Deborah Young - The Film Verdict

Prayers for the Stolen

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 28, 2021 | Festivals, Morelia, Oscar shortlist, Spotlight |

Three little girls grow up in a village terrorized by the drug cartels in Tatiana Huezo’s dreamy and terrifying first feature, which won San Sebastian’s Latin Horizons crown.

San Sebastian 2021: The Verdict

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 25, 2021 | San Sebastian, The Festival Verdict |

The crowds were back at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival (around 90% compared to...

Blue Moon

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 25, 2021 | Festivals, San Sebastian, Spotlight |

Trapped in a violent family, a young woman rebels in Alina Grigore’s assured and absorbing first feature, another gift from contemporary Romanian cinema.

The Good Boss

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 22, 2021 | Festivals, Oscar shortlist, San Sebastian |

Javier Bardem is the main attraction as a smooth-talking factory owner in Fernando Leon de Aranoa’s drawing room social satire about modern labor.

Django & Django

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 20, 2021 | Festivals |

Quentin Tarantino explains his love for Sergio Corbucci’s Spaghetti Westerns and reveals a lot about his own work in the process in Luca Rea’s irresistible, eye-opening documentary.

Author: Deborah Young

Prayers for the Stolen

San Sebastian 2021: The Verdict

Blue Moon

The Good Boss

Django & Django