Parasite is a Powerful Parable

The movies from South Korean director Bong Joon-ho are never afraid to address hefty topics. The Host (not to be confused with the Stephanie Meyer movie of the same name) showcased environmental issues, foreign country relationships and media manipulation amidst the monster movie backdrop and family-drama plot. Snowpiercer (which is basically if Mad Max took place on a train during the Ice Age) displayed the clash between the privileged and the poor and Okja unveiled the horrors of animal abuse and corporate greed.

Triple Review Vol. 2

The ninth movie from Quentin Tarantino, James Bobin's second try on bringing a television icon to the big-screen and a personal story from Lulu Wang. Worth the watch or skippable flicks?

Roma: A Beautiful and Serene Portrait of Life

I find it silly that there are debates on whether streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime will be death of movie theaters but even more on whether movies exclusively made for such platforms should be considered a theatrical movie since its made for a medium on the small screen. I think it's great as it gives easier access to many movies that may not generate box-office bucks. It also gives filmmakers more artistic control without studio interference or fear of a box-office flop as seen with the Coen Brothers' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and The Irishman from Martin Scorsese.

Cinema Spotlight III - J.A. Bayona (Part 1): 'The Orphanage'

My first impression of Horror movies was that it was a sick and demented genre obsessed with the horrendous and demonic; filled with nothing but bloody decapitations, gratuitous sex, and other disgusting imagery. It wouldn't be until I came across the works of Alfred Hitchcock, Scott Derrickson and J. A. Bayona, that I realized that there was more to the genre than gory scares. Nowhere is that true than in Juan Antonio Bayona's directorial debut El Orfanato.

Proyector de Cine III - José Antonio Bayona (Parte 1): El Orfanato

Mi primera impresión de las películas de terror fue un género enfermo y demente obsesionado con lo horrendo y demoníaco; lleno de nada más que sangrientas decapitaciones, sexo gratuito, y otras imágenes desagradables. No fue hasta que encontré las obras de Alfred Hitchcock, Scott Derrickson y J. A. Bayona que me di cuenta de que había más en el género que espantos sangrientos. En ninguna parte es eso cierto en Juan Antonio Bayona's primer pelicula El Orfanato.

Mune Makes Up With Mesmerizing Vibrancy

Delivering work like Ernest and Celestine, The Secret of Kells and TV show Totally Spies! (fond memories of watching it on Cartoon Network) my admiration for French animation continues with Mune, le gardien de la lune or better known in English, Mune: Guardian of the Moon.