I recently enjoyed a Zoom conversation with J.R. Escalante, the screenwriter for the new film from Mexico, Contraataque (Counterattack). It premiered on Netflix on March 4th and within just a few weeks had achieved 58 million views. Stewart Clarke recently […]

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(The Tribeca Festival ran June 4-15 in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood and Hammer to Nail has boots on the ground! Check out M.J. O’Toole’s Twelve Moons movie review fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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Sujo, the latest visceral drama from directing duo Vernanda Faladez & Astrid Rondero (Identifying Features), spans decades in the life of a boy growing into a man in the shadow of the cartel. It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film […]

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One of the hits from this year’s festival circuit is finally making its way to U.S. theaters. Writer-director Lila Avilés’ Tótem, Mexico’s official entry to the 96th Academy Awards, follows a family over the course of one day through the […]

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Over half a decade after winning back-to-back Oscars for Birdman and The Revenant, Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with a new ambitious cinematic undertaking that takes us both through the mind of a man, and the history of Mexico. BARDO, False […]

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Juan Pablo Gonzalez’s sophomore feature, Dos Estaciones (Two Seasons) premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where its lead actress, Teresa Sánchez, took home the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Acting Award. Set in Mexico’s Jalisco highlands, it highlights the day-to-day […]

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