Amat Escalante Archives

‘Lost in the Night’ Review: Mexican Auteur Amat Escalante’s Latest is a Chilling Commentary on Absence [Cannes]

May 18, 2023 2:41 pm

Five years ago, on March 14th 2018, a car pulled alongside Brazilian Councilwoman Marielle Franco’s vehicle and fired several shots, killing both the politician and her driver. The crime, which enraged a count...

‘Lost In The Night’ Trailer: Amat Escalante’s Latest Twisty Crime Drama Premieres At The Cannes Film Festival On May 18

Ned Booth

May 12, 2023 11:35 am

Festivals, News, Trailers

Stateside, audiences may know Amat Escalante best for directing episodes of "Narcos: Mexico" for Netflix. But Escalante deserves more recognition than that, having excellent independent dramas like 2013's "Hel...

Amat Escalante’s Strange, Salacious, Award-Winning Alien Sex Movie ‘The Untamed’ [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 13, 2016 11:50 am

Festivals, Reviews

If there is one concept that defines Amat Escalante's Silver Lion-winning Venice title, it's "ginormous horny alien sex octopus." But if there's one other, it's risk -- "The Untamed" is a brazen leap of faith f...

Emma Stone & Tom Ford’s ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Win Big Prizes At Venice, Lav Diaz Takes Golden Lion

Oliver Lyttelton

September 10, 2016 3:01 pm

News

After a week and a half of Mediterranean sun, fun and countless Aperol Spritzs, the Venice Film Festival came to a close this evening, with the annual awards ceremony ahead of closing film “The Magnificent Seve...

Cannes Review: ‘Heli’ A Beautifully Shot But Despairing Look At Corrupted Lives

Kevin Jagernauth

May 15, 2013 6:42 pm

News

Cannes Review: 'Heli' A Beautifully Shot But Despairing Look At Corrupted Lives

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