Friday, May 9, 2025

Hector A. Gonzalez

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Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Scénarios’ (and ‘Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario”’), Jean-Luc Godard’s Cinematic Farewell and Warning

Director: Jean-Luc GodardWriter: Jean-Luc GodardStars: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: The story explores genesis and decline through fragmented notes and images, haunted by death. The second part depicts the director completing his farewell work, a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ is Daring and Ambitious

Director: Albert SerraWriter: Albert SerraStars: Roberto Dominguez, Francisco Manuel Duran, Antonio Gutierrez Synopsis: Explores the spiritual pain of bullfighting, the tormented torero in a ring, one of the most excessive and graphic examples...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Maria’ Breaks Larraín’s Spell

Director: Pablo LarraínWriter: Steven KnightStars: Angelina Jolie, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino Synopsis: Follows the life story of the world's greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days in 1970s Paris. Pablo Larraín is one...

Movie Review (Venice 2024): ‘Pavements’ Hands Out Deserved Flowers

Director: Alex Ross PerryWriters: Stephen Malkmus, Alex Ross PerryStars: Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kanberg, Joe Keery Synopsis: Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and...

Movie Review (Biennale, Venice 2024): ‘TWST/Things We Said Today’ Intertwines Nostalgia and Dreams

Director: Andrei UjicăWriter: Andrei UjicăStars: Tommy McCabe, Shea Grant, Thérèse Azzara Synopsis: August 1965, The Beatles arrive in New York for a sold-out Shea Stadium concert. Crowds of frenzied fans fill Manhattan streets,...

Movie Review (Biennale, Venice 2024): ‘Kill The Jockey (El Jockey)’ Finds Luis Ortega Channeling Early Almodóvar

Director: Luis OrtegaWriter: Fabian Casas, Luis Ortega, Rodolfo PalaciosStars: Adriana Aguirre, Roberto Carnaghi, Úrsula Corberó Synopsis: Remo's self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming jockey is pregnant by Remo and has to...

Movie Review (Biennale, Venice 2024): ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Intrudes on Hallowed Ground

Director: Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-EdwardsStars: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Synopsis: Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko's world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity...

Locarno 2024: Capsule Reviews of ‘By the Stream’, ‘Moon’, ‘The Sparrow in the Chimney’

This year’s Locarno Film Festival hasn’t had enough buzz or outreach compared to the recent ones. It is unfortunate because it is lenient toward giving more opportunities to rising or less-recognized directors...

Hector A. Gonzalez

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