Friday, May 9, 2025

Hector A. Gonzalez

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Movie Review: ‘La Piedad’ is a Provocative Take on Motherly Attachment

Director:  Eduardo Casanova Writer: Eduardo Casanova Stars: Manuel Llunell, Ángela Molina, Macarena Gómez Synopsis: Follows the toxic relationship between a mother and her son, drawing a parallel between the dictatorship in North Korea and the people. The provocative and...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2023): ‘The Klezmer Project’ Explores the Erasure of Culture

Directors: Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann Writers: Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann Stars: Rebecca Hanover, Leandro Koch, Cesar Lerner Synopsis: A sense of humour to flourish and gives rise to a powerful groundswell of emotions that carries us...

Movie Review: ‘Black Country, New Road: Live at Bush Hall’ Explores the Next Stage of Modern Musical Talents

Director: Greg Barnes Stars: Tyler Hyde, May Kershaw, Lewis Evans Synopsis: In place of a third studio album, the band  shares the music they’ve been playing live for the past year. Black Country, New Road: Live at Bush...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2023): ‘Tótem’ is a Touching Exploration of the Dualities of Life and Death 

Director: Lila Avilés Writer: Lila Avilés Stars: Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Maranon, Marisol Gase Synopsis: Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather's home, helping with the preparations for a surprise party for her father. Throughout the day, chaos slowly...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2023): ‘Living Bad’ is a Poignant Complimentary Piece of João Canijo’s Bad Living

Director: João Canijo Writer: João Canijo Stars: Nuno Lopes, Filipa Areosa, Leonor Silveira Synopsis: The film portrays story of a family of several women from different generations, whose relationships with each other have grown poisoned by bitterness. The second...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2023): ‘Silver Haze’ Has Too Many Moving Parts to Leave An Impact

Director: Sacha Polak Writer: Sacha Polak Stars: Vicky Knight, Esme Creed-Miles, Charlotte Knight Synopsis: Fifteen years after she got burnt when the pub where she slept as a child caught fire, Franky (23) seeks revenge...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2023): ‘Bad Living’ is a Splendid Ghostly Portrayal of Family Dysfunction

Director: João Canijo  Writer: João Canijo  Stars: Anabela Moreira, Rita Blanco, Madalena Almeida Synopsis: Follows five women who fight for the stability of an hotel they inherited, living an "old and irresolvable conflict", with many...

Movie Review (Berlinale 2023): ‘The Eternal Memory’ Renders Vast Empathy and Humanity

Director:  Maite Alberdi Writer:  Maite Alberdi Synopsis: Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her. World...

Hector A. Gonzalez

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