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michaelzendejas72
Jun 14, 20224 min read
Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later (1984) Review
When I first started this blog, the main goal was to shed light on movies I thought were overlooked, especially the cinema of Latin...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Memoria Review (Spoiler-Free!)
Watching a film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul is akin to reading poetry, or listening to a prayer; you get the sense that what you’re...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Top Gun (2022): Beyond the Propaganda
Considering how the film received so much input and support from the US Military, along with the Navy and Air force literally having...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Crimes of the Future (2022) Spoiler-Free Review
My only regret about listing David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future (2022) as #6 on my 10 To Watch in 2022 list is that I should’ve...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 1, 20224 min read
May Round-Up
June is here, which means it's time to look back at some of the best movies I saw last month: 10. La Llorona (2019) - I just put out...
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michaelzendejas72
May 30, 20224 min read
La Llorona (2019): History, Genocide and Memory in Latin America
In the introduction to Memory of Fire, his three-volume history of the American continents, historian and journalist, Eduardo Galeano,...
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michaelzendejas72
May 29, 20222 min read
Stream of the Week
In the 1970s, a decade after Italian Spaghetti Westerns not only revolutionized the genre, but helped grow its popularity outside US...
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michaelzendejas72
May 23, 20222 min read
Men (2022) Review—Spoiler-Free!
Alex Garland’s first two films—Ex Machina (2014) and Annihilation (2018)—were impressive examples of Sci-fi storytelling, and yet it’s...
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michaelzendejas72
May 19, 20222 min read
Stream of the Week
This week’s selection is definitely one of the more popular movies I’ve covered, recently being featured on the poster for this year’s...
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michaelzendejas72
May 11, 20222 min read
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) Review
While it’s been widely acknowledged in the field of celebrity studies that fame can have very adverse effects on someone’s mental health,...
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michaelzendejas72
May 9, 20222 min read
Stream of the Week
Japanese animator, filmmaker, author and manga artist, Makoto Shinkai, has often been called “The New Miyazaki,” and I can definitely see...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 24, 20222 min read
Stream of the Week
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker, starring the iconic Song Kang-ho, was just selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 23, 20222 min read
The Northman (2022) Review (Spoiler-Free!)
After watching the trailer for Robert Eggers’ third full-length feature, The Northman, I can see why it'd be easy for some to get the...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Everything Everywhere All at Once Review (no spoilers)
It’s almost midnight and I just saw the stunning sophomore full-length from the Daniels collective, Everything Everywhere All at Once....
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 7, 20224 min read
Love, Alienation and Patriarchy in Hong Sang-soo’s The Woman Who Ran (2020)
Hong Sang-soo is easily one of the most prolific filmmakers not just in South Korea, but perhaps in the entire history of film. Today...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 1, 20223 min read
March Roundup
This is a segment I’m starting to keep track of my favorite watches each month. I hope you find something good! If you’ve watched...
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michaelzendejas72
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Stream of the Week
Lee Chang-dong’s films have always had a wondrous sense of subtlety to them, and I think that’s what really makes his style of movie...
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michaelzendejas72
Mar 27, 20224 min read
Top 10 Movies from 2021 Without an Oscar Nomination
It’s Oscar Sunday! As I said at the start of this series, the Oscars presents a specific kind of film to a specific kind of viewer, but...
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michaelzendejas72
Mar 23, 20223 min read
After Yang (2022), Sinophobia and the New Cold War
When I first saw the trailer for Kogonada’s After Yang, I was extremely skeptical. Considering how the Sci-Fi genre as a whole has often...
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michaelzendejas72
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Best Director: Predictions, Reactions and Snubs
Nominees Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog...
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