Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times

Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Past articles by Carlos:

In 'Amanda,' a surly loner drums up her own drama

A bored Italian college grad dwells under dark clouds of her own making, until she finds a companion with neuroses of her own, in Carolina Cavalli's feature debut. → Read More

Severe Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr comes to Los Angeles

During his first visit to the city since 2011, the Hungarian master teed off on the 'ridiculous,' the 'fake' and the celebrity-driven. → Read More

'Flamin' Hot' review: True or not, it's entertaining

Eva Longoria's feature directing debut has a talented cast in an enjoyable crowd-pleaser based on Richard Montañez's claims of creating Flamin' Hot Cheetos. → Read More

'Past Lives': Celine Song on how her life inspired A24 movie

From her own immigrant experience to an actual night in a New York speakeasy, Song explains how real life shaped her debut feature, starring Greta Lee. → Read More

Review: Nothing's sacred in João Pedro Rodrigues' erotically whimsical 'Will-o'-the-Wisp'

The Portuguese filmmaker subverts art, machismo and more with full frontal male nudity and fully choreographed musical numbers. → Read More

LALIFF 2023: Celebrate films from through the Americas

Brazil's 'Charcoal,' Nicaragua's 'Daughter of Rage,' 'Hope, Soledad' from L.A.'s Yolanda Cruz, 'Hummingbirds' from Texas and the alternative animation of 'The Other Shape' are festival highlights. → Read More

'The Hole in the Fence' review: A reckoning for the privileged

The social power structures of Mexico are critiqued through class and race in writer-director Joaquin del Paso's incisive coming-of-age drama. → Read More

'The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future' review: Moo-vie magic

Chilean filmmaker Francisca Alegria's magical realist take infuses this cautionary environmental tale with hope. → Read More

'Chile '76' review: A feminist take on country's troubled past

Written and directed by Manuela Martelli, this gripping psychological thriller distills history's sociopolitical ills into a blistering character study. → Read More

'Knights of the Zodiac' review: Lost in translation

The live-action reimagining of Masami Kurumada’s revered manga 'Saint Seiya' is a below-average action fantasy made on an insufficient budget that will satisfy neither fans nor newcomers. → Read More

'Blood In Blood Out' celebrates 30th anniversary of release

The film stumbled at the box office 30 years ago but was saved from obscurity by Latino audiences, who reclaimed it as a cornerstone of their representation in cinema. → Read More

'Carmen' review: Love on the run, powered by dance

Starring Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal, the dance-driven riff on Georges Bizet's opera is light story but strongly evocative, with otherworldly intensity and original music by Nicholas Britell. → Read More

'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' review: Drawn to Murakami

Like such Haruki Murakami adaptations as 'Drive My Car' and 'Burning,' Pierre Földes' captivating 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' finds cinematic wonder in the author's existential conundrums. → Read More

'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' review: Eco-thriller is rousing

Simultaneously rousing and unnerving, Daniel Goldhaber's eco-thriller 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' strays from despair. → Read More

How Alfonso Cuarón got behind a cheeky fable

The Mexican director and producer chose an Italian director to shoot a short film set at the end of the year, any year. The delightful 'Le Pupille' is the result. → Read More

'Huesera: The Bone Woman' review: Pregnancy as body horror

Mexican writer-director Michelle Garza Cervera's remarkable debut, 'Huesera: The Bone Woman,' is as incisive as it is terrifying. → Read More

Lukas Dhont breaks down his Oscar-nominated movie, 'Close'

Filmmaker Lukas Dhont and star Eden Dambrine explain how Belgian Oscar nominee 'Close' finds drama in society's limited definitions of 'masculinity.' → Read More

‘Heroic’ Review: Provocative Mexican Military Drama Takes Aim at Institutional Corruption

Sundance: David Zonana’s sophomore feature is a searing indictment of patriotism, groupthink, and masculinity. → Read More

‘Radical’ Review: Mexican Superstar Eugenio Derbez Gets His Own ‘Stand and Deliver’

Sundance: The “CODA” star plays to his strengths in Christopher Zalla’s remarkable true story. → Read More

Meet Ram Charan and NTR Jr., mega-stars of Telugu hit 'RRR'

N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan open up about unifying Indian cinema, breaking into Hollywood and director S.S. Rajamouli's obsessive attention to detail. → Read More