Carlos Aguilar

Jan 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Carlos Aguilar

In a rare instance of introspection, Dylan (Ben Hunter), a rowdy bro type in his 20s, beams at the possibility that another person might genuinely be offering the kind of friendship he yearns for. A shy smile crosses his face, only for the spell to be immediately broken, leaving him feeling used. It’s a brief, easy-to-miss exchange, but one that evinces the lack of meaningful intimacy between him and his closest mates.

Nov 26, 2024 | ign.com | Carlos Aguilar

Moana 2 opens in theaters Wednesday, November 26. The stakes seem higher in Moana 2: After saving her home from ruin, the adored, titular wayfinder has a new mission, reconnecting with the groups of people scattered across the ocean by an angry deity. Yet, more than building on the world she previously explored, the follow-up plays like a by-the-numbers, beat-by-beat rehash.

Nov 11, 2024 | theplaylist.net | Carlos Aguilar

Not long ago, scores of women on social media discovered that, apparently, a large swath of heterosexual men recurrently think about the Roman Empire. An endless source of shared fascination. For many of those adult men such interest probably emerged from watching Ridley Scott’s original “Gladiator” more than two decades ago and not from textbooks.

Oct 30, 2024 | backstage.com | Carlos Aguilar

In the five years since veteran movie producer Susan Ruskin was appointed as dean of L.A.’s American Film Institute Conservatory, she’s had a close-up view of the issues facing the industry today—among them, changing distribution models, multiple strikes, and growing fears surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence. According to her, the skills students learn at the AFI Conservatory—and other programs like it—can help them withstand these challenges, as well as those to come.

Oct 16, 2024 | backstage.com | Carlos Aguilar

When Irish filmmaker John Crowley first read Nick Payne’s script for “We Live in Time,” a stirring story of a couple facing a cancer diagnosis, one moment stopped him in his tracks. “The scene in the petrol station—the birth of the baby—was the scene that made me want to make the film,” he says. Andrew Garfield stars as Tobias, a divorcé who gets a second chance at romance with Almut (Florence Pugh), a renowned chef.