San Simón ★★★
Contributing to the growing body of Spanish cinema dealing with the unresolved legacies of the Civil War and Francoist repression,Continue Reading
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Maspalomas ★★½
From an outsider’s, and possibly especially an American, point of view, Spain may look like an LGBTQ+ haven with itsContinue Reading
Afternoons of Solitude ★★★½
What drives a person to torture and kill a terrified creature that never meant them any harm? What brings aContinue Reading
Close Your Eyes ★★★
Close Your Eyes is Spanish director Victor Erice’s fourth film. Erice is known best for his films The Spirit ofContinue Reading
Society of the Snow ★★★½
In Lord of the Flies, William Golding explored human morality through portraying the experiences of a group of adolescents whoContinue Reading
Pacifiction ★★★★
Beneath the gorgeous green overhang of palms, the thunderous waves of Teahupo’o, and the glimmering rainfall of tropical French PolynesiaContinue Reading
French Actresses in Film
Tying in with our July Theme Month on Women-Directed Films, we thought we would highlight performances from a handful ofContinue Reading
Predictions for the 94th Academy Awards
For the first time since 2018, the Academy Awards will have a host. Three of them, actually. Actresses/comedians Regina Hall,Continue Reading
Most Anticipated of December 2021
Alex Sitaras: Like the two months before it, December continues to show that movies are back. First up I’d likeContinue Reading
The Human Voice ★★★★
Life imitates art in Pedro Almódovar’s The Human Voice. Shot over the course of Spain’s national lockdown, Almódovar deftly reconfiguresContinue Reading
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