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“Someone Has to Die” — but why must it be queer people?

Someone Has to Die
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Netflix’s Spanish-language miniseries traffics in gorgeous costumes and delectable intrigue, but does so at the expense of its queer characters.

Eric Langberg Posted on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

“32 Malasaña Street” is haunted by the same old scares

32 Malasana Street
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The Shudder exclusive moves from promising to prosaic to problematic in its runtime.

Theo Estes Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Cannes Review: Pedro Almodóvar Interrogates the “Pain and Glory” of His Own Career

Pain and Glory
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As self-reflective as it is starkly modernist, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest is navel gazing at its finest.

Matt Cipolla Posted on May 26, 2019July 2, 2020

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

Laws of Thermodynamics Netflix
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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

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)

Sunday's Illness
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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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