Watch Spanish Film Critic Alejandro G. Calvo Talk Movies

Film criticism in Spanish

Alejandro G. Calvo is a Spanish film critic who appears regularly on The Wild Project, Jordi Wild's podcast. In this episode, Calvo and J. Maquiavello discuss the TOP 60 películas—a list of films that shaped how they think about cinema.

The conversation is in Spanish, which means English speakers who follow film criticism or care about international cinema perspectives bounce—and miss a conversation that covers films, directors, and cinematic language that crosses borders.

The Wild Project is one of Spain's most-watched podcasts. Wild brings on guests from different fields—chefs, athletes, scientists, artists, critics—and gives them space to talk about their work. This episode with Calvo is about movies, but it's also about why someone dedicates their life to watching films and thinking about what makes them work.

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