#DMZ Docs (South Korea) | A Journey to the Heart of Film Festivals. First Stop
“Be honest” David Beckham, in the documentary Beckham (Fisher Stevens, 2023) “How do you do to tell the difference …
#NYFF62 | Nickel Boys
There are recurring issues when films like Nickel Boys come along. One of them lies in adapting a literary piece …
#TIFF24 | The Brutalist
Brady Corbet (Vox Lux) is a young director (36 years old) with barely three feature films to his credit, including …
#VENICE81 | Joker: Folie à deux
The Joker sequel is a failure, an offensive fiasco by a collective of talented people, drunken with the success of …
#VENECIA81 | Kill the Jockey
LOOKING FOR THE INNER CHILD It is a unique occasion when in the competition of the respectable Venice Film Festival …
#VENICE81 | The Room Next Door
Snow, fluffy, soft and pink, falls on New York, probably on account of the global climate changes, or because Martha …
#JEONJU2024 | The Perfect Future
Every Festival (The Festival) “I wanna be a part of it” (New York, New York – Fred Ebb & …
#CANNES77 | Anora
NOW There are directors whom time gives them the chance of a lifetime. Such is the case of Sean Baker …
#CANNES77 | Horizon: An American Saga. Chapter 1
GRATEFUL CLASICISM As time goes by, what is true cinema is put in the rightful place it should have occupied …
#CANNES77 | The Substance
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL… Thanks to The Substance, the term “body horror” as a film subgenre –if such a …
#CANNES77 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
WATER, FUEL AND ACTION The reboot that was Mad Max: Fury Road introduced the character of Furiosa (Charlize Theron), whom …
#CANNES77 | Megalopolis
MEGADISAPPOINTMENT There is a term that has been employed in several reviews posted on this site about the expectation generated …