José Luis Torres Leiva’s Death Will Come And Shall Have Your Eyes (Vendrá La Muerte Y Tendrá Tus Ojos), is not an easy watch. It’s poetic, small, intimate, and fairly opaque. Full disclosure: I’ve had to read some interviews with the director to fill in the gaps. The film focuses on the last days in... Continue Reading →

Jayro Bustamante’s Tremors (Temblores) tells the story of handsome, successful, wealthy Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager), who falls in love with Francisco (Mauricio Armas Zebadúa), and the terrible repercussions that this wreaks. Pablo, a member of a religious and socially conservative family of European heritage in Guatemala, is married to Isa, with whom he has two young children.... Continue Reading →