Spanish Movies
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Movie Review: Sleep Tight (2011)
“Sleep Tight,” directed by Jaume Balagueró, is a chilling psychological thriller about a twisted concierge of an apartment building in Barcelona. César (Luis Tosar), the caretaker of an apartment building, is a miserable man. Happiness eludes him. He often contemplates suicide by jumping off the top of the building but never goes through with it.… Read more
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Movie Review: The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Only a few days ago, I reviewed ‘Memories of Murder‘, the classic Korean investigative crime thriller based on a real incident. In this post, we will look at ‘The Secret in Their Eyes’ (TSITE), an Argentinean movie based on Eduardo Sacheri’s novel ‘La pregunta de sus ojos’, brilliantly directed by Juan José Campanella, which took… Read more
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Movie Review: The Invisible Guest (2016)
From Spanish director Oriol Paulo, who gave us El Cuerpo in 2012, comes another intense thriller, ‘The Invisible Guest’, a tale of betrayal, adultery, murder, and cover-ups. As is the case with El Cuerpo’s narrative, the plot of this movie also unfolds in flashbacks. Celebrity entrepreneur, husband, and father Adrián Doria (Mario Casas) stands accused… Read more
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Movie Review: The Body (El Cuerpo) (2012)
From Spanish director Oriol Paulo, comes a taut thriller ‘The Body’ (El Cuerpo), one of the most original thrillers in recent times. This is a riveting movie that keeps its audience engaged from the first scene to its explosive climax. The movie’s inimitable success prompted unofficial remakes in Kannada and Tamil(Game/Oru Mellia Kodu), an official… Read more
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