THE OBSCENE BIRD OF NIGHT
A singularly deranged masterpiece, offered up for the time in uncut English language form
AMERICAN ME vs. BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT
Two early 1990s films that are quite similar in conception, and were lensed virtually simultaneously
The Spawn of EL MARIACHI
In the past decade there was one film above all others that inspired filmmakers in and out of the horror genre, and it isn’t even a horror movie.
AURA
One of the most vivid and fecund ghost stories in existence, with a premise that is quite original and a second person narrative that never feels self conscious or distracting.
A Less-Than-Admiring Take on the Films of Rafael Corkidi
Here (for once) is a commentary about a director whose work doesn’t particularly excite me: Mexico’s Rafael Corkidi.
THE SILENT HOUSE (2010)
This 2010 Latin American no-budgeter was shot entirely in real time and a single continuous take. Interesting approach, but the film just isn’t very good