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Motor City (2025): A Brutal Ride Fueled by Revenge

Posted on 20 Days Ago by Hugo Pagan Soto

The idea behind Motor City, directed by Potsy Ponciroli, isn’t new in cinema. The notion of telling an action movie with practically no dialogue, moving the story forward through mise-en-scène and going from one action sequence to another while allowing the viewer to fill in the blanks, is an exercise with many precedents. Think of Melville’s Le Samouraï (1967), or Boorman’s Point Blank, released the same year. If we want a more recent example, we can look at Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive (2011). All of them are action thrillers where economy of dialogue becomes a common denominator.

Dressed to Kill (1980): Desire, Obsession and Voyeurism

Posted on 21 Days Ago by Hugo Pagan Soto

We can say that Brian De Palma’s golden era reached its peak during the 1970s and 1980s. His auteur signature became fully defined in the works he conceived during those years. His name became synonymous with cinema through films such as Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Carrie (1976), Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), and The Untouchables (1987). During this same period, he made one of his most influential films, Dressed to Kill (1980), an erotic thriller with Hitchcockian overtones in which the director poured all his obsessions.

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026)

Posted on August 12 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Without intending to, Luis Valdez transformed a cultural expression created for a small community into a movement that permeated an entire nation. He took the Pachuco figure and transformed it into an artistic symbol that gave voice to Chicano culture in the United States. His discourse went from being entertainment to becoming the spearhead of a cultural and political revolution. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) takes us through part of the life and work of the man behind the legend of Teatro Campesino, Zoot Suit, and La Bamba.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Posted on August 5 by Hugo Pagan Soto

In the collective imagination of generations of comic book fans, Spider-Man will always hold a special place. Since he first appeared in a comic book in 1962, this character created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko captured the hearts of audiences. We were introduced to an ordinary person who suddenly gains extraordinary abilities, a vulnerable human being dealing with the same problems as any other person on Earth. Spider-Man felt relatable and allowed us to dream about the possibility of becoming superheroes ourselves. In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, we return to the hero envisioned by Stan Lee, trying to protect his beloved New York while also struggling with the everyday problems of an ordinary young man.

The Death of Robin Hood (2026): The Fall of a Myth

Posted on July 31 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood in 1938 practically defined the character in Western culture. Before him, there was Douglas Fairbanks in 1922, but The Adventures of Robin Hood, with Flynn in the central role, established the adventure hero that would endure in the popular imagination. The noble outlaw would later be portrayed by Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Cary Elwes, Russell Crowe, Taron Egerton, among many others, always bringing the character closer to the idea of a kind-hearted rogue. Now Michael Sarnoski destroys that myth in The Death of Robin Hood. He questions the legend of the hero and imagines a ruthless thief and a brutal killer.