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My Dearest Señorita (2026) Javier Ocaña This is a story that opens paths to self-discovery. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 01, 2026Edit critic review
Después de Kim (2026) Javier Ocaña As is typical of [Ángeles González Sinde's] work, the film tackles a subject with considerable potential, but lacks depth in its treatment and punch in its staging, particularly in the final police action sequences. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 30, 2026Edit critic review
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) Elsa Fernández-Santos That fantasy about work, ambition, and advertising brands returns twenty years later with a sequel...that doesn't disappoint thanks to the timeless chemistry of its cast, led by Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 30, 2026Edit critic review
Resurrection (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos Replete with references to cinematic forms and 20th-century Chinese history, Resurrection is an intricate and hallucinatory collage-film, designed to be swept away by its imaginative torrent and enjoyed along the way. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 30, 2026Edit critic review
Amrum (2025) Carlos Boyero Amrum is narrated with sensitivity, without emphasizing anything, using an understated yet beautiful aesthetic to capture the authenticity and beauty of the island where the story unfolds. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 30, 2026Edit critic review
The Plague (2025) Javier Ocaña On the one hand, [Charlie Polinger's] excellent hand at directing actors (especially children) is evident. On the other, it is his powerful vision and filmmaking style that ultimately round out an excellent work. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 30, 2026Edit critic review
Dog 51 (2025) Javier Ocaña Dog 51, with its star-studded French cast, is a film with clear derivative elements that may feel familiar in much of its narrative, and which, before its effective conclusion, dwells too much on physical combat. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 28, 2026Edit critic review
Sound of Falling (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos Complex and captivating like a labyrinth, imbued with its romantic darkness, Schilinski crafts a film that is painterly in its framing, immersive in its continuous movement, and features a masterful use of sound. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2026Edit critic review
I Only Rest in the Storm (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos ...this overflowing and ambitious journey into postcolonial conflicts and contradictions mixes genres and perspectives...to put on the table the condescending and paternalistic guilt of the European gaze towards Africa. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2026Edit critic review
A Poet (2025) Carlos Boyero The story gradually wins me over. Everything makes sense. And you believe it. And it has some truly moving moments. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 20, 2026Edit critic review
Dead Man's Wire (2025) Javier Ocaña ...Van Sant's style is simultaneously its salvation and its downfall. It dominates to such an extent that it further emphasizes the linearity of the narrative. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 20, 2026Edit critic review
The Richest Woman in the World (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos ...Thierry Klifa sets in motion a game that fails to maintain tension, dragging on for over two hours, and in which, above all, the queen of the board stands out: the actress Isabelle Huppert. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 20, 2026Edit critic review
Renoir (2025) Javier Ocaña ...despite the initial harshness of the story, Renoir is not a bitter film, but rather hopeful and luminous, brimming with bluish hues, with which Hayakawa crafts sequences of exquisite visual poetry that ignite the screen. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 20, 2026Edit critic review
The Good Daughter (2026) Javier Ocaña ...[Julia de Paz] does not allow for broad strokes and deploys an arsenal of resources of enormous subtlety...[Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 14, 2026Edit critic review
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) Javier Ocaña The problem is that the structure and the time dedicated to each of its genres...are so poorly measured that the ideas barely surface as bursts of wit that are crushed at the slightest touch of analysis. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 13, 2026Edit critic review
Miroirs No. 3 (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos Miroirs No. 3 moves in a territory as suggestive as it is strange—at times almost too improbable—to speak, with elements of thriller and melodrama, of battered emotions and broken lives. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 13, 2026Edit critic review
Outcome (2026) Elsa Fernández-Santos ...Outcome has some interesting ideas, occasionally a sharp and irreverent humor, and even a few great moments courtesy of Martin Scorsese... But the film doesn't quite work for Hill. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 13, 2026Edit critic review
La Grazia (2025) Javier Ocaña Decay, loneliness, and the importance of memory...appear once again, but now awareness, temperance, forgiveness, and doubt are the central issues in a stimulating film that delves deep within.[Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 02, 2026Edit critic review
Calle Málaga (2025) Javier Ocaña ...Calle Málaga wouldn't be what it is without the superb Carmen Maura...[Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 02, 2026Edit critic review
Lapönia (2026) Elsa Fernández-Santos Serrano strikes the right balance with the pace and tone of a film that is highly theatrical in its dialogue but also very polished and well-constructed in its staging, which makes the most of a unique setting... [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 02, 2026Edit critic review
We Believe You (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos The most interesting aspect of the film...is that...it transforms the actors' gestures into a parallel language that provides a nuanced psychological subtext.[Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 27, 2026Edit critic review
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) Javier Ocaña ...a film that simultaneously celebrates the series' success and recaptures some of its essence for the big screen. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 27, 2026Edit critic review
Project Hail Mary (2026) Javier Ocaña It's a bit too long, but bold and affectionate enough to make you connect with its protagonist. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 27, 2026Edit critic review
Bitter Christmas (2026) Carlos Boyero ...perhaps I simply haven't grasped the plot, despite its intensity, drama, and supposedly complex premise. But it only evokes boredom and a morbid perplexity in me...[Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 23, 2026Edit critic review
Agent Zeta (2026) Javier Ocaña ...the production values ​​are undeniable. But De la Torre's film seems to aim for something like the Bourne saga, yet barely reaches the level of a Jason Statham production. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 20, 2026Edit critic review
A Missing Part (2024) Elsa Fernández-Santos Duris's performance speaks volumes without him even mentioning the character. The weight rests on this marvelous actor who surrenders himself to the drama with a restrained, yet tender, anguish. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 20, 2026Edit critic review
The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos The film's ambition is commendable, as is Seyfried's harrowing performance as a woman who lost four newborn children, or who had her mystical experience in prison. But it's diluted by a flimsy structure. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 13, 2026Edit critic review
The Great Arch (2025) Carlos Boyero ...I have no doubt that this film would spark endless attention and discussion if it were shown in architecture schools, among professionals in that field or art. But as a moviegoer, I find it incredibly boring. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 13, 2026Edit critic review
The Little Sister (2025) Javier Ocaña But all of that pales in comparison to the sheer force of [Hafsia Herzi's] message, her boldness, and her truth—which, being her own and delivered so freely, leaves little room for criticism. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 13, 2026Edit critic review
Eagles of the Republic (2025) Javier Ocaña [Tarik Saleh] remarkably calibrates the moral stature of his character, reflects on the slippery concept of political commitment, and captures the unhealthy darkness of dictatorships. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 13, 2026Edit critic review
Pillion (2025) Javier Ocaña ...Pillion isn't a film for everyone. But those who know what it means to grovel for their beloved...will find in a subject for analysis in Pillion's erratic relationship and outlandish romance. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 09, 2026Edit critic review
The Last Viking (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos The convoluted plot is peppered with violence (a hallmark of Jensen's humor) and flashbacks that allow the director to create his unique blend of drama and comedy. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 09, 2026Edit critic review
My Father's Shadow (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos With a lyricism laden with melancholy, Davies evokes moments and glimpses that defy oblivion in the images of My Father's Shadow. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 09, 2026Edit critic review
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025) Javier Ocaña With Assayas and Carrère, with their profound reflection and sharp dialogue, The Wizard of the Kremlin always gives the impression of being made by people of superior intelligence and knowledge. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 09, 2026Edit critic review
Islas (2025) Javier Ocaña More of a conceptual film than a realistic one, marked by an evident and constant implausibility that wouldn't necessarily be detrimental, Islas doesn't rise above the level of a failed good idea. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 03, 2026Edit critic review
Sorry, Baby (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos Sorry, Baby is one of those films that lingers in your memory. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 27, 2026Edit critic review
Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 (2025) Carlos Boyero This documentary, packed with information about Orwell's life and work...has the capacity to send a chill down your spine. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 27, 2026Edit critic review
Peter Hujar's Day (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos The result is a striking chamber piece, a requiem that takes us back to the vibrant New York of the 1970s and the sensitive, tragic figure of Hujar. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 27, 2026Edit critic review
Scarlet (2025) Javier Ocaña ...Scarlet leaves you with the impression of a film that is not only beautiful but also important. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 27, 2026Edit critic review
El Fantasma de Mi Mujer (2026) Elsa Fernández-Santos Although the main issue with this crazy mess is that it juxtaposes the angelic wife with the treacherous lover, it leaves the puppet-like character who set everything in motion with no real personality. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 24, 2026Edit critic review
Firebreak (2026) Elsa Fernández-Santos The fire is menacing, but it feels so contrived from the very first scene that it fails to generate enough panic. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 21, 2026Edit critic review
The Secret Agent (2025) Carlos Boyero ...there's nothing in the self-aware The Secret Agent that disturbs or distracts me. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 21, 2026Edit critic review
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025) Javier Ocaña The film captivates with its tone and the unique, strikingly simple lines of its drawings and designs. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 21, 2026Edit critic review
Wuthering Heights (2026) Carlos Boyero Even though this love is meant to be so intense, I don't feel affected or consumed by what I see and hear. It barely sticks. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 13, 2026Edit critic review
Crime 101 (2026) Elsa Fernández-Santos The mix of such well-known actors feels a bit awkward at times...but the main cast and the narrative pacing ultimately work, even though the plot veers towards the implausible and the ending feels somewhat naive. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 13, 2026Edit critic review
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025) Javier Ocaña The film, more of a search for something uncertain than a fully formed thesis (as, in fact, most documentaries should be), possesses a human expressiveness that overshadows the simplicity of the images with its powerful emotions. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 13, 2026Edit critic review
Good Valley Stories (2025) Elsa Fernández-Santos The communal bonds and the care given to each character have Fordian echoes...but what matters is something else. Guerin is never oblivious to the memory of cinema...although life, unpredictable and strange, is the true art. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 13, 2026Edit critic review
No Other Choice (2025) Javier Ocaña The brilliance of the mise-en-scène, the rapture provoked by its vibrant colors...make No Other Choice one of the most unique contributions of recent cinema...[Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 13, 2026Edit critic review
Queen of Chess (2026) Leontxo García The documentary "Queen of Chess" (Netflix) brilliantly highlights [Judit Polgár's] extraordinary achievement, but doesn't delve into her education or the stark scarcity of women...in a sport where physical strength is irrelevant. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 13, 2026Edit critic review
Primate (2025) Javier Ocaña All the inconsequential parts of the story...are so flimsy and tedious that, despite being a very short film, the first half hour feels drawn out. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 07, 2026Edit critic review
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