It’s July 2004 on the sunny Atlantic coast of Spain, in the city of Vigo, Galicia, the gateway to the Cíes Islands. Eighteen-year-old Marina (Llúcia... Read More
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Each film festival season brings with it at least one title that charms with the charisma of its child actors. Carla Simón’s Alcarràs, which comes... Read More

‘Romería’ Review: Carla Simón’s Restrained Coming-of-Age Tale Opens Up the Doors of History and Cinema [B+] Atlanta Film Festival
‘Alcarràs’ review: Carla Simón’s family drama is a neorealist classic in the making [A] | NYFF
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B]
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‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes