Hector A. Gonzalez

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Movie Review (NYFF 2025): Pietro Marcello’s ‘Duse’ is a Flawed Portrait of a Theatrical Icon

Director: Pietro MarcelloWriters: Letizia Russo, Guido Selei, Pietro MarcelloStars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fausto Russo Alesi, Fanni Wrochna Synopsis: After retiring from her legendary stage career, actress Eleonora Duse feels an irresistible call to...

Movie Review (NYFF 2025): Mamoru Hosoda’s Visual Wonder Can’t Save a Shallow Script in ‘Scarlet’

Director: Mamoru HosodaWriter: Mamoru HosodaStars: Mana Ashida, Masaki Osada, Masachika Ichimura Synopsis: A murdered princess awakens in a realm between life and death. Racing against time in a world of chaos, she must...

Movie Review (NYFF 2025): Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’ Blends Eroticism and Emotional Introspection

Director: Harry LightonWriters: Harry Lighton, Adam Mars-JonesStars: Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Lesley Sharp Synopsis: A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his...

Movie Review (NYFF 2025): Kelly Reichardt Turns the Heist Film Inside Out in ‘The Mastermind’

Director: Kelly ReichardtWriter: Kelly ReichardtStars: Josh O'Connor, Sterling Thompson, Alana Haim Synopsis: In 1970, Mooney and two cohorts wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the...

Movie Review (NYFF 2025): The Blurry Truths of Family and Self in Hong Sang-soo’s ‘What Does That Nature Say to You’

Director: Hong Sang-sooWriter: Hong Sang-sooStars: Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Mi-so, Ha Seong-guk Synopsis: A young poet drops his girlfriend off at her parents' house and is amazed by its size. He bumps into her...

Movie Review (NYFF 2025): ‘Jay Kelly’ Window Shops Self-Reflection in Baumbach’s Disingenuous Portrait of the Troubled Artist

Director: Noah BaumbachWriter: Noah Baumbach, Emily MortimerStars: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern Synopsis: Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting his past and present with his devoted manager...

Classic Film Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Daughter of Darkness’ Shows The Gothic Pulse of a Forgotten Director

Director: Lance ComfortWriter: Max CattoStars: Anne Crawford, Maxwell Reed, Siobhán McKenna Synopsis: Emily, a pretty young Irish girl, gets a job on an English farm where the men take to her while...

Movie Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Dry Leaf’ Weaves a Spell of Loss and Remembrance

Director: Alexandre KoberidzeWriter: Alexandre KoberidzeStars: David Koberidze, Otar Nijaradze Synopsis: A father searches for his daughter Lisa, a sports photographer who disappeared while documenting rural soccer fields across Georgia, joined by her...

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