Search: Starring Valentina Vargas

The Big Blue (1988)

Review preview for The Big Blue

The Big Blue is pure cinéma du look.

Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5

Two of the best ‘free’ divers in the world are set to compete against each other at the world championships.
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

Review preview for Hellraiser: Bloodline

The good stuff is fairly evenly distributed which helps to keep the film watchable, but Yagher's work in building up atmosphere is repeatedly squandered.

Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5

A descendant of the toymaker who made the original Hellraiser puzzle box sets out to close the gates to Hell forever. In space.
Night Across The Street (2012)

Review preview for Night Across The Street

There is a weight of ideas here and they are sometimes too much for the script to bear.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5

A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.
The Name Of The Rose (1986)

Review preview for The Name Of The Rose

The Name Of The Rose presents the Dark Ages at their very darkest.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5

An elderly monk with a complicated past investigates a series of murders whilst his young acolyte falls in love.
Optical Illusions (2009)

Review preview for Optical Illusions

Jimenez has a playful attitude to these characters, although there are serious underlying issues concerning self-esteem and, more politically, the state of the Chilean healthcare system and notions of surveillance.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5

The lives of a group of Chileans interconnect with absurdly comic consequences.