International: Latin America
SXSW 2023 Review: CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT, A Magical Realist Triumph From First Time Filmmaker Tomás Gómez Bustillo
A magical realist fantasy, first time director Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s Chronicles of a Wandering Saint imagines the path to heaven for a pious woman with dreams of sainthood. Combining old world, small town charm with modern technology and gentle humor, Saint...
First Look 2023 Preview: Survey of New World Cinema
Once again, First Look Festival at the Museum of the Moving Image is upon us, showcasing new, adventurous films from around the world. Encompassing features, shorts, narratives and non-narratives, this year's wide ranging selections include Tori and Lokita, a new film...
Panama Horror 2023: THE EYE AND THE WALL Wins Top Award
This past weekend our friends at the Panama Horror Film Fest wrapped up their seventh edition of their grassroots genre film festival. Feeding genre gems to their loyal and local audience the festival was a tad stripped down this...
LA CIVIL Interview: Teodora Ana Mihai on Dramatizing a Mother's Living Nightmare
Arcelia Ramírez stars in director Teodora Ana Miha's dramatization of a true story about a mother's living nightmare, caught up in the midst of the horrific Mexican drug war.
Fantaspoa 2023: First Wave of This Year's Lineup, Festival Finally Returning to In-Person
Fantaspoa is gearing up for another year and have announced the first wave of titles and unveiled this year's poster. They have also announced that they are finally returning to in-person screenings this year, taking over four cinemas in...
Series Mania 2023 Preview: Retro Nostalgia, 80s/90s Wave, Female Power Dominate World Television Series
French series festival Series Mania grew to become an important event dedicated uniquely to TV series in Europe. The festival brings world premieres of the intriguing international series to big screens throughout eight days of discoveries. The 2023 edition will...
LatAm EFM Highlights: True-Crime Thriller A SINGULAR CRIME, Found Footage DO NOT ENTER, LEGIONS
We have a trio of news items today, recapping all the hard work our friends at FilmSharks are doing to get LatAm genre cinema out into the world. The three projects we're highlighting today are an Argentine true-crime thriller A...
Friday One Sheet: THE ECHO
The power of a single image is full on display for in the key art for Tatiana Huezo's rural Mexico documentary, The Echo. A child hugs a tree. Simple. Not so fast. The colour scheme is cool blues with a...
INTO THE ABYSS: Official English Trailer For Argentine Sci-fi Horror
The official trailer for Argentine sci-fi horror flick Into The Abyss has been sent out by Black Mandala. Into The Abyss was directed Matías Rispau and co-written with a frequent collaborator, Boris C.Q. Rispau's film had its world premiere...
SATANIC HISPANICS: LatAm Horror Anthology Heading to Cinemas Across All of North America in September
A day behind on this news but also too important not to share, the Latin American horror anthology Satanic Hispanics is coming to over eight hundred screens across North America. The real North America- Canada, U.S. and Mexico - not...
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THE LAST HERETIC Trailer: Daniel de la Vega's New Horror Flick Coming This Year
Juan Conte is a successful author of books about atheism. A heart transplant will save his life, but it will also lead him into a journey of horror and pain, in which his vision of reality will be put to...
HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN Review: Psychological Horror That Cuts to the Bone
Valerie and her partner Raul are trying to have their first child. While she appears convinced in this pursuit, there is doubt rising. This is made even worse by her own mom and sister, questioning if she is ready...
LA CIVIL: Cannes-Winning Revenge Narco-Western in U.S. Cinemas March 3rd
This sounds downright captivating. Teodora Ana Mihai's Revenge Narco-Western La Civil is coming to cinemas in the U.S. starting in New York on March 3rd. Cielo’s teenage daughter, Laura, is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. Despite paying several ransoms, Laura...
Luis Estrada's ¡QUE VIVA MÉXICO! Will Have Wide Theatrical Release in Mexico
¡Que viva México!, Luis Estrada’s new political satire -- and his first film in almost a decade -- will have a wide theatrical release in Mexico, on Thursday, March 23. It’ll be distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing International. ¡Que viva...
STAR WARS: VISIONS: Disney+ And Lucasfilm Announce Animators And Release Date For Volume 2
Arguably one of the best things that Disney+, Star Wars and Lucasfilm released last year was Star Wars: Visions. The collection of short films created by animation studios in Japan offered a staggering variety of animation styles and stories...
Sundance 2023 Review: SORCERY, Essential Chilean Anti-Colonialist Narrative
Chiloé Island lies off the southwestern coast of Chile. It’s a lush, verdant island, filled with rolling hills, forests, and farmland. Over millennia, it’s been home first to indigenous people, chief among them the Huilliche, and then, like most of...
THE FIST OF THE CONDOR (El puño del cóndor) Trailer: Marko Zaror Pays Homage to Old School Martial Arts Flicks
Chilean director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza and international action star Marko Zaror are back together with what looks like a proper throwback to old school martial arts classics.
Sundance 2023 Review: ROTTING IN THE SUN, Hilarious, Provocative Meta-Fictional Mystery-Thriller
For his eighth feature-length film, Rotting in the Sun, writer-director Sebastián Silva (Tyrel, Crystal Fairy & the Magic Cactus, The Maid) asks one of the most important, most fundamental questions of our time: How many dicks are too many dicks?...
CONDOR'S NEST Exclusive Clip: Post-War Road Rage in Upcoming Action Film
American war veteran Will Spalding has tracked the sadistic Nazi Colonel who executed his bomber crew during WWII to a remote location in South America. But he is in for more than he bargained for when he uncovers a secret...
THE LEGEND OF MEXMAN Trailer: A Creative Soul Faces Obstacles, Inside And Out
The Legend of Mexman, directed by Josh Polon, is world premiering at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, February 17th. We are pleased to premiere the trailer for this documentary, one that is more than just about...
