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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair – The Definitive Version of Tarantino’s Revenge Saga

Posted on 12 Days Ago by Hugo Pagan Soto

Kill Bill was love at first sight, quite literally. When Quentin Tarantino delivered his fourth feature film in 2003, the cinematic world was shaken. Hollywood’s l’enfant terrible did it again, this time with an epic revenge tale that had to be split in two to ensure effective commercial distribution. In 2004, Volume 2 arrived, confirming that we were witnessing one of the finest films of the 21st century.

A House of Dynamite (2025): Nuclear Tension in Modern Times

Posted on November 3 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Perhaps we are all already on the verge of paranoia, and it only takes the slightest push to set it off. A House of Dynamite (2025), directed by Kathryn Bigelow, works with the anxiety of nuclear annihilation to construct a story that feels lifted from the Cold War era, yet unfolds unmistakably in our present. Noah Oppenheim’s script confronts us with the reality that the possibility of nuclear conflict is stronger today than ever, even as the public’s attention is scattered by economic crises, climate change, and the noise of social media.

The Perfect Neighbor (2025): America’s Fractured Mirror

Posted on October 24 by Hugo Pagan Soto

In 2005, the state of Florida passed the “Stand Your Ground” law — legislation now in effect in several U.S. states — which allows a person to use force (even lethal force) in self-defense without any obligation to retreat first if they believe their life or physical integrity is in danger. Unlike other self-defense laws, this one does not require the threatened individual to attempt to flee or avoid confrontation before using force.

House of Wax (1953): The Birth of a Legend

Posted on October 21 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Hollywood’s obsession with remakes is nothing new. Long before André De Toth’s House of Wax (1953), the legendary Michael Curtiz —yes, the same man behind Casablanca— had already explored this story in Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). De Toth took Curtiz’s film as a foundation but had to tone down the macabre and sexual elements of the original to comply with the strict Hays Code, which governed Hollywood from the 1930s through the late sixties. Decades later, the gruesome allure of the tale would be revived once again in House of Wax (2005), directed by Spanish filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra and starring, among others, Paris Hilton, offering a bloodier and more commercial reinterpretation of the classic horror story.

Good Boy (2025): Horror Seen Through a Dog’s Eyes

Posted on October 16 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Ben Leonberg’s decision to make his dog, Indy, the protagonist of his horror film Good Boy (2025) is not exceptional. The list of canine leads is long and covers almost all cinematic genres. In horror cinema, we can mention the classic Cujo (1983), based on the Stephen King novel. However, if we want to consider how Leonberg uses the dog’s perspective as an absolute resource for his narrative, perhaps we should recall Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) by the great Robert Bresson. The concept of Good Boy takes a different course but ultimately relies entirely on the artifice of using the dog’s point of view from start to finish.