scored by Nicolas Jaar. Everyone here is a victim or a complice of Ema's craziness. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) |
Every shot feels as if it was painted on a canvas. Love and romance are not the same thing, and it is subtly shown in this movie that surrounds the lack of freedom there is in secrets. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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In the Mood for Love (2000) |
The film shows why we are attracted to the prohibited. A finesse to watch, hear and feel. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) |
George Lazenby's only 007 movie, turns out to also simply be my favorite James Bond movie of all time. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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It Happened One Night (1934) |
The acting provides deceit, romance and comedy in a grandiose way. But it's inevitable to feel that time has gone by and through It Happened One Night's narrative efforts. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Contagion (2011) |
Saw this like 3 days after the lockdown started for COVID-19. It's scary how accurate it was. Soderbergh does a good job building the different sides of the problem and how a pandemic affects everything. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959) |
The first minutes of this movie are shocking. Emmanuelle Riva knocks us off with her beauty while her character reminds us that we'll never really know Hiroshima. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 22, 2022
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007: Goldfinger (1964) |
Almost everything about this movie is unforgettable. The incredible title sequence, the menacing co-protagonist villain and Connery's "perfect" masculinity. Bond has evolved, but it gives pleasure to watch were it started. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 22, 2022
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Logan Lucky (2017) |
It's funny, it's fun, it's incredibly well acted and Soderbergh creates a really immaculate atmosphere around the characters. A really enjoyable movie. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 22, 2022
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Train to Busan (2016) |
I would say the hardest part of horror is to make the audience feel empathy. A good horror story only feels horrifying if you feel it's being done to someone you care about. And that's exactly what this movie does well. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 22, 2022
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Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019) |
It's a middle ground between crime and the least common of all senses, common sense. A good docu that tries hard to present different sides of the coin only to discover there are none. It's sad that yoga started like this. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 22, 2022
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21 Bridges (2019) |
Predictable, yet some times extremely entertaining and fun. Boseman creates a cool stereotypical cop hero in a movie that doesn't add much to the genre, but at least does not subtracts from it. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Motherless Brooklyn (2019) |
Bobby Cannavale tries to save this movie, but Edward Norton tried to be the Jack of all trades, only to become a master of none. Huge problems of rhythm and tone make this film barely watchable. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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The Lives of Others (2006) |
In an on itself the film is about freedom, love, compassion, solitude, and everything that gets downtrodden in an oppression regime. An incredible paradox around obsession disguised as a film. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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A Private War (2018) |
Rosamund Pike is a master at her work, yet the film's structure does not help us connect with the crude reality of Marie Colvin's impressive persona. We become numb of emotion by the pace of it all. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Queen & Slim (2019) |
Kaluuya and Turner-Smith create a chemistry like few others. A road movie filled with a Neo Bonnie & Clyde feeling. It's impressive that this is a debut for both screenwriter Lena Waithe and director Melina Matsoukas. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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'71 (2014) |
For a "war" movie, there's few gunshots, yet pure tension. '71 has its best moments when it knows its simple story give space to good moments of adrenaline and chaos. [Full review in Spanish] - Seventh Art Studio
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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