Written by Raul Alejandro Mendoza
9/10
"It’s the tale as old as time, critically acclaimed artist “retires” and comes back with new work years later. It happens in almost every aspect of art but not everyone is Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki is one of the greatest storytellers of all time, especially in the medium of animated filmmaking. I was young when I watched my first Hayao Miyazaki movie. I remember it like it happened yesterday. It all goes back to the…
Written by Raul Alejandro Mendoza
8/10
"This year I’ve tried my best to expand my knowledge of some regions that go a bit underseen in world cinema. I can say confidently that I found myself watching more films from Asia this year as I watched films from directors like Satyajit Ray, Jafar Panahi, Chen Kaige, and more. Yet, the grand continent of Africa is one of those regions where I have only logged four films from there on my Letterboxd.…
Written by Luis Angel Garcia
10/10
"Ethan Hawke is the clear movie seller when dealing with publicity, and for good measure as he is a talented actor that has begun to be seen on the big screen again. The film brings out the “monstrous” side of his acting abilities compared to his Sinister role and he executes it phenomenally behaving like a psychotic serial kidnapper/killer. The overall film brings out fear of the real world with children being kidnapped, especially…
