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Author: Jon Espino

A Simple Favor Review: Paul Feig’s Comedy-Thriller Is a Riotous Look at Female Agency

A Simple Favor
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A bold, brassy take on Gone Girl, Paul Feig’s mommy-vlogger noir allows Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively to […]

Jon Espino Posted on September 15, 2018August 1, 2020

Film Review: Netflix Explores the Metaphysics of Love with The Laws of Thermodynamics

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Mateo Gil’s Spanish rom-com mockumentary tumbles toward entropy with beautiful visuals, but a scattered story and weak protagonist. […]

Jon Espino Posted on September 3, 2018August 1, 2020

En el Séptimo Día Is a Naturalistic, Humanistic View of the Immigrant Experience

En el Séptimo Día
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Jim McKay’s tale of the plight of undocumented workers in America is soulful, sensitive, and a potent rebuke […]

Jon Espino Posted on July 29, 2018July 30, 2020

Unfriended: Dark Web Elevates Its Premise to Scarier Screen-Based Dimensions

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The web-footage sequel to the first Unfriended sees the series move in more believably conventional directions, eschewing supernatural […]

Jon Espino Posted on July 21, 2018July 30, 2020

Skyscraper Review: The Rock Cooks Up Another Underdone Summer Thriller

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While the Rock maintains his larger-than-life presence, this taller Die Hard knockoff buckles under the weight of its […]

Jon Espino Posted on July 13, 2018July 30, 2020

La Enfermedad del Domingo: Entrevista con Ramón Salazar (Español)

Sunday's Illness
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood (You can find an English-language version of the interview here. Read […]

Jon Espino Posted on June 21, 2018July 30, 2020

Sunday’s Illness: Ramon Salazar on Creating Female-Driven Stories (English)

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We sit down to talk to Sunday’s Illness director Ramón Salazar about the creation of the film and […]

Jon Espino Posted on June 21, 2018July 30, 2020

Sunday’s Illness Review: Netflix’s Elegant, Stately Mother-Daughter Drama

Sunday's Illness
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Ramón Salazar’s direct-to-Netflix Spanish drama is a heartfelt exploration of the tenuous bonds between mother and daughter, anchored […]

Jon Espino Posted on June 21, 2018July 30, 2020
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