Tag: Javier Umpiérrez

Kill the Jockey | Review

They Kill Horse Riders, Don’t They?: Ortega Puzzles with Deadpan Metaphors Nothing is what it appears to be in Argentinean Luis Ortega’s latest film Kill...

La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making his English language debut with fourth feature La Cocina, based on the notable stage play...

Memory | Review

Remembrance of Things Past: Franco Bargains for Benevolence in Purgative Love Story “Memory is something so complex that no list of all its attributes could...

Interview: Michel Franco – Memory

Unwaveringly dedicated to a cinema of provocation, even if it may appear excessive to more sensitive viewers, auds at the Venice (and Toronto) Film...

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Interview: Paul Mescal – Hamnet

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