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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Review
When the first installment in James Cameron’s Avatar universe was released in 2009, no one would argue that it was visually...
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Dec 16, 20224 min read


Stream of the Week
Santiago Mitre’s captivating historical courtroom drama, Argentina, 1985 (2022), is centered around the true story of a public...
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Dec 12, 20223 min read


10 must-watch Latin American films
Sight & Sound Magazine recently released their 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. While there are definitely a ton of classics...
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Dec 7, 20223 min read


Wakanda Forever (2022) and Representation
It’d be an understatement to call Marvel’s latest offering a success. The second Black Panther installation had global box office sales...
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Dec 5, 20224 min read


Stream of the Week
A lot of people say The Godfather (1972) is Francis Ford Coppola’s best film, but I’d disagree. This Stream of the Week is easily the...
michaelzendejas72
Dec 3, 20223 min read


Glass Onion (2022): Spoiler-Free Review
It’s kind of a shame that Rian Johnson’s long-awaited Knives Out (2019) sequel gets such a short run in theaters. While I can’t say I was...
michaelzendejas72
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022): Spoiler-Free Review
I’m calling it right now: Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion Pinocchio is my Movie of the Year. Setting this classic story in Fascist WW2...
michaelzendejas72
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Stream of the Week
When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I instantly got excited. Henry Selick’s direction on stop motion classics like The Nightmare...
michaelzendejas72
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Spoiler-Free Review: Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Despite the absurd hilarity present even in the trailer, there’s something incredibly profound at the heart of Martin McDonagh’s newest...
michaelzendejas72
Nov 6, 20223 min read


New York Film Festival: Master Gardener (2022) Review
With his breathtaking drama, The Card Counter (2021), Paul Schrader became one of my favorite living American directors; and my...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 12, 20222 min read


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Enys Men (2022) director Mark Jenkin and star Mary Woodvine
This was definitely one of the more compelling watches at this year's New York Film Festival. Set around Mary Woodvine’s breathtaking...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 10, 20226 min read


New York Film Festival: The Eternal Daughter (2022) Review
Premiering just last month at the Venice International Film Festival, Joanna Hogg’s latest mystery-drama is eye-popping from the very...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 7, 20223 min read


New York Film Festival: Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Ruben Östlund made huge waves at Cannes with this film, even winning the Palm d’Or; but even before it’s French premiere, I marked it as...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 4, 20223 min read


New York Film Festival: Till (2022) Review + Press Conference Highlights
When I first heard about Chinonye Chukwu’s biographical drama centered around the infamous murder of Emmett Till, I was a little nervous....
michaelzendejas72
Oct 3, 20223 min read


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lino Meireles, producer: Black God White Devil (1964) 4K Restoration
Directed by Glauber Rocha, this cornerstone of Brazilian cinema has finally been restored in 4K! Hours before it’s sold-out showing at...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 2, 20228 min read


31 Horror Movies for October
Since it’s finally October, I figured I’d take a break from covering this year’s New York Film Festival and give you a scary movie to...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 1, 20228 min read


New York Film Festival: Bones and All (2022) Review
When I first heard that Call me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino’s next collaboration with superstar Timothée Chalamet would be a...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 30, 20222 min read


New York Film Festival: Aftersun (2022) Review
Originally capturing wide acclaim with the short films she presented at festivals such as Sundance, South by Southwest and more, Scottish...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 29, 20222 min read


Spoiler-free Review: Don’t Worry Darling (2022)
It goes without saying, but this is maybe one of the most talked about movies of 2022—for all the wrong reasons. Mired by on-set...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 26, 20223 min read
Spoiler-Free Review for Brahmāstra: Part One—Shiva (2022)
From his coming-of-age debut, Wake Up Sid (2009), to the romantic comedy-drama follow-up, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), the films of...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 14, 20223 min read
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