Tim Jackson
Cry Macho is little more than nostalgia for the Old West of Hollywood.
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The film catches the rhythms and vulnerabilities of real life when two worlds collide.
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Despite the artificiality of Summertime’s premise, director Carlos López Estrada links the film’s episodes together via a kind of seamless magical realism: each moment smoothly leads to the next, each accelerates towards a powerful resolution.
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These are not persuasive essays; rather, they are thought-provoking juxtapositions of facts, observations, and speculations — with a teleology.
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“It is wonderful to see the variety, diversity, and the opportunities for Black artists to tell their stories and present themselves in ways that are not ‘traditional.'”
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Survival is the primary motivation, and the film’s unrelenting series of unexpected attacks generate considerable tension.
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For fans, this backstage concert documentary is obviously a gift. For others, it will serve as a testament to the power of a woman whose life’s work has made real world impact.
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We are subtly drawn into the world of director Robert Machoian’s characters and their emotional honesty.
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What do these young Mexican filmmakers want? For us to bear witness.
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Music Remembrance: Charlie Watts (1941-2021)
Watts’ relentlessly unembellished drive on dozens of classic songs, from “Satisfaction” and “Shattered” to “Connection,” is what makes them so danceable.
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