March films / películas de marzo
March started with a wonderful trip to Boston and plenty of good productions. Yorgos Lanthimos newest film Poor Things (2023), is as original and as controversial as his previous works; it definitely...
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In mid-March I had the chance to travel to Peru and enjoy a bit of summer while I was there. And as soon as I came back I started reading last month’s comics. I’m a big Kieron Gillen fan so it was...
View ArticleApril Films / películas de abril
A trip to Washington DC kept me pretty busy in April, but I still managed to enjoy old and recent productions. Let’s start with Split (2016), written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. James McAvoy...
View ArticleApril Comics / cómics de abril
In April I had the chance to travel to Washington DC, a beautiful city that I’d love to visit again. Of course, as soon as I came back, I started reading last month’s comics. Ryan North has quickly...
View ArticleMay films / películas de mayo
May was a pretty busy month for me so I only have time to watch 2 films. Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers (2023) is a magnificent and deeply touching film about Paul Giamatti (Parkland), a teacher whose...
View ArticleJune films / películas de junio
June was a special month: my graduation took place and I traveled to Europe again. Of course, June was also Pride month so let’s start with a few LGBT productions: Été 85 (2020) is a unique cinematic...
View ArticleBatman & Dracula: Red Rain - Doug Moench & Kelley Jones
When I was 12 years old, I remember that my mom traveled to Europe for the first time. And in Spain, as a gift, she bought me trade paperback of Batman: Bloodstorm, the sequel of Batman & Dracula:...
View ArticleJuly films / películas de julio
I spent half of July traveling around Europe, but fortunately I had time to watch a couple of films. Let’s start with Dune: Part 2 (2024), Denis Villeneuve’s sequel based on Frank Herbert’s novel....
View ArticleAugust films / películas de agosto
After 6 years in California, I finally said goodbye to the Golden State and I managed to watch new (and old) productions. Let’s start with The Idea of You (2024), a romantic comedy directed by Michael...
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Since I was traveling around Europe in June, it’s only now that I had the chance to read comic books from that month. I was thrilled to receive The Complete Web of Horror, an impressive hardcover...
View ArticleJuly Comic Books / Cómics de julio
My trip to Europe ended in July but I didn’t have enough time to read comics until now. Batman: Dark Age continues to impress me. Blood Squad Seven keeps getting better with every issue. And Animal...
View ArticleAugust Comic Books / Cómics de agosto
After 6 years in California I left the Golden State and moved to Kentucky in August. Still getting things organized here but, of course, that hasn’t prevented me from reading a spectacular selection of...
View ArticleSeptember Films / películas de setiembre
Last month I moved to Kentucky, and I’m making good progress in getting settled in. Of course, there was still time to watch new and old productions. George Miller directs Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga...
View ArticleSeptember comic books / Cómics de setiembre
I only received half a dozen comic books this time, including the newly recolored trade paperback of Sandman / Shakespeare stories. The ending of Get Fury was pretty good. Fantastic Four was quite...
View ArticleOctober films / películas de octubre
I guess all of us celebrated Halloween with a good selection of horror movies! I decided to rewatch the entire Scream saga so let’s start with the first one: Scream (1996), directed by Wes Craven and...
View ArticleOctober comics / cómics de octubre
To celebrate Halloween, DC and Marvel released DC Horror Presents and Crypt of Shadows respectively. Absolute Wonder Woman, Hack / Slash Body Bags and Mystique were very promising first issues....
View ArticleNovember films / películas de noviembre
Last month I had a chance to enjoy half a dozen of quite recent productions. Let’s start with Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers (2024), a unique exploration of sexual tension and sexually frustrated...
View ArticleNovember Comics / Cómics de noviembre
Unlike previous months, in November I got more comics than usual, just in time for Thanksgiving break! Mystique, DC Horror Presents and Absolute Wonder Woman continue to be quite good. It’s always a...
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Every weekend I sit down, relax and read as many comic books as I can. For me, that is always pure pleasure. And sure, some people might criticize me for the (rather) large amount of comics I buy...
View ArticleDecember Films / Películas de diciembre
Happy New Year! Let's celebrate the beginning of 2025 combining December films with the Best of 2025 List. Josh Margolin writes and directs a film inspired by his own grandmother. In Thelma (2024),...
View ArticleJanuary films / películas de enero
I had the good fortune of going to Lima, Peru, in January. Of course it was summer over there, while it’s still winter in Kentucky. And I had the chance to actually go to the movies for the first time...
View ArticleJanuary Comics / Cómics de enero
I started 2025 with a magnificent selection of comics and I couldn’t be happier about that. Absolute Batman and Absolute Wonder Woman continue to be quite good, but Absolute Superman is even better!...
View ArticlePatrick 'Pat' Dilloway
My first post, every month, is about movies I’ve watched recently. After that, I will post about comics I’ve bought recently. I used to include at least a couple of comic book reviews every month (a...
View ArticleFebruary films / películas de febrero
In the shortest month of the year, I decided to rewatch Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), prequels to the horror / sci-fi masterpiece from more than 30 years ago that we all are familiar...
View ArticleFebruary Comics / Cómics de febrero
I had the good fortune of reading amazing comics in February. Fantastic Four and One World Under Doom, both by Ryan North, exceeded my expectations. The Nice House by the Sea continues to be one of my...
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