Carlos Aguilar

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Originally from Mexico City, Carlos Aguilar is a Los Angeles based filmmaker/film journalist who has covered AFI Fest, COLCOA, and the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Top Films From Contemporary Film Auteurs: Almodóvar (Talk To Her), Coen Bros. (Blood Simple), Dardenne Bros. (Rosetta), Haneke (The White Ribbon), Hsiao-Hsien (Three Times), Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love), Kiarostami (Close-up), Lynch (Blue Velvet), Tarantino (Kill Bill vol.1), Van Sant (Elephant), von Trier (Dogville)

Exclusive articles:

The Attack | Review

Criminal or Heroine: A Terrible Marital Secret Makes Doueiri’s Return A Profound Statement There is a scene in Ziad Doueiri’s latest film in which a...

I Send You This Place | Review

Experimental Love Letter To Iceland’s Therapeutic Vistas Films are, for the most part, classified as either narrative or non-fiction. Samples of the docu's format line's...

Finding Joy | Review

More from the Garden State: De Rosa Searchs For Romantic Eccentricities Director Carlo De Rosa’s debut feature is yet another addition to the long list...

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s | Review

Glossy Emptiness; Fashion’s Greatest Church The measure of success used in the fashion industry is unlike any used in other commercial art. Rather than massive...

Tai Chi Hero | Review

Fallen Hero; Fung Spawns Unnecessary Sequel Bringing back the tonally strange style that makes these films so hard to classify, Stephen Fung’s follow-up to last...

Breaking

La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...
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