List: Spanish Language Films | Curated by Filmofile

Jul 23, 2021
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Spanish Language Films
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Take A Cruise On The Ship Of Monsters!Forgive me but as a science geek, the introductory lines of this film are too offensive to remain unaddressed. We open with a disembodied…
Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
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Niles Atallah’s ReyNiles Atallah’s 2017 film Rey is a cascade of associations and references. The premise and plot are simple. It is a decent into madness…
Jun 16, 2020
Jun 16, 2020
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Tigers Are Not Afraid: A Review (no spoilers)Issa Lopez’s 2019 film Tigers Are Not Afraid has a strange relationship to Tarkovsky’s Stalker. It has too many Stalker like elements to…
Feb 7, 2020
Feb 7, 2020
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Carlos Reygadas’s JapónCarlos Reygadas’s 2002 movie Japón uses the three core ingredients from Ingmar Bergman’s cookbook, death, sex, and god. Death, and its…
Dec 27, 2020
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Dec 27, 2020
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The Headless WomanThe most salient feature of Lucrecia Martel’s 2004 film, The Headless Woman, is the insightful and meticulous observations she finds in…
Apr 11, 2020
Apr 11, 2020
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La Cienaga is MasterfulLa Cienaga is a beautifully, and meticulously constructed film. Each facet, each scene reflects the entirety of the film. It begins as the…
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020
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The Whip vs. SatanThe film opens with footage of The Whip cracking his trademark weapon on the steps of an Aztec pyramid. As he gives the air around him a…
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021
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Superzan And The Space BoyCarmen and her father are going for stroll in the hills when they see a cheaply made flying saucer land in a field. A gold-colored boy…
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
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La Loba, A Mexican Werewolf MovieSet the fog machine to maximum fog, cue the spooky music, pan across the graveyard. Now get a close-up of the coffin opening as a hairy…
Feb 6, 2021
Feb 6, 2021
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Embrujada: Sometimes Making A Movie Badly Makes It BetterEmbrujada answers the question what would a Buñuel film look like if Buñuel had no money, no talent, and very little skill. However, it is…
Jan 2, 2021
Jan 2, 2021