Eugenio Martín, un autor para todos los géneros
A reprint of Carlos Aguilar and Anita Haas’s book, which was originally published in 2008 is a valuable release: Martín was one of the most talented and interesting of Spanish directors [..]
Month: February 2018
Cine-Bis, Issue #6
Javier G. Romero’s Cine-Bis has been going fro a good few years now and it’s always worth a read (if you can cope with Spanish). It covers a mixture of Spanish and other cinema
The Promise
2004 | Horror | Rating: 6/10 | Director: Héctor Carré
The narrative is rather sprawling, including a number of strands which go nowhere, but Galician director Héctor Carré directs it with some skill. [..]
Fragile
2005 | Horror | Rating: 7/10 | Director: Jaume Balagueró
Although the story is a little over-familiar, it’s well written, the characters are nicely drawn, and Balagueró cloaks it all in sombre, spooky atmospherics. [..]
The Birthday
2004 | Horror / Comedy | Rating: 3/10 | Director: Eugenio Mira
The are some images which stick in the mind and, from a stylistic perspective, it’s a more than competent calling card. But… it’s all a bit annoying [..]
To Die in San Hilario
2005 | Comedy | Rating: 5/10 | Director: Laura Mañá
A subtle black comedy, with the humor coming from the characters rather than the dialogue or farcical situation, this is actually rather a sweet film. [..]
Night of the Sunflowers
2006 | Thriller | Rating: 9/10 | Director: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
A superbly atmospheric and very well acted ensemble piece, I really can’t recommend this highly enough. [..]
The Dark Hour
2006 | Science Fiction | Rating: 5/10 | Director: Elio Quiroga
Here’s a decent little Spanish science fiction film that was released with a minimum of fuss back in 2006 [..]
Films to Keep You Awake: Spectre
2006 | Horror | Rating: 5/10 | Director: Mateo Gil
The Spectre was Matteo Gil’s contribution to the ‘Films to Keep You Awake’ series made for Spanish TV in 2006 [..]
Films to Keep You Awake: To Let
2006 | Horror | Rating: 7/10 | Director: Jaume Balagueró
This is a slick and effective little film. Balagueró is a highly capable genre director, and handles everything with commensurate skill [..]