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Los Cabos Journal: Sunset

Jason Gorber — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:00:06 +0000

László Nemes is one of the most audacious filmmakers in international cinema. His sublime WWII drama Son of Saul powerfully demonstrated that film still plays a vital role in making sense of the nonsensical. With his latest, Sunset, Nemes turns his gaze to an earlier conflict, setting the stage for the first of the 20th...

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Los Cabos Journal: At Eternity’s Gate

Jason Gorber — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:00:21 +0000

One would think that artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel would be perfectly primed to provide a cinematic look at the life of another iconoclastic artist, Vincent van Gogh. With At Eternity’s Gate, the director strives to provide not only insight into the man and his struggles, but to convey, both visually and narratively, the elements...

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Los Cabos Journal: History Lessons

Jason Gorber — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:00:56 +0000

Marcelino Islas Hernández’s strange, affecting film Clases de Historia (History Lessons) is a darkly comic tale about a teacher’s burgeoning friendship with a young student. It has elements that draw from the likes of Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude or Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria, but provides a unique and often powerful story that proves you can...

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