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Beatrice Loayza
Review:
The Green Knight
By
Beatrice Loayza
August 2, 2021
Sticks and stones: David Lowery's latest transforms the Arthurian tale of chivalry into a digestible, sensation-driven coming-of-age narrative
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