REVIEW Los Adioses
I was predisposed to enjoy Los Adioses, Natalia Beristáin’s biopic about ‘mid-century modern’ Mexican feminist writer Rosario Castellanos. That the... Read Article
REVIEW Brasilia, Life After Design
In Brasília: Life After Design, film-maker Bart Simpson allows the sinuous curves of renowned architects Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa’s... Read Article
REVIEW Últimos Días en la Habana
From the first scene Últimos Días en la Habana (Last Days in Havana) begins with a visual Cuban identity, starting with... Read Article
REVIEW Jeffrey
Jeffrey (2016) is a docudrama from Dominican filmmaker Yanillys Perez, following a young boy who cleans car windscreens in the... Read Article
REVIEW Candelaria
Candelaria (Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza, 2017) is a heartwarming but rickety Havana tale of rediscovering sensuality later in life, without the... Read Article
REVIEW A Fantastic Woman
Deciding to review A Fantastic Woman, after finding out it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film already... Read Article
Talking Poetry, Surrealism and Collecting Rubbish with Mexican Film-Maker Michel Lipkes
In his latest film Extraño pero verdadura (Strange But True, 2017), Michel Lipkes tells the story of two young lovers,... Read Article
Iñárritu’s VR Exhibit ‘Carne y Arena’ Shows the Truth of ‘An Invisible Society’
El otro lado is a phrase I grew up listening to. Often it was my father speaking of returning to... Read Article
Aquarius – A Personal Reflection on Brazil’s Film of the Year
Not in recent times has a Brazilian film, or any film for that matter, managed to communicate to me on... Read Article
Latin American Cinema Has a Place in Europe
Latin American cinema has been increasingly showcased in Europe over the last decade. Although big festivals like Cannes, San Sebastian... Read Article
The Good Fight
“I haven’t witnessed any family members die of natural causes,” says Alan Duarte, whose poignant story is told in the... Read Article
How Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Embraced Mexican Culture to Become a Smash Hit
Pixar’s latest animated film Coco is their latest offering to become an absolute sensation. Their long planned Day of the... Read Article