Tag: Diego Calva
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On Swift Horses, love or something like it in the 1950s
On Swift Horses is a character study set in the sexually repressed 1950s. This atmospheric drama deals with Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a woman who struggled to figure out where she belonged, and two brothers just back from serving in Korea. There are some spoilers in this review.
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Midnight Family, Mexican series about a family of paramedics
Midnight Family, originally titled Familia de medianoche, is based on a documentary of the same name. It tells the story of private ambulances in Mexico City and the part the paramedics riding in them play in life-saving health care. The review is spoiler free. There are many surprises I won’t reveal here.
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The Secret of the River review, excellent Mexican series
The Secret of the River (El Secreto del Río) comes from Mexico. It’s an 8 part series. I thought it was a queer masterpiece full of tender and touching portraits of what it is to be transgender, or muxes, in certain parts of Oaxaca.