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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...the film uses the theft of Mayan art from Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology as a metaphor for the larger sins of genocide and cultural appropriation.

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Though they make mistakes, and one could easily find fault with some of their methods, they are a (mostly) shining example of the better instincts of the human animal, and this film is a loving tribute to them and to the woman they love.

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On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in our mutual hometown of Baltimore, I finally caught up with director Nick Kovacic, whose documentary Agave: The Spirit of a Nation I had watched (and reviewed) at SXSW 2018, two months earlier. Kovacic – a […]

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Mixing beautiful cinematography, animations, archival footage and talking-head interviews, Kovaic and Riggieri do a fine job explaining all the terms and facts we need to know to grasp the importance of the subject.

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It feels like Nix was everywhere at once, orchestrating multiple camera crews and gaining access to intimate moments that both propel and anchor the narrative.

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Whatever its occasional flaws, then, Human Flow must be seen, reminding us of our common, if fractured, humanity.

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