JEFFREY SIPE AND NINA RODRÍGUEZ

By Jeff Sipe and Nina Rodríguez There is a lot that is puzzling about “Robe of Gems” (original title: “Manto de Gemas”) from the title itself, to the director’s stylistic …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez In Andrea Martínez Crowther’s hybrid Birdwatching “Observar las Aves,” we follow Lena Daerna, a renowned writer and artist, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease …

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By Jeffrey Sipe y Nina Rodríguez Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” is a beautifully crafted historical drama that imagines the domestic life of Habsburg princess Elisabeth of Austria. The film is a …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez “The Whale” Brendan Frasers’ 600-pound portrait of an estranged father is the safest Oscar bet. February is awards season and we’re thrilled to finally …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez Producer/director Helmut Dosantos’ feature debut, “Gods of Mexico” (Dioses de Mexico), is a poetic documentation of the great variety of indigenous and afro-descendant groups …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez Austrian director Ulrich Seidl’s “Rimini” is billed as a comedy but for a comedy it is not exactly peppered with laughs. The comedy, instead, …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez Stop (Original title: Zemila; Mexican title: Detengan la tierra) Ukrainian documentary maker Kateryna Gornostai’s first fictional feature, looks in on a group of Ukrainian …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez In 1982, the Chichonal volcano erupted in the state of Chiapas, killing somewhere between 1,700 and 2,300 people in surrounding villages and leaving some …

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Photo: Juan C. Cobo By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez Long ago, when I was just 20 years old, I was standing on a street corner in Bogota surrounded by …

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By Jeffrey Sipe and Nina Rodriguez We may thank Alfonso Cuaron for delivering a true Christmas miracle in the form of Alice Rohrwacher’s short film “Le Pupille” which premiered at …

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