Mexico
Film Review – Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024) is one of the most curious films of the year. Whether that is a good or bad thing will be up to the viewer. Certainly, it is an ambitious undertaking. Writer/director Jacques Audiard (in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, and Nicolas Livecchi) has crafted a large…
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Film Review – I’m No Longer Here
Now available on Netflix, I’m No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aqui, 2020) tells the story of identity and how it is shaped and changed through age, experience, and cultural surroundings. Written and directed by Fernando Frias, there is a rich sense of place as…
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Film Review – Roma
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma (2018) plays like a magic trick. At first, we wonder where he is going with his story, but slowly, he peels back the layers to reveal a tapestry full of all the nuances of life. The good, the bad, the joy, the…
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