Desierto

A tense thriller of survival set against a desolate landscape of quiet austerity until the deafening sound of our heroes’ pursuer returns after a brief respite allowing these strangers the time to emotively talk about their lives—no, it’s not Gravity.

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Desierto looks to the border for B-movie thrills.

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Immigration has been a hot-button issue in the race for the White House. And there’s no denying that it’s a complicated subject. Sadly, you won’t find any of that complexity in Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto — a classed-up B-movie riff on The Most Dangerous Game. Call it “Tex-Mexploitation.”

3000d ago

Desierto looks to the border for B-movie thrills.

3000d ago

This earthbound tale has a poignant political message — and not a subtle one.

3000d ago

This earthbound tale has a poignant political message — and not a subtle one.

3000d ago

This earthbound tale has a poignant political message — and not a subtle one.

3000d ago

Immigration has been a hot-button issue in the race for the White House. And there’s no denying that it’s a complicated subject. Sadly, you won’t find any of that complexity in Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto — a classed-up B-movie riff on The Most Dangerous Game. Call it “Tex-Mexploitation.”

3000d ago

Immigration has been a hot-button issue in the race for the White House. And there’s no denying that it’s a complicated subject. Sadly, you won’t find any of that complexity in Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto — a classed-up B-movie riff on The Most Dangerous Game. Call it “Tex-Mexploitation.”

3000d ago

This earthbound tale has a poignant political message — and not a subtle one.

3000d ago

Desierto looks to the border for B-movie thrills.

3000d ago

Desierto looks to the border for B-movie thrills.

3000d ago

Immigration has been a hot-button issue in the race for the White House. And there’s no denying that it’s a complicated subject. Sadly, you won’t find any of that complexity in Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto — a classed-up B-movie riff on The Most Dangerous Game. Call it “Tex-Mexploitation.”

3000d ago

Gael Garcia Bernal plays a migrant worker crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in this brutal and relentless chase thriller.

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Gael Garcia Bernal plays a migrant worker crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in this brutal and relentless chase thriller.

3000d ago

When a truck full of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. breaks down, a vigilante begins to kill them one by one.

3000d ago

Gael Garcia Bernal plays a migrant worker crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in this brutal and relentless chase thriller.

3000d ago

When a truck full of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. breaks down, a vigilante begins to kill them one by one.

3000d ago

When a truck full of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. breaks down, a vigilante begins to kill them one by one.

3000d ago

Gael Garcia Bernal plays a migrant worker crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in this brutal and relentless chase thriller.

3000d ago

When a truck full of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. breaks down, a vigilante begins to kill them one by one.

3000d ago

“Gravity” co-writer Jonás Cuarón goes heavy on tired action movie tropes and light on ideas in Mexico’s Oscar entry.

3000d ago

“Gravity” co-writer Jonás Cuarón goes heavy on tired action movie tropes and light on ideas in Mexico’s Oscar entry.

3000d ago

“Gravity” co-writer Jonás Cuarón goes heavy on tired action movie tropes and light on ideas in Mexico’s Oscar entry.

3000d ago

“Gravity” co-writer Jonás Cuarón goes heavy on tired action movie tropes and light on ideas in Mexico’s Oscar entry.

3000d ago

With its combination of an unapologetically pulpy basic concept and overt sociopolitical commentary, “Desierto” seems like the kind of movie that the late, great Sam Fuller himself might have cranked out if he were still making movies.

3000d ago

With its combination of an unapologetically pulpy basic concept and overt sociopolitical commentary, “Desierto” seems like the kind of movie that the late, great Sam Fuller himself might have cranked out if he were still making movies.

3000d ago

Writer-director Jonas Cuaron's sharply made but simplistic second feature shares a reductive view of immigrant and border issues.

3000d ago

With its combination of an unapologetically pulpy basic concept and overt sociopolitical commentary, “Desierto” seems like the kind of movie that the late, great Sam Fuller himself might have cranked out if he were still making movies.

3000d ago

With its combination of an unapologetically pulpy basic concept and overt sociopolitical commentary, “Desierto” seems like the kind of movie that the late, great Sam Fuller himself might have cranked out if he were still making movies.

3000d ago

Writer-director Jonas Cuaron's sharply made but simplistic second feature shares a reductive view of immigrant and border issues.

3000d ago

Writer-director Jonas Cuaron's sharply made but simplistic second feature shares a reductive view of immigrant and border issues.

3000d ago

Writer-director Jonas Cuaron's sharply made but simplistic second feature shares a reductive view of immigrant and border issues.

3000d ago

Director Jonás Cuarón has some of his father Alfonso’s knack for physical tension, but his second feature is limited by its monochrome morality.

3000d ago

Desierto is one of those movies that's nasty without reason, and never really finds its stride by way of tone or message.

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A lean, mean chase movie that plays like equal parts Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Steven Spielberg’s Duel, and Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, Cuarón’s desert-based take on The Most Dangerous Game is very much of the moment.

3000d ago

Formulaic survival-horror flick Desierto, which pits a racist gringo against a group of Mexican border crossers, is only superficially different from other slasher films.

3000d ago

Formulaic survival-horror flick Desierto, which pits a racist gringo against a group of Mexican border crossers, is only superficially different from other slasher films.

3000d ago

Formulaic survival-horror flick Desierto, which pits a racist gringo against a group of Mexican border crossers, is only superficially different from other slasher films.

3000d ago

A lean, mean chase movie that plays like equal parts Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Steven Spielberg’s Duel, and Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, Cuarón’s desert-based take on The Most Dangerous Game is very much of the moment.

3000d ago

Desierto is one of those movies that's nasty without reason, and never really finds its stride by way of tone or message.

3000d ago

Director Jonás Cuarón has some of his father Alfonso’s knack for physical tension, but his second feature is limited by its monochrome morality.

3000d ago

A lean, mean chase movie that plays like equal parts Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Steven Spielberg’s Duel, and Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, Cuarón’s desert-based take on The Most Dangerous Game is very much of the moment.

3000d ago

Formulaic survival-horror flick Desierto, which pits a racist gringo against a group of Mexican border crossers, is only superficially different from other slasher films.

3000d ago

Desierto is one of those movies that's nasty without reason, and never really finds its stride by way of tone or message.

3000d ago

Desierto is one of those movies that's nasty without reason, and never really finds its stride by way of tone or message.

3000d ago

Director Jonás Cuarón has some of his father Alfonso’s knack for physical tension, but his second feature is limited by its monochrome morality.

3000d ago

A lean, mean chase movie that plays like equal parts Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Steven Spielberg’s Duel, and Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, Cuarón’s desert-based take on The Most Dangerous Game is very much of the moment.

3000d ago

Director Jonás Cuarón has some of his father Alfonso’s knack for physical tension, but his second feature is limited by its monochrome morality.

3000d ago

But the film quickly devolves into a third-rate The Most Dangerous Game.

3000d ago

But the film quickly devolves into a third-rate The Most Dangerous Game.

3000d ago

But the film quickly devolves into a third-rate The Most Dangerous Game.

3000d ago

But the film quickly devolves into a third-rate The Most Dangerous Game.

3000d ago

The movie isn’t interested in fully developed characters, just carnage.

3000d ago

The movie isn’t interested in fully developed characters, just carnage.

3000d ago

The movie isn’t interested in fully developed characters, just carnage.

3000d ago

The movie isn’t interested in fully developed characters, just carnage.

3000d ago