Week 14: ParasiteI have not seen this movie since it came out in 2019, and only now realize there is an influx of things I missed several years ago, or […]

Week 13: The Headless Woman I initially missed the first 10 minutes of the film, and so though I knew the ending, when I went back and watched the film again I realized […]

Week 10: Anthology Film Archives I think it’s a good sign when something you don’t understand makes you feel overwhelmed; such is the case for this recent visit to the […]

Cuban Cinema: Sara Gomez and Her Impact Written by Chrissy, Tanice, Jordan, and Lourdes Lourdes: Cuban cinema is highly influenced by its revolutionary past, its national […]

Weekly Response #6 – Lourdes ZamoraThis past week’s film, Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962), delighted me to no end. Varda merges Cleo’s sugarcoated world with an impending internal dre […]

Week 5 Response: Lourdes ZamoraI have to begin with the fact that I thought this movie was HILARIOUS. I have not laughed out loud to a film like this in ages, Constance […]

Week 1 Response: Lourdes Zamora Hiroshima (Hideo Sekigawa, 1953) left me utterly devastated and depressed, which I believe could have been the intention. In my opinion, f […]

Weekly Response #13 – Lourdes ZamoraThat Obscure Object of Desire (1977), Buñuel’s final film of his career, is the auteur going all in on his favorite conventions for one […]

Weekly Response #11I have to admit I was thoroughly entertained by the division on Luis Buñuel after the new piece of information (the excerpt from his wife’s […]

Weekly Response 10 – Lourdes ZamoraViridiana (1961), Buñuel’s charming masterpiece, showcases exactly what Buñuel excels at: critiquing institutions such as religion and g […]

Week 8 ResponseThis past week we watched The Exterminating Angel (1962) which has easily become one of my favorite films we have watched so far. The […]

Weekly Respone #7Buñuel has been ceasing to amaze me at his convoluted relationship with women, sexuality, and his affection for his off-beat protagonists. […]

Weekly Response #4 – Lourdes ZamoraBuñuel’s 1960 film The Young One left a greater impression on me than I realized. Packed with symbolism, I was particularly struck by the an […]

Weekly Response #3In watching Land Without Bread / Las Hurdes (1933), I was able to understand the context of the role of an artist within society as more […]

Weekly Response #1September 4, 2025 Weekly Response #1 I appreciate Buñuel’s acknowledgement of comedy as a genre to be taken seriously despite the op […]