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Film Review: “The Executioner” — Death Be Not Pedestrian
January 30, 2017
Director Luis García Berlanga entertainingly but ruthlessly lampoons the cruelties and absurdities of Spanish life under dictatorship.
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Film Commentary: FilmStruck Untimely Struck Down
Why is the curtain suddenly dropping now on FilmStruck, a vast, diverse, and tastefully curated archive of films spanning the past century and the entire globe.
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