Carlos Aguilar
@carlosfilm.bsky.social
Film critic/journalist. Mexican 🇲🇽 DACA. Bylines LA Times, New York Times, IndieWire, RogerEbert, Backstage
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Came to mind that in Guillermo del Toro’s CRONOS, the foul-mouthed embalmer Tito, played by actor Daniel Giménez Cacho, might be a prototype for Victor Frankenstein. He certainly has the look, and he thinks of what he does with dead bodies as the work of an artist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Came to mind that in Guillermo del Toro’s CRONOS, the foul-mouthed embalmer Tito, played by actor Daniel Giménez Cacho, might be a prototype for Victor Frankenstein. He certainly has the look, and he thinks of what he does with dead bodies as the work of an artist.
Came to mind that in Guillermo del Toro’s CRONOS, the foul-mouthed embalmer Tito, played by actor Daniel Giménez Cacho, might be a prototype for Victor Frankenstein. He certainly has the look, and he thinks of what he does with dead bodies as the work of an artist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Came to mind that in Guillermo del Toro’s CRONOS, the foul-mouthed embalmer Tito, played by actor Daniel Giménez Cacho, might be a prototype for Victor Frankenstein. He certainly has the look, and he thinks of what he does with dead bodies as the work of an artist.
Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN is now on Netflix. Resharing my interview with Jacob Elordi, Del Toro, and makeup artist Mike Hill about the Creature for LA Times www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
For Jacob Elordi, an out-of-body 'Frankenstein' was just what the (mad) doctor ordered
Director Guillermo del Toro fantasized about making a version of Mary Shelley's classic for decades. His Creature required a creative leap, one its portrayer wanted as well.
www.latimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN is now on Netflix. Resharing my interview with Jacob Elordi, Del Toro, and makeup artist Mike Hill about the Creature for LA Times www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Still my favorite movie from Animation is Film this year and I’m watching it with my mom tonight at the theater.
For LA Times, I interviewed the directors of LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, my favorite animated film of the year, about a Belgian girl in Japan who thinks she is God. A joy to hear from directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han about this triumph: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Still my favorite movie from Animation is Film this year and I’m watching it with my mom tonight at the theater.
For LA Times, I interviewed the directors of LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, my favorite animated film of the year, about a Belgian girl in Japan who thinks she is God. A joy to hear from directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han about this triumph: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For LA Times, I interviewed the directors of LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, my favorite animated film of the year, about a Belgian girl in Japan who thinks she is God. A joy to hear from directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han about this triumph: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Get Ready With Me to hunt down my father, who created me from the body parts of corpses and condemned me to a dreadful existence #BadDad #Frankenstein #Elizabeth
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Get Ready With Me to hunt down my father, who created me from the body parts of corpses and condemned me to a dreadful existence #BadDad #Frankenstein #Elizabeth
Be kind to freelancer writers, man. We are already at the bottom of the ladder in this crumbling industry.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Be kind to freelancer writers, man. We are already at the bottom of the ladder in this crumbling industry.
Last night at Disney, I moderated a Q&A with two of the directors of Pixar’s ELIO, Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, and producer Mary Alice Drumm. One of my favorite films this year, animated or otherwise.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Last night at Disney, I moderated a Q&A with two of the directors of Pixar’s ELIO, Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, and producer Mary Alice Drumm. One of my favorite films this year, animated or otherwise.
David Lynch altar for the Día de Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever.
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
David Lynch altar for the Día de Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever.
I reviewed I AM FRANKELDA for @variety.com. The first stop-motion feature fully produced in Mexico features show-stopping musical numbers & incredibly ornate sets & characters in a story about creative empowerment. Guillermo del Toro has been a major supporter: variety.com/2025/film/re...
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I reviewed I AM FRANKELDA for @variety.com. The first stop-motion feature fully produced in Mexico features show-stopping musical numbers & incredibly ornate sets & characters in a story about creative empowerment. Guillermo del Toro has been a major supporter: variety.com/2025/film/re...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For #Halloween we are Sensei’s “a few small beers.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
For #Halloween we are Sensei’s “a few small beers.”
SORRY, BABY is the best American debut of 2025, a feat of tonal complexity grappling with a harrowing event using finely-tuned insightful humor. Eva Victor is a major voice. It’s out on HBO Max today. I gave it a perfect 10 in my “controversial” @IGN review. Read it here: www.ign.com/articles/sor...
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
SORRY, BABY is the best American debut of 2025, a feat of tonal complexity grappling with a harrowing event using finely-tuned insightful humor. Eva Victor is a major voice. It’s out on HBO Max today. I gave it a perfect 10 in my “controversial” @IGN review. Read it here: www.ign.com/articles/sor...
My piece on the posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ films looked great in print today in the NYT. I talked to Greek artist Vasilis Marmatakis about creating these works based on the bizarre (complimentary) films. Online here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My piece on the posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ films looked great in print today in the NYT. I talked to Greek artist Vasilis Marmatakis about creating these works based on the bizarre (complimentary) films. Online here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
An honor and a pleasure to be part of the Gotham Awards nominating committee in the Screenplay categories with @timgrierson.bsky.social, @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Together we came up with an eclectic list of nominees from around the world.
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
An honor and a pleasure to be part of the Gotham Awards nominating committee in the Screenplay categories with @timgrierson.bsky.social, @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Together we came up with an eclectic list of nominees from around the world.
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For the first time ever, the Gothams are giving out awards for adapted and original screenplay. Very happy to be on that inaugural committee, alongside @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, @carlosfilm.bsky.social and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Here are our nominees.
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
For the first time ever, the Gothams are giving out awards for adapted and original screenplay. Very happy to be on that inaugural committee, alongside @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, @carlosfilm.bsky.social and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Here are our nominees.
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So much fun to be on the Original and Adapted Screenplays committee for the Gothams this year with ace fellow critics @timgrierson.bsky.social @ezwrites.bsky.social @carlosfilm.bsky.social @mcastimovies.bsky.social. Proud of our choices and excited for these films.
Gotham Film Awards Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads With a Record Six Nods
'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' scored the second most nominations with four, followed by three-time nominees 'It Was Just an Accident,' 'No Other Choice' and 'My Father's Shadow.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So much fun to be on the Original and Adapted Screenplays committee for the Gothams this year with ace fellow critics @timgrierson.bsky.social @ezwrites.bsky.social @carlosfilm.bsky.social @mcastimovies.bsky.social. Proud of our choices and excited for these films.
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Congrats to our members who were nominated for Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards by @lapressclub.bsky.social! @jon-frosch.bsky.social @theamynicholson.bsky.social @joshuarothkopf.bsky.social @carlosfilm.bsky.social @williambibbiani.bsky.social @katiewalshstx.bsky.social @ajhan.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Congrats to our members who were nominated for Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards by @lapressclub.bsky.social! @jon-frosch.bsky.social @theamynicholson.bsky.social @joshuarothkopf.bsky.social @carlosfilm.bsky.social @williambibbiani.bsky.social @katiewalshstx.bsky.social @ajhan.bsky.social
Wonderful to have received 2 nominations for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards along a stellar group of critics and writers. Particularly happy that my profile of Tobin Bell for LA Times was acknowledged!
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Wonderful to have received 2 nominations for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards along a stellar group of critics and writers. Particularly happy that my profile of Tobin Bell for LA Times was acknowledged!
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Love this! Last year Vasilis kindly shared some of his favorite books with me for my lil Instagram books x designers project. Very nice dude. www.instagram.com/p/C4plqOYNJd...
For the New York Times, I talked to Vasilis Marmatakis, the Greek artist behind the unique posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ brilliantly bizarre films starting with DOGTOOTH, and for every film since, including his latest, BUGONIA: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
October 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Love this! Last year Vasilis kindly shared some of his favorite books with me for my lil Instagram books x designers project. Very nice dude. www.instagram.com/p/C4plqOYNJd...
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This is truly brilliant design work and I'm struck again at how movie posters so often prove the initial and most experimental sites for artistic innovations. Gift link: a lovely feature from Carlos Aguilar (@carlosfilm.bsky.social) for the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
Keeping Yorgos Lanthimos Movie Posters Weird
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October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This is truly brilliant design work and I'm struck again at how movie posters so often prove the initial and most experimental sites for artistic innovations. Gift link: a lovely feature from Carlos Aguilar (@carlosfilm.bsky.social) for the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
For the New York Times, I talked to Vasilis Marmatakis, the Greek artist behind the unique posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ brilliantly bizarre films starting with DOGTOOTH, and for every film since, including his latest, BUGONIA: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
For the New York Times, I talked to Vasilis Marmatakis, the Greek artist behind the unique posters for Yorgos Lanthimos’ brilliantly bizarre films starting with DOGTOOTH, and for every film since, including his latest, BUGONIA: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
Tomorrow afternoon I will moderating a Q&A after a 4:00pm screening of PALESTINE 36 at the Los Feliz 3 with director Annemarie Jacir. The epic historical film is Palestine’s Oscar entry this season. Thanks to @amcinematheque.bsky.social for hosting.
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Tomorrow afternoon I will moderating a Q&A after a 4:00pm screening of PALESTINE 36 at the Los Feliz 3 with director Annemarie Jacir. The epic historical film is Palestine’s Oscar entry this season. Thanks to @amcinematheque.bsky.social for hosting.
Delighted to present Tonatiuh with the Breakthrough Actor Award at the CCA’s Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television for his star-making dual performance in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. His beautiful speech was dedicated to his mother.
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Delighted to present Tonatiuh with the Breakthrough Actor Award at the CCA’s Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television for his star-making dual performance in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. His beautiful speech was dedicated to his mother.
Last night I had the pleasure of moderating a Q&A with the artists behind Yorgos Lanthimos’ BUGONIA at AFI Fest: cinematographer Robbie Ryan, hair and makeup designer Torsten Witte, costume designer Jennifer Johnson, composer Jerskin Fendrix and sound designer Johnnie Burn.
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Last night I had the pleasure of moderating a Q&A with the artists behind Yorgos Lanthimos’ BUGONIA at AFI Fest: cinematographer Robbie Ryan, hair and makeup designer Torsten Witte, costume designer Jennifer Johnson, composer Jerskin Fendrix and sound designer Johnnie Burn.