Posted by Gui on December 11, 2022
Review 161min Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Íker Sánchez Solano… Writers: Nicolás Giacobone and Alejandro G. Iñárritu -Synopsis- A Mexican filmmaker/journalist who made his name with acclaimed socially-conscious work has his identity challenged and is plunged into an existential crisis upon his celebratory return home after 20 […]
Posted by Gui on November 25, 2020
Review 88min Genre: Drama Director: Michel Franco Cast: Naian González Norvind, Diego Boneta, Fernando Cuautle… Writers: Michel Franco -Synopsis- A wealthy Mexico City family wedding becomes a bloodbath when anarchy reigns after angry protests against corruption and inequality turn into a violent wave which rips through the fabric of society, while the aftermath for both […]
Posted by Gui on October 27, 2019
Review 128min Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director: Tim Miller Cast: Natalia Reyes, Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton…and more Writers: James Cameron, David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes… and more -Synopsis- When a fearsome new ‘Terminator’ arrives to kill her and an enhanced super-soldier from the future is sent to protect her, a young Mexican woman soon finds […]
Posted by Gui on January 25, 2019
116min Genre: Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest…and more Writers: Sam Dolnick and Nick Schenk -Synopsis- After falling on hard times and reeling from his failure as a father and husband, an elderly horticulturalist and US veteran becomes a drug mule for a notorious Mexican cartel, but struggles […]
Posted by Gui on December 12, 2018
Review 135min Genre: Drama Director: Alfonso Cuarón Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey…more Writer: Alfonso Cuarón -Synopsis- A black & white Spanish language character piece set in the social and political bustle of Mexico in the early 70s, following the tribulations of an upper middle-class family and their domestic servants, who prove […]
Posted by Gui on July 1, 2018
Review 122min Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Director: Stefano Sollima Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner…and more Writer: Taylor Sheridan -Synopsis- As the ill-fated US ‘war on drugs’ escalates with the Mexican border as the battlefield, and with a new administration willing to pour fuel on the fire, former sicario ‘Alejandro’ and CIA […]
Posted by Gui on March 9, 2018
Review 110min Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller Director: Nash Edgerton Cast: David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton…and more Writers: Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone -Synopsis- When an honest and unsuspecting struggling businessman is sent to Mexico by his corrupt bosses to close a deal that will revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, he gets caught up in […]
Posted by Gui on October 16, 2016
100min Genre: Drama, Mystery Director: Amat Escalante Cast: Simone Bucio, Ruth Ramos, Jesus Meza…and more Writers: Amat Escalante and Gibrán Portela -Synopsis- The lives of different people in modern day Mexico are irrevocably changed by chance meetings and a mysterious supernatural force, which unleashes their raw sexuality and unlocks their innermost desires, but there’s a […]
Posted by Gui on October 4, 2016
Review 88min Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller Director: Jean-François Richet Cast: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna…and more Writers: Peter Craig and Andrea Berloff -Synopsis- Mel Gibson stars as a tough ex-con tattoo artist who goes on the run with his estranged daughter, a rebellious teen-turned gangster arm-candy, to protect her from from dangerous drug dealers […]
Posted by Gui on August 12, 2016
Review 86min Genre: Horror, Thriller Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen…and more Writer: Anthony Jaswinski -Synopsis- After being attacked by a Great White shark; a young surfer is stranded in paradise on a small rocky outcrop just a stone’s throw from a secluded beach; but her attacker and now stalker’s instinct […]
Posted by Gui on September 25, 2015
Review 121min Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin…and more Writer: Taylor Sheridan Emily Blunt stars as an ambitious FBI agent whose moral compass is challenged by a complex US government operation to fight the escalating so-called “war on drugs”, as legal and moral lines are […]