Category Archives: Cinema

Marisol Centeno & co in “La Última Mirada” [2006 Mexico]

Mexican writer, director and producer Patricia Arriaga-Jordán made her feature film debut in the romantic drama, “La Última Mirada” [Eng. Title: the Last Gaze]. This may be a simple albeit charming little number for a debut, but it also has … Continue reading

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Adriana Ugarte & co in “Lo Contrario al Amor” [2011 Spain]

The Spanish comedy “Lo Contrario al Amor” [Eng. Title: The Opposite of Love] appears to be Vicente Villanueva’s full-length feature debut. While he gives a decent account of himself as a director, the film has nothing too profound to say. … Continue reading

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Monica Bellucci in Gaspar Noé’s “Irréversible” [2002 France]

Sometimes I feel watching Gaspar Noé films is akin to paying someone to get yourself slapped. That is certainly the case with the shocking drama “Irréversible” [Eng. Title: Irreversible]. To describe the film as provocative would indeed be an understatement. … Continue reading

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Michela Cescon & Vanessa Incontrada in “Tutte le Donne della mia Vita” [2007 Italy]

Simona Izzo’s film “Tutte le Donne della mia Vita” [Eng. Trans: All the Women in my life] is a bitter-sweet comedy about Davide, a forty-something star-chef reminiscing his life while recovering from a heart attack following a medication overdose. As … Continue reading

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Karme Málaga & Ariadna Cabrol in “Las Películas de mi Padre” [2007 Spain]

Augusto Martínez Torres made the pseudo-autobiographical drama “Las Películas de mi Padre” [Orig. Title: Les pel·lícules del meu pare, Eng. Trans: The Films of my Father] as a contemplation of his own earlier work as a producer and director of … Continue reading

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