Fede Álvarez's Eraserhead
My son, Ismael, will forever be able to say that his first (drive-in) movie theater experience took place when he was 17 days old to watch an Alien movie. What a time to be alive. He didn't see the screen not even once I think, but I fed him 3oz of that good stuff (milk) and he passed out on me for a 2hr contact nap. What's even better, is that Jackie and I have been calling…
It was officially the first movie in the Villegas García family movie night with our baby, and my son, Ismael, has "watched" his first movie! Well, he was feeding the entire time while sometimes looking at the screen, but it counts!
So why is this his first movie? Well, Jackie and I made a playlist for our little pollito 🐣 when he was still in Mom's tummy, and one of those songs was "En Mi Corazón Estarás" from this movie…
Really incredible stuff happening here, addiction is a hell of a thing.
Between my first viewing and my current, two things changed my perception of this film: 1) I lived in Glasgow for many months where I absorbed more of Scottish culture, and 2) I am now a father of two. Particularly, the second point really messed me up with this movie, omg what a horrible, horrible moment.
That said, other than that scene, this movie is much funnier than I remember! It was great to watch with a crowd
Wish that I was more invested in this, I got a little sleepy in the middle there. Pretty long movie. Maybe the script and lead performance by O'Connor was just not clicking for me.
I got the gist of it, what if aliens, but like for real what if aliens!? Pretty cool movie, might try to rewatch soon, but we'll see.
We got ourselves our own little Latino Harriet Tubman situation at my place.
When you decide to film a story in a country that is not your own, it's usually for a reason. You may appreciate and understand the culture, you might be fascinated with a subject within this new country, you might even have to because you are exiled from your home country; but above all things, there's usually a good reason. When I heard that the French filmmaker was going to be portraying my country, I was excited. I feel that…
