A simpleton turns out to be the lucky charm of a village.
One of the reasons I love watching movies is that, much like books, they serve as windows into other times and different places. Productions from around the world offer valuable insights into the history and culture of their respective countries. And just like literature, cinema can help us understand the present by showing us the past.
In the shadow of towering film production companies lived dozens of grindhouses, genres, and low-budget films deemed too “unclean” for the modern film audience.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.
How do zombie films shine new light in the post-Covid and post-Brexit era?
By depicting 4 different stories, Director Sergio Tovar Velarde keeps the focus on the shared humanity and search for love (both self and romantic) of various gay Mexican men.
