Search: Starring Mabel Rivera

Attack Of The Werewolves (2012)

Review preview for Attack Of The Werewolves

In Moreno's genre comedy, not only are the horrors of a century-old Romanian vendetta exposed to the full moon's half light, but also a trail of hidden ordnance and long-buried bodies from the more recent, entirely real and utterly homegrown Spanish Civil

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5

A writer returns to his Galician village expecting to receive an award, but the villagers have very different plans for him.
Goya's Ghosts (2006)

Review preview for Goya's Ghosts

Forman loses direction and the two halves of the film remain indifferent to each other. Portman overacts to a degree that simplifies madness to a stereotype.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5

Spain's most revered artist observes the Inquisition and European wars and keeps on painting.
The Orphanage (2007)

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Sanchez and Bayona never lose sight of the requirements of the genre, providing plenty in the way of seat-gripping tension and finding suitable shocks in the everyday.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5

Ghost story about a family who live in an orphanage.
The Sea Inside (2004)

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Bardem's performance is astonishing, not so much in his ability to mimic a wasted body, but by capturing the essence of a lively intelligence.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5

True story of a quadriplegic Spanish poet who fights for the right to die.
Wrinkles (2011)

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A thought-provoking consideration of ageing from the perspective of the elderly that is, perhaps ironically, hard to forget.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5

An Alzheimer's sufferer finds a new place in the world after entering an old folk's home.