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’ […]
Movie Review – New Order (2020)
New Order, 2020. Directed by Michel Franco. Starring Naian Gonzalez Norvind, Diego Boneta, and Monica Del Carmen. SYNOPSIS: A wedding between two wealthy, high society individuals is interrupted by rioting and criminal activity. Violence on screen is not a novel concept. Indeed, the violence we see in films often reflects that which exists in the […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – New Order
New Order, 2020. Written and directed by Michel Franco. Starring Naian González Norvind, Diego Boneta, and Mónica del Carmen. SYNOPSIS: A high-society wedding is interrupted by the arrival of unwelcome guests. In a feat as impressive as it is maddening, Michel Franco’s (After Lucia, Chronic) new film – which scooped Venice’s Grand Jury Prize – just […]
