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Ricardo Gallegos
Tomatometer-approved critic
Ricardo Gallegos is a bilingual Mexico City-based film critic and Digital Animation graduate. He's the creator and editor of La Estatuilla, a site that tries to promote diversity in film writing as well as awards season coverage in Spanish.
Movies reviews only
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Steppenwolf (2024) |
Its nihilistic discourse on the inhuman environment in which we exist does not land due to its derivative narrative and comedy for pubescent kids. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Aug 02, 2024
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Heavens: The Boy and His Robot (2023) |
It's quite an achievement [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Aug 02, 2024
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Dark Match (2024) |
Director Lowell Dean does a great job of using the world of wrestling as a backdrop to create violent scenarios and develop a wild and highly entertaining story [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Aug 02, 2024
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Chainsaws Were Singing (2024) |
A highly hilarious experience [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 24, 2024
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Brave Citizen (2023) |
There's a little bit of everything in this dynamic package of emotions [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Dahomey (2024) |
A powerful conversation that, similar to Diop's previous work, Atlantics, uses elements of fantasy to enrich its discourse. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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The Glassworker (2024) |
Although imperfect, it's a captivating experience thanks to its spirit, passion, and quality. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 14, 2024
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Spermageddon (2024) |
Spermageddon is vulgar and insolent in all the right ways. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 14, 2024
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Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- (2024) |
Episode Nagi is a solid friendship story that allows us to delve deeper and even fall in love with a great supporting character [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 14, 2024
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The Imaginary (2023) |
It is a thrilling and visually beautiful experience whose light use of horror adds a fresh touch to its narrative. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jul 06, 2024
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Driver (2024) |
An intimate immersion into the highs and lows of the trucking world [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jun 08, 2024
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The Story of Souleymane (2024) |
A compact, breathless film that skilfully uses its stressful atmosphere to show the other side of the Parisian coin. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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Block Pass (2024) |
At the centre is an outstanding Sayyid El Alami who brings Willy's whirlwind of emotions to a successful conclusion [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) |
Another orgasmic spectacle of epic proportions... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted May 26, 2024
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All We Imagine as Light (2024) |
A wonderful feature brimming with poetry and indelible images... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted May 23, 2024
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Evil Does Not Exist (2023) |
Hamaguchi's (Drive My Car) spectacular writing and direction manage to create stress out of tranquillity... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted May 05, 2024
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Daughters (2024) |
A blunt critique of the cruel and toxic prison system, handled with admirable responsibility by directors Natalie Rae and Angela Patton. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Apr 28, 2024
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Copa 71 (2023) |
As well as shedding light on the magnificence of such a historic event, it's a reminder of the alarming power that FIFA has and always has had in women's football [Full Review in Spanish]
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| Posted Apr 18, 2024
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Favoriten (2024) |
It's hard not to fall in love with a film with so much hope and empathy, one where we have a front-row seat to witness the miracle of education... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Apr 06, 2024
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The Iron Claw (2023) |
Although some storytelling elements falter, the outstanding and immersive wrestling world-building makes up for most of its shortcomings. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Mar 27, 2024
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Through Rocks and Clouds (2024) |
Captivating environmental experience that manages to fill the heart with its animalism core and at the same time generate enormous impotence through its accurate depiction of the ravages of unbridled capitalism. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Mar 21, 2024
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Who Do I Belong To (2024) |
Most scenes are repetitive and do not illustrate much beyond the obvious. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Mar 21, 2024
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A New Kind of Wilderness (2024) |
By not exploring the motivations behind the philosophy that underpins this story, A New Kind of Wilderness becomes just another film about grief... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Mar 21, 2024
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) |
An impressionistic, bold and vital documentary to understand how imperialist machinations have decimated African nations over the years. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jan 26, 2024
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Brief History of a Family (2024) |
Lin seduces you through its technical elements... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jan 20, 2024
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Apolonia, Apolonia (2022) |
There are experimental touches in the direction of Apolonia, Apolonia through which subject and director intertwine to transcend beyond the initial concept of the documentary and become a meditation on the evolving nature of art. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Jan 16, 2024
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Praying for Armageddon (2023) |
A documentary as chilling as it is alarming whose relevance grows as the days go by and the genocide in Palestine continues. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Dec 29, 2023
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Saltburn (2023) |
Saltburn is made up of moments of supposed shock, clumsily linked to each other [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Dec 23, 2023
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) |
It has its heart in the right place... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Dec 16, 2023
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Maestro (2023) |
A symphony of love and art... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Dec 15, 2023
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Leave the World Behind (2023) |
A refreshing proposal that is not afraid to capture the hopelessness of the sick world in which we live... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Dec 09, 2023
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American Symphony (2023) |
An unforgettable demonstration of the power of art to connect, empathize and heal. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Dec 03, 2023
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Leo (2023) |
The film's warmth, sweetness and good humor are enough to overcome its inconsistencies. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Nov 23, 2023
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Bad Press (2023) |
Bad Press triumphs in its demonstration of the power of truthful journalism to keep democracy afloat and a community well informed [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Nov 15, 2023
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The Mother of All Lies (2023) |
Asmae El Moudir uses cinema to rebuild, understand and create a new beginning for her family... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Nov 08, 2023
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Close Your Eyes (2023) |
More than two and a half hours are condensed into a moment of indescribable beauty that captures, as few have achieved, the power of resurrection that this blessed art has. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Nov 02, 2023
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Next Goal Wins (2023) |
The movie could have reached the back of the net if it weren't for the self-sabotage of a director incapable of taking anything seriously. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Fingernails (2023) |
The bar is sky high, but this is the best performance of Buckley's career... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 31, 2023
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Perfect Days (2023) |
Powered by the acting prowess of Kôji Yakusho, Perfect Days is a minimalist meditation that offers a banquet of small pleasures... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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The Delinquents (2023) |
At times accessible, at times meandering, this is a film that subtly draws you in through its social critique and fascinating character development. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 22, 2023
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The Zone of Interest (2023) |
Glazer's direction is magnificent... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 21, 2023
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Goodbye Julia (2023) |
Kordofani skillfully develops three-dimensional characters and weaves ideas about racism, slavery, guilt, and motherhood into a compelling script. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 16, 2023
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The Mission (2023) |
A story about the lethal duality of colonialism... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 14, 2023
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The Equalizer 3 (2023) |
Fuqua and Washington put a bloody bow on one of our best and most underrated action franchises. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 13, 2023
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Pictures of Ghosts (2023) |
A kind reflection on preservation, memory and time. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 12, 2023
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023) |
It is an absurdist epic about all those little things that are leading us towards the end of the world [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 08, 2023
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A Deadly Invitation (2023) |
With a running time of 92 minutes, a classic set-up, and familiar characters, Netflix users and casual fans of whodunits looking for something light will easily devour this. - But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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| Posted Oct 07, 2023
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Ballerina (2023) |
Maybe its story is simple but its vibe, audiovisual display and central character are exceptional. [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Oct 07, 2023
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Flora and Son (2023) |
Hewson is a fireball that grabs the film by the scruff of the neck and shakes it; she's a charismatic presence that screams, insults and makes you laugh over and over again... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Sep 28, 2023
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Cassandro (2023) |
The movie is rigid and conventional, two words that are in no way related to lucha libre and much less to the electric personality of legendary Cassandro... [Full Review in Spanish] - La Estatuilla
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| Posted Sep 24, 2023
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