REVIEW ‘Alelí’: A Father’s Death Sends His Heirs into a Downward Spiral in this Uruguayan Comedy
In the opening scene of Alelí (2019, dir. Leticia Jorge) a notary reads out loud the details of a sales... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Babenco: Tell Me When I Die’: A Touching Love Letter to a Cinematic Giant
Héctor Babenco, a renowned Brazilian-Argentinean filmmaker, passed away in 2016 at the age of sixty, after struggling with cancer for... Read Article
REVIEW ‘The Sleepwalkers’: Female Resilience at the Centre of an Argentinian Family Drama
Drawing a metaphoric parallel with Argentina’s widespread rite of drinking mate, The Sleepwalkers (Los Sonámbulos, 2019), directed by Paula Hernández,... Read Article
REVIEW ‘The Funeral Home’: Argentinian Horror Fails to Build Suspense
The Argentinian film The Funeral Home (2020, original title La Funeraria) opened in select virtual theatres in USA and Canada... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’: Venezuela’s Oscars Candidate is a Compelling (and Frustrating) Documentary
Mother Earth has reached her breaking point: the current pandemic is just another sign that humanity, as it exists today,... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Identifying Features’: A Mother Embarks on a Dangerous Journey from Mexico to the USA
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. Disappearances of... Read Article
REVIEW ‘The Mole Agent’: An Unusual and Stylish Documentary about the Dilemma of Care and Dignity in Old Age
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. Award-winning Chilean documentary... Read Article
REVIEW ‘I’m No Longer Here’: A Coming-of-Age Story About Music and Migration
I’m No Longer Here (Ya No Estoy Aquí) is a remarkable new film by Mexican Director Fernando Frías de la... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’: Cuban-Born Brothers and Musicians Collaborate for the First Time
Aldo López-Gavilán’s eyes open wide and round as he examines a vast gallery of vintage American cars in Detroit. On... Read Article
REVIEW ‘King Kong en Asunción’: One Last Road Trip with an Ageing Contract Killer
King Kong en Asunción opens with us in the backseat of a 4×4, as the protagonist (deftly played by Andrade... Read Article
REVIEW ‘The Name of the Son’: Gender Identity and LGBTQ Rights
This review was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau, in October 2020. You can read the... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Los Lobos’: Brothers Fend For Themselves in a Mexican Equivalent to ‘The Florida Project’
Los Lobos (The Wolves, 2020, directed by Samuel Kishi) is the story of an undocumented Mexican family who’ve recently arrived... Read Article