Friday, May 9, 2025

Hector A. Gonzalez

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Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘The Eternal Daughter’ is a Contemplative Ghost Story

Director: Joanna Hogg Writer: Joanna Hogg Stars: Carly-Sophia Davies, Zinnia Davies-Cooke, August Joshi Synopsis: In this ghost story from acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg, a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother must confront long-buried secrets when...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘The Whale’ Shows the Repercussions of Translating a Play to the Big Screen

Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Samuel D. Hunter Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau Synopsis:  A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘One Fine Morning’ Delicately Drifts Amidst Love and Loss

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve Stars: Léa Seydoux, Pascal Gregory, Melvil Poupaud Synopsis: With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While stuggling to secure a decent nursing home, she...

Movie Review (TIFF 2022): ‘Godland’ is Brutal and Unforgiving

Director: Hlynur Pálmason Writer: Hlynur Pálmason Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Friðrik Friðriksson, Ísar Svan Gautason Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people....

Movie Review: ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Conjures Minimal Magic or Sparks of Romance

Director: George Miller Writer: George Miller, Augusta Gore Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba Synopsis: A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Even though Three Thousand...

Movie Review: ‘Day Shift’ is Clunky and Creaky, but with B-Movie Charms

Director: J.J. Perry Writers: Tyler Tice and Shay Hatten Stars: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg Synopsis: A hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley...

Movie Review: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ is a Crafty and Darkly Witty Slasher That Bathes in Social Anxieties

Director: Halina Reijn Writer: Sarah DeLappe and Kristen Roupenian Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, and Rachel Sennott Synopsis: When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party...

Movie Review: ‘The Gray Man’ is The Russos Fight and Travel Bore-Fest

Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Writer: Joe Russo, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas Synopsis: When the CIA's most skilled operative-whose true identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark...

Hector A. Gonzalez

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