Directed by Albert Pintó, Nowhere takes us on a journey aboard a cargo ship, where the protagonist, Mia, played by Anna Castillo, fights for survival amidst the perils of the deep sea. Pintó highlights the plight of those fleeing war-torn countries through Mia's arduous voyage. The film draws us in with its characters and their emotional connections. Castillo's powerful portrayal breathes life into Mia, making her the beating heart of this gripping narrative. From the opening scene, where Mia and…
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Cassandro 2023
In Cassandro, director Roger Ross Williams sheds light on the extraordinary journey of Saúl Armendáriz, better known as Cassandro, a luchador who defied societal norms by embracing his true self both in and out of the wrestling ring. Inspired by telenovelas and his love for makeup, Cassandro made the audacious decision to shed his lucha libre persona of El Topo and transform into an exótico drag performer. Gael García Bernal delivers a remarkable performance, tapping into the chaotic queer essence…
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Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
So it's finally here, the reshot and retooled alternate version of the 2017 box office bomb Justice League. Now admittedly, Zack Snyder's films, along with those of Michael Bay, have never been able to fill me with joyous anticipation. Still, I've had protracted intentions of watching this after all the ridiculous and childish absurdities of the years of online campaigning of #ReleasetheSnyderCut. This campaign saw a loud and primarily obnoxious community insisting they were being denied access to a secret…
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1917 2019
1917 is an emotionally harrowing and memorable experience. It’s a movie in which Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049) utilises long takes to give the impression of it being one continuous shot, as opposed to an authentic one-shot movie such as Sebastian Schipper’s magnificent Victoria. The trick/gimmick very quickly becomes subordinate however as the story itself is so absorbing, but it’s nonetheless an extraordinary feat, and the crew spent months harmonising shots and sequences so that everything would be…
