Robert St. Martin
Robert aka Jim is a native Angelo, with a wide range of interests. He holds several academic degrees from Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Los Angeles, and UCLA, in English & Comparative Literature, History, and Education. He has been a teacher and university professor for many years and am still active in the academic community. Being an avid movie goer, he writes on film, including foreign-language cinema, feature films, documentaries, independent and experimental film. Having lived so long in Los Angeles, he is quite interested in the history of this particular city and appreciates its ethnic and racial diversity, as well as its fascinating history of filmmaking and popular music. As a world traveler, he has wandered into many fascinating corners of the globe and writes about his experiences.
EL CONSERJE (THE JANITOR) – An Aging School Janitor Struggles to...
Directed by David Figueroa García and Mauro Mueller, and written by Aleluya Rivera, El Conserje is the story of just one man, Ricardo, and how...
MEMORIA DE LOS OLVIDADOS: Superb Documentary about Spanish/Mexican Filmmaker Luis Buñuel...
There is no question that Luis Buñuel is one of the most important names in the pantheon of great filmmakers. Nominated for an award...
DEAR SOBRIETY, YOU’RE KILLING ME: Rehab or Making Life Work...
A rehab clinic for addicts may not seem like the usual setting for comedy, but Sobriedad, Me Estás Matando (Dear Sobriety, You’re Killing Me”),...
THE GARDEN WE DREAMED: A brilliant and very humane look at...
Joaquín Del Paso’s The Garden We Dreamed was the highlight of the Hola México Film Festival in Los Angeles this weekend. The juxtaposition of...
LA PELUCA, or THE WIG: A Zany Lark of a Satiric...
There is nothing more fun that making a film about the craziness of making films. That is exactly what Mexican director Emiliano Rocha Minter...
ON THE ROAD: Two Broken Men Find a Deeply Emotional...
On the Road screened at the Hola México Film Festival yesterday (September 26) and again today again on Sunday, September 27, at 5:30 pm...
JUANA: A Thriller About a Female Mexican Journalist Investigating a String...
Daniel Giménez Cacho’s feature debut Juana (Mexico, 2025) is a psychological thriller that moves along like a police procedural. However, its real focus is...
LOCO MEXICO MAGICO: A Hilarious Mexican Comedy about a Small Town...
It is a pleasure to be at the opening night of the Hola México Film Festival at the historic Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, the...
MOVEMENTS OF A NEARBY MOUNTAIN: Sebastian Brameshuber’s Sense of Place and...
With his Movements of a Nearby Mountain (2019), Sebastian Brameshuber has made a rare documentary using a hyper-realistic approach that captures the quotidian life...
LONDON: Sebastian Brameschuber’s “Talking Film” – A Series of Car Journeys...
On Tuesday at 2220 Arts & Archives on Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles, Acropolis Cinema presented a screening of Sebastian Brameschuber’s new film London....