The murdered body of a young man is found in the thick fog of La Gomera, the second-smallest of Spain’s Canary Islands. Despite an investigation, and charges laid against a local politician, no one is convicted and the crime remains … Continue reading REVIEW: The Mist and the Maiden (2017)
In 16th century Central America, a rapidly diminishing band of Spanish deserters trek through the jungle. They follow a hand-drawn map purporting to lead to El Dorado – the fabled city of gold. Surrounded by territorial indigenous tribes and deadly wildlife, … Continue reading REVIEW: Gold (2017)
Gerardo Herrero’s 2019 thriller The Goya Murders broadly sticks to genre convention and stereotype, but there’s a level of remixing going on that pushes it out ahead of the pack. Fans of serial killer narratives should enjoy it despite its imperfections … Continue reading REVIEW: The Goya Murders (2019)
A broken family leads a young woman on a mission to repair it in Icíar Bollaín’s wonderfully heartfelt and enjoyable 2016 drama The Olive Tree. Alma (Anna Castillo) is the adult daughter of Spanish chicken farmer Luis (Miguel Angel Aladren). Her … Continue reading REVIEW: The Olive Tree (2016)
Disaffected commercials director Toby Grisoni (Adam Driver) walks off the location shoot of his latest commercial when he realises he is close to the Spanish hilltop village where he shot his first ever film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Hoping … Continue reading REVIEW: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
A sailboat is caught on the rocks near a small village on the Spanish coast. When one of the holidaymakers onboard is injured and trapped, rich investor Paul (Ezra Godden) and his girlfriend Barbara (Raquel Meroño) head ashore to find … Continue reading REVIEW: Dagon (2001)
Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) is a biologist preparing to descend to the bottom of the ocean in an experimental submersible. Despite it being the most important moment of her career – not to mention the most dangerous – she remains … Continue reading REVIEW: Submergence (2017)
The dead body of a fisherman washes up on a beach in Galicia. The police investigation, led by Inspector Leo Caldas (Carmelo Gómez), soon uncovers a mysterious secret involving a two-year old shipwreck, a missing woman, and a group of former … Continue reading REVIEW: The Beach of the Drowned (2015)
Candy (Daniel Tadesse) lives in the ruins of a bowling alley with his girlfriend Birdy (Selam Tesfayie). When the huge orbiting spacecraft above them appears to re-activate, Candy embarks on a crusade to find out what it means and – … Continue reading REVIEW: Crumbs (2015)
A woman looks to the skies in search of order. A student is torn between an infatuation with his teacher and his political ambitions. A slave struggles to admit his religious faith. These three interrelated lives form the core of … Continue reading “The world just as it is” | Agora (2009)
