A young girl’s arrival at a convent after the death of her parents marks the beginning Read More »
Tag Archives: Mexico
Flames (2017) Zefrey Throwell, Josephine Decker, Michael Melamedoff
A real romance filmed over five years. Josephine and Zefrey simmer in the white Read More »
Salvador Allende (2004) Patricio Guzmán, Salvador Allende, Jacques Bidou
From his childhood in Valparaiso to his death during the Pinochet military coup Read More »
Memoria (2021) Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar
From the extraordinary mind of Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul Read More »
The Mighty Jungle (1964) Arnold Belgard, David DaLie, Marshall Thompson, David DaLie, Antonio Gutiérrez
A South American expedition is in search of fortune thought to be hidden in an Lost Aztec city. Read More »
Death and the Compass (1992) Alex Cox, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, Christopher Eccleston
Detective Lonnrot declares war on the notorious outlaw Red Scharlach Read More »
The Gorilla Kid AKA El rey de los gorilas (1977) René Cardona Jr., Hugo Stiglitz, Peggy Bass, Jorge Graham
An African safari is attacked by savage natives and the sole survivor is an infant who is adopted and raised by gorillas. Read More »
Carlos the Terrorist AKA Carlos el terrorista (1980) René Cardona Jr., Andrés García, Alicia Encinas, René Cardona III
After killing his underworld boss, a man turns to the CIA for help, but finds the opposite extreme of terrorism Read More »
Slaughter (1972) Jack Starrett, Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn
Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob Read More »
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) Roland Joffé, Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia
In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project Read More »
The Virgin of Lust AKA La virgen de la lujuria (2002) Arturo Ripstein, Luis Felipe Tovar, Ariadna Gil, Patricia Reyes Spíndola
In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro’s café at Hotel Ofélia. Read More »
Rossana AKA La red (1953) Emilio Fernández, Rossana Podestà, Crox Alvarado, Armando Silvestre
Antonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. Read More »
The Tiniest Place AKA El lugar más pequeño (2011) Tatiana Huezo
The inhabitants of a small town in El Salvador relive their life experiences Read More »
Herod’s Law AKA La ley de Herodes (1999) Luis Estrada, Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Delia Casanova
After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Read More »
Profile of a Killer AKA Satanás (2007) Andrés Baiz, Marcela Valencia, Blas Jaramillo, Lucia Rengifo
Three parallel stories that occur in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre Read More »