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Hector A. Gonzalez

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List: Hector Gonzalez’s Top 10 of 2023

Anyone who says 2023 wasn’t a good year in film hasn’t seen enough of them. The 2020s have been an excellent decade so far, cinema-wise. Each year that passes, we get more...

Movie Review: ‘Monster’ is a Truth Told in Three Touching Perspectives

Director: Kore-eda HirokazuWriter: Yuji SakamotoStars: Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa Synopsis: A mother demands answers from teacher when her son begins acting strangely. Hirokazu Kore-eda has adopted a more schmaltzy approach to telling...

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘About Dry Grasses’ is an Immaculate Character Study

Director: Nuri Bilge CeylanWriters: Akin Aksu, Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge CeylanStars: Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici Synopsis: A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small...

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘The Universal Theory is a Cluttered Combination of Film Noir and Sci-Fi

Director: Timm KrögerWriters: Roderick Warich and Timm KrögerStars: Jan Bulow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler Synopsis: The year of 1962. A physics congress in the Alps. An Iranian guest. A mysterious pianist. A bizarre...

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘Banel & Adama’ is a Beautiful and Artistic Debut by Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Director: Ramata-Toulaye SyWriters Ramata-Toulaye SyStars: Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo, Binta Racine Sy Synopsis: A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village. After a series of award-winning short films,...

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘Sisterhood’ is Nothing But Smoke and Mirrors 

Director: Dina DumaWriters: Dina Duma and Martin IvanovStars: Antonija Belazelkoska, Mia Giraud, Marija Jancevska Synopsis: The friendship of two adolescent girls is threatened the moment they have to face the dire repercussions of...

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’ Continues Nanni Moretti’s Streak of Wearisome Pictures

Director: Nanni MorettiWriters: Francesca Marciano, Nanni Moretti, and Federica PontremoliStars: Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando Synopsis: A movie director struggles with his relationship with his family, and with his latest movie, about...

Movie Review: ‘Fingernails’ is More Form Than Function

Director: Christos NikouWriters: Christos Nikou, Sam Steiner, Stavros RaptisStars: Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White Synopsis: Anna and Ryan have found true love, and it's proven by a controversial new technology. There's...

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