“Trenque Lauquen’s” twelve chapters in two films might unfold in a way that some audiences might lose patience with, as…
Author: Hector Gonzalez
Hector Gonzalez
Hector Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican, Tomatometer-Approved film critic and the Co-founder of the PRCA, as well as a member of OFTA and PIFC. He is currently interested in the modern reassessment of Gridnhouse cinema, the portrayal of mental health in film, and everything horror. You can follow him on Instagram @hectorhareviews and Twitter @hector__ha.
Mark Jenkin blends folk horror elements with his usual distinctive style to create “Enys Men.” This horror film will put…
Via a vignette-esque structure beautifully captured by cinematographer Daniela Cajías, Carla Simón’s sophomore feature, the ‘Golden Bear’-winning “Alcarràs,” is a…
Marco Bellocchio may have missed the mark with “The Traitor,” but he’s back in top form with “Exterior Night” (“Esterno…
Alice Diop’s first attempt at fiction filmmaking, the ‘Silver Lion’-winning “Saint Omer,” is more than a courtroom drama as it…
“If you want to dance the mask, you must service the composer.” Todd Fields’ first feature in sixteen years, “TÁR”…
João Pedro Rodrigues’ “Will-o’-the-Wisp” (“Fogo-fátuo”) creatively, although disjointedly, examines colonial oppression and the effects of remembrance in the relationship of…
Bertrand Bonello’s “Coma” explores the existential miasma and uncertainty of the future through hallucinogenic playfulness in techniques and aesthetics. It creates…
Olivia Wilde’s follow-up to her hit directorial debut “Booksmart,” “Don’t Worry Darling,” is the precise definition of being less than…
Crafted by employing the pastel charms of Wes Anderson and the love of Agatha Christie, as well as the “Knives…