(This text was published in Spanish in the first issue of the Mexican printed magazine El Cine Probablemente in December, 2022. https://elcineprobablemente.com/actual.html) 1. Jean-Claude Rousseau’s films are films of frames. That statement sounds obvious because the frame is an essential aspect in any movie. However, this is a distinctive feature in the French director’s poetics Continue reading

(This text was published in Spanish in the first issue of the Mexican printed magazine El Cine Probablemente in October 2021. https://elcineprobablemente.com/anteriores.html) The filmmaker Kazuo Hara and Tadashi Ninomiya, professor from Kumamoto University, sail Minamata’s sea in a motorboat. Accompanied by another researcher, they wear colorful scuba diving suits (blue, neon yellow, and red with Continue reading

On Far from Home (Carlos Hernández 2022) (This text was written during Guadalajara Talents Press in June 2022 and published in Spanish in Butaca Ancha http://butacaancha.com/lejos-de-casa-la-regla-del-juego/on May 4th, 2023) A group of boys plays with rocks, colorful toy cars, and dolls. Gracefully, they arrange these objects upon the dusty ground, in such a way that they create Continue reading

On Carajita (Silvina Schnicer and Ulises Porra, 2021) (This text was written during Guadalajara Talents Press in June 2022 and published in Spanish in Butaca Ancha http://butacaancha.com/carajita-silvina-schnicer-ulises-porra/ on May 8th, 2023) Carajita (2021) is a film codirected by the Argentinians Silvina Schnicer and Ulises Porra. The movie shows a caring relationship between two women that ends Continue reading

On Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl,1945) (Published originally in Spanish in Butaca Ancha http://butacaancha.com/leave-her-to-heaven-john-m-stahl/on December 2nd, 2021) Richard: And what made you change your mind? Ellen: I got interested in one of the characters Richard: Which one? Ellen: The author -Dialogue between Ellen Berent and Richard Harland in Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945) How would Continue reading

On Labor of Love (Sylvia Schedelbauer, 2020) (Published originally in Spanish in Correspondencias. Cine y Pensamientohttp://correspondenciascine.com/2021/05/labor-of-love-de-sylvia-schedelbauer/onMay 25th, 2021) A yellowish-brown spot rests in the upper corner of a black frame. With a vibration, the mottle expands; meanwhile, the color black compresses and becomes a circle: it is a pupil enclosed by an amber iris. Is it an Continue reading

On Le tempestaire (Jean Epstein ,1947) (Published in Spanish on November 3rd, 2020, in Correspondencias. Cine y pensamiento  http://correspondenciascine.com/2020/11/seminario-de-critica-de-cine-le-tempestaire-de-jean-epstein/) Seas, winds, and storms move with their own force, upon which humans have no interference at all. However, these natural elements can rule the path of our lives: they can set up unbeatable distances that separate us physically from our loved Continue reading