Joaquin Garrido Movies
- 2007
Lt. Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) retires from the force when he inherits a farm from his late uncle Harvey. It isn't long before Disher begins to suspect that his uncle was murdered--along with his prize pig Harvey. Though he recoils at the notion of being stranded on a dusty, dirty farm with dozens of unsanitary animals, Monk swallows hard and agrees to investigate Harvey's death, disguising himself as a migrant worker for the purpose. Aided and abetted by the local constabulary and a friendly farmhand named Oates (James Gammon), Monk is soon harvesting clues left and right--especially the fact that the farm's principal "crop" is of an extremely high value indeed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
A handful of teenage delinquents discover that some places are just inherently evil in this frightful outing from director James Cotten. Sentenced by Juvenile Court to clean an abandoned mental asylum, it's not long before the hapless teens are falling prey to the malevolent demons that inhabit the creepy old building. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Howard Williams Jr., Adam Huss, (more)
The American military-industrial complex has a blueprint for the perfect mechanical soldier. Unfortunately, the prototype, Solo (Mario Van Peebles), has responded appropriately to his programming (which requires him to reason things out on his own), with results that the designers didn't anticipate and don't like. For one thing, he objects to killing innocent bystanders. Already one of their covert operations has been ruined by his scruples. The manufacturers have given orders that he is to be taken back to the lab and reprogrammed. Now on the run from his makers, he comes to a village of oppressed peasants and teaches them how to fight back successfully in a sequence which harkens to the classic The Seven Samurai.
~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mario Van Peebles, Barry Corbin, (more)
Based on the best-selling novel by Laura Esquival, this internationally popular romantic fable from Mexico centers on a young woman who discovers that her cooking has magical effects. The tale's heroine, Tita, is the youngest of three daughters in a traditional Mexican family. Bound by tradition to remain unmarried while caring for her aging mother, Tita nevertheless falls in love with a handsome young man named Pedro. Pedro returns her affection, but he cannot overcome her family's disapproval, and he instead marries Tita's elder sister. The lovestruck young woman is brutally disappointed, and her sadness has such force that it infects her cooking: all who eat it her feel her heartbreak with the same intensity. This newly discovered power continues to manifest itself after the wedding, as Tita and Pedro, overcome by their denied love, embark on a secret affair. Director Alfonso Arau, Esquival's husband at the time, presents the acts of love and cooking with the same glossy, sensual sheen. Indeed, despite occasional digressions into a magical realist tone, the film often takes on the gloss of Hollywood romance. This combination of traditional melodrama and exotic fairy tale proved extremely popular with audiences, particularly in the United States, where it became one of the highest grossing foreign language films at the time. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, (more)
