Veron The Reviewer

"The Coffee Table" is a Spanish film about a couple, Jesús and María, with a newborn son named Cayetanín. Jesús and María disagree over whether to buy the table, with Jesús being adamant that he has to buy the table despite María's protests. When he brings the table back to their apartment, he is confronted by their young neighbor who has a crush on him, attempting to blackmail him into leaving María for her. The table turns out be missing a screw, and as María leaves to buy groceries in preparation of a dinner with Jesús's brother, Jesús plays with Cayetanín only for a horrible event to occur. The rest of the movie deals with the fallout of the event, as María returns and Jesús's brother arrives with his girlfriend. The tension is gradually escalated as the guests and María show more and more disapproval for Jesús all while he has to wrestle with the horrific event that has just occurred. The film is a tight 90-minutes and dialogue-heavy. It started out as a dome...

"In The Summers" is a drama film starring Rene Perez, Sasha Calle, and Lio Mehiel, as a man named Vicente and his two daughters Eva and Violeta. The film is slow-paced, surely, but it is never boring. Instead, it paints a very realistic portrait of a dysfunctional relationship between a father and his daughters through a series of vignettes, chronicling their time together during presumably the summer holidays of the daughters. While there is a progression of story here, the plot itself takes a backseat to the characters, exploring the changing family dynamic through the years. There are scenes where not much is said, but through the placement of the characters and objects on screen, we are able to get a sense of the gradually widening gulf between Vicente and his daughters. There's a lot to say about this movie, as it's such a mood-focused piece that I think it's best experienced directly. All I'll say is that I highly recommend this film if you're lookin...