Carlos Aguilar, Author at The Playlist

‘And Then We Danced’: Georgia-Set Gay Drama is a Cinematic Act of Kinetic Defiance [Review]

February 16, 2020 8:54 am

With arms stretched and firm steps, majestic and yet light on their feet, the men in Georgian dance carry the weight of the country's heritage on their shoulders, as well as its rigid ideals of masculinity. Fo...

‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ is a Masterful Animated Pastiche of Fine Art, Classic Cinema, and Surrealist Visions [Review]

Carlos Aguilar

March 1, 2019 6:26 pm

News, Reviews

There are no unintentional strokes on Milorad Krstic’s moving canvas "Ruben Brandt, Collector," a 2D animated feature so densely ornate with auteur-adoring references and eye-popping design, a single viewing wo...

‘Judy & Punch’: Mia Wasikowska Plays A Revenge-Seeking Puppeteer In Tonally Awkward Period Tale [Sundance Review]

Carlos Aguilar

February 5, 2019 2:06 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Aiming to dissect crude entertainment that relies on violence to induce laughter, as well as its repercussions in interpersonal relationships and society at large; Australian actress-turned-director Mirrah Foul...

Time Loop Nightmare ‘Koko-di Koko-da’ Haunts A Couple In Crisis [Sundance Review]

Carlos Aguilar

February 4, 2019 12:10 pm

News

Musically macabre and structurally curious, Johannes Nyholm’s sophomore feature “Koko-di Koko-da” works as a nightmarish exploration of unresolved grief. Its peculiar tone can best be described as a crossbreed ...

‘The Souvenir’: Suffering Yields Reinvention For a Young Artist in Joanna Hogg’s Exquisitely Personal Drama [Sundance Review]

Carlos Aguilar

February 1, 2019 9:43 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Survived pain arises as both a vehicle for growth and catalyst for the revaluation of one’s impetus in Joanna Hogg’s introspectively awe-inspiring stroke of virtuosity “The Souvenir,” an artifact of semi-autobi...

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