All posts tagged "Spanish"
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HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN – Review
HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN is a subtitled Mexican psychological thriller with dangling supernatural questions. It isn’t an easy...
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OFFICIAL COMPETITION – Review
In the satiric comedy OFFICIAL COMPETITION, Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as an auteur director and international...
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LA SOGA: SALVATION – Review
For a definition of what people mean when they describe a crime drama as “gritty,” look no further...
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PARALLEL MOTHERS – Review
Pedro Almodovar is famous for Oscar-winning dramas like TALK TO HER and ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER but the...
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LANGUAGE LESSONS – Review
A surprise gift of Spanish lessons via Zoom launches the funny, charming, and touching LANGUAGE LESSONS, a comedy...
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PAIN AND GLORY – Review
Making a film about a movie maker is a tricky thing but thankfully, Pedro Almodovar gets it right...
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EVERYBODY KNOWS – Review
Penelope Cruz plays a Spanish-born woman who returns with her two children to the rural Spanish village where...
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ROMA – Review
Oscar-winning writer/director Alfonso Cuaron (GRAVITY, CHILDREN OF MEN) crafts his most personal film, a realist drama set in...
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A FANTASTIC WOMAN – Review
Chilean director Sebastian Lelio’s A FANTASTIC WOMAN is indeed a fantastic film, with a fantastic performance by its...
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JULIETA – Review
2016 certainly turned out to be a good year for films, particularly dramas, and JULETA is one...
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REDEEMER (2014) – The Review
For my money, there are two truly amazing, ass-kicking action flicks that came out of 2014 and wouldn’t...
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Fantastic Fest 2009: ‘[Rec] 2’ Review
WARNING: since this is a direct sequel to , there will be spoilers for in this review....
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Fantastic Fest 2009: ‘Mandrill’ Review
Who knew Chile had one of the best action stars of all time? Ernesto Diaz Espinoza’s ‘Mandrill’ stars...
