The Boogeyman When the True Monster is Prop Tuberculosis
«We dissect Ángel Gómez Hernández's The Boogeyman, an exercise where domestic folklore disguises itself as a 19th-century medical drama.»
Rigorous analysis with a heavy dose of sarcasm. Built for film lovers who don't swallow Hollywood's marketing talk.
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We interview filmmaker Miguel Ángel Refoyo on the occasion of the long-awaited return of his blog 'A World from the Abyss'. Auteur cinema, resistance, and craft.
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«We dissect Ángel Gómez Hernández's The Boogeyman, an exercise where domestic folklore disguises itself as a 19th-century medical drama.»
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