As Star Wars: Andor heads into the final straight of its first season, showrunner Tony Gilroy is currently hard at work prepping the second and final season of Lucasfilm’s acclaimed Disney+ series. Speaking to Collider, Gilroy has revealed that Andor will be undergoing a director shake-up for its second batch of twelve episodes, with Ariel […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Cop Movie
A Cop Movie, 2021. Co-written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Starring Mónica Del Carmen and Raúl Briones. SYNOPSIS: A radical experiment combining documentary and fictional elements. The film gives voice to one of Mexico’s most controversial institutions: the police force, and unravels the causes of the impunity crisis that plagues the justice system. Alonso Ruizpalacios’ […]
2018 BFI Film Festival Review – Museo
Museo, 2018. Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Starring Gael García Bernal and Leonardo Ortizgris. SYNOPSIS: In 1985 veterinary students Juan and his best friend Benjamin set out to steal a number of priceless artefacts from the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology. This incredible film is actually based on a true story. Over the years, Hollywood has […]
