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Beatrice Loayza

Spinning Wheels

By Beatrice Loayza
May 24, 2021
In the cut: Spiral offers a topical spin on the popular franchise but makes one wonder: do we need solemn excuses to enjoy cheap thrills?

TCM Diary: Jane Fonda in the 1960s

By Beatrice Loayza
January 16, 2020
Early warnings: at the start of the ’60s, Fonda was a paragon of the mid-century woman’s sexual and moral ambivalence

Short Takes: Invisible Life

By Beatrice Loayza
January 13, 2020
Karim Aïnouz’s film examines how Brazil’s patriarchy stifles desire and individuality

Close Reading: Liberté

By Beatrice Loayza
October 16, 2019
Dancers in the dark: a dispatch from the NYFF Critics Academy, on the power of impotence in Albert Serra’s latest