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‘Magazine Dreams’ Review: A Self-Destructive Tale of Tragic Obsession (Sundance 2023)
Throughout the history of cinema, we’ve seen many narratives of obsession and sheer determination to do whatever it takes to become the best, with films such as Black Swan (2010), Whiplash (2014), and Foxcatcher (2014), to name a few. These movies showcase how far off the deep end people can go to achieve glory and […]
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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls: de YouTube para el mundo
Andrew Bowser, quien escribió, dirigió y protagonizó la película, comenzó a elevar su carrera como comediante cuando le dio vida al personaje de ‘Onyx the Fortuitous’ en su canal de YouTube: BowserVids. La webseries tomó tanto auge que Bowser pudo recolectar $610,467 a través de la plataforma de Patreon para poder llevar a Onyx a […]
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La Pecera: una meditación sobre la autonomía, el duelo y la invasión
La directora puertorriqueña Glorimar Marrero Sánchez nos presenta en La Pecera paralelos del duelo y la autonomía tanto en singular como en comunidad, la dualidad del coloniaje. El personaje de Noelia, interpretado por Isel Rodríguez, como motor de visibilización para la problemática que aún están pasando los viequenses, entrelaza la impotencia, el dolor, el sufrimiento […]
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‘La Pecera’ Review: A Lyrical Exploration of Decay (Sundance 2023)
How do you navigate life when you know you’ll depart it very soon? Do you make amends? Do you atone? Do you make your last memories meaningful and impactful? Do you just wither away? Glorimar Marrero Sánchez ópera prima La Pecera introduces all these questions into the film but never gives you a simple answer. […]
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‘Saint Omer’ Review: Nothing Is Ever As It Seems
Motherhood has always been a herculean task that is neither appreciated nor praised as it should be in our society. Motherhood is something that’s taken for granted and only questioned when it’s done incorrectly. With Alice Diop’s first narrative feature, Saint Omer, we get to explore all the facets of motherhood, even the unspeakable aspects […]
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: James Cameron’s Inexcusable Narrative
It’s been 13 years and multiple technological advancements since our introduction to James Cameron’s multi-billion dollar blockbuster Avatar, where we were introduced to the humanoid blue aliens called the Na’vi who inhabit a similar-ish looking planet Earth named Pandora. We followed the paraplegic marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) as he learned via his avatar to live […]