God Emperor of Dune is a surprising book for several reasons. The fourth book of the saga, it starts with the traditional time jump, but here instead of being a handful of years, some centuries have passed from the ending of the third book, Children of Dune. Centuries! This allows Herbert to focus on a … More God Emperor of Dune: Book Review
Children of Dune is the third book in the Dune saga: written by Frank Herbert, it was published in 1976, seven years after the previous Dune Messiah, and in my opinion it represents a leap in terms of quality and depth that wasn’t easy to expect, especially since the first two books were already excellent. … More Children of Dune: Book Review
In February 2019, The Silence Of Others (El silencio de otros) won the Goya award for best documentary of the year. It’s directed by Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo and produced by Pedro Almodóvar with his production company Deseo. So, let me add that, also thinking about Damián Szifron’s wonderful Relatos salvajes (2014), it’s clear … More The Silence Of Others: Movie Review
In 1994 Roman Polanski directed Death and the Maiden, a three-actors (Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson) film adaptation of a 1990 play written by Ariel Dorfman. The film is about a very tough topic, the dictatorships in Latin America, is incredibly powerful, and is impeccably directed and acted. Even though it’s not a … More Death And The Maiden: Movie Review
The death of Stalin is a 2017 film made by the Scottish director Armando Iannucci (not your typical Scottish name…) with an exceptional mostly-Anglo-American cast: Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin… and so on and so forth. The film shows us Stalin’s last night, reunited with his most loyal men, and then the days immediately … More The Death Of Stalin: Movie Review
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