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Alfred Castaneda

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Alfred leads Shade Studios’ editorial desk including press coverage for film and music festivals. He is a veteran in creative strategy and has self-produced documentary features and shows.

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 84% EDIT “[Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die] is an exciting, vividly funny movie that covers relevant ground and embraces modern-day themes that make us question what’s to come.” – Shade Studios Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Hold Onto Me (2026) 100% EDIT “For a firsttime filmmaker, there is much to love here and if her next endeavor is anything like this, I can’t wait to see it.” – Shade Studios Feb 12, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 86% EDIT “[Crime 101] crumbles under the weight of its own sprawl and is a film that should be better than it is.” – Shade Studios Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Lady (2026) 94% EDIT “This rags to riches story of sisterhood is one worth seeing, even if Nwosu seems more interested in showing you the energy of Lagos instead.” – Shade Studios Feb 10, 2026 Full Review zi (2026) 71% EDIT “Kogonada’s latest feels more like a moving picture postcard than a full feature.” – Shade Studios Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Filipiñana (2026) 87% EDIT “The true star here is the memorable 4:3 cinematography by Xenia Patricia, a beautiful Wes Anderson-like aesthetic that frames the country club in warm tones and saturation so fresh that we can smell the freshly cut grass.” – Shade Studios Feb 8, 2026 Full Review Run Amok (2026) 68% EDIT “If Mager chose any of the multiple sub-plots and just stayed with it, Run Amok would have been a far richer experience. ” – Shade Studios Feb 8, 2026 Full Review The Moment (2026) 63% EDIT “The Moment feels like a sendoff to an era that’s lasted longer than expected in this TikTok-ified era of short attention spans.” – Shade Studios Feb 6, 2026 Full Review The Best Summer (2026) 91% EDIT “The Best Summer is better suited to be either a source for a better-made music documentary or a live concert DVD extra.” – Shade Studios Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Buddy (2026) 83% EDIT “[Buddy] is proof that original storytelling is alive and well, even if it pulls from a bevy of influences.” – Shade Studios Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Meadowlarks (2025) 88% EDIT “The actors do their best to give the one-dimensional dialogue some life, but the entire film fails to get much of this emotion across.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Unidentified (2025) EDIT “It takes a big leap of faith to believe that Nawal could even pull some of her clandestine and investigative actions off like she does, but if you can fathom it – this will entertain you.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Olmo (2025) EDIT “It’s a beautifully written, superbly acted gem. A feel-good film that enchants for just the right amount of time.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Retreat (2025) 80% EDIT “This feature debut from director Ted Evans is more ambitious than it is enjoyable.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Charlie Harper (2025) 57% EDIT “There is no shortage of appetite for films about toxic romances, especially ones with attractive leads, but you’ll likely forget about this story the moment you step out of the theater.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Ky Nam Inn (2025) EDIT “To call Ky Nam Inn a Vietnamese clone of Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love would be unfair, but it’s so clearly influenced by that classic that it’s hard to ignore.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Ballad of a Small Player (2025) 49% EDIT “There’s a twist, but overall, it’s remarkably uneven in a way that All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave weren’t.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Good News (2025) 91% EDIT “It’s an intentionally silly ride, with equally silly visual effects that leave much to be desired.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025) 49% EDIT “Wizard would have been a more compelling watch if Assayas elected to leave some of the fluff out and focus on the power broking.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025) 95% EDIT “Gaze is a sweet, kind-hearted film whose strength is the believability of its colorful characters.” – Shade Studios Jan 20, 2026 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% EDIT “For all the original’s faults and cheesiness, this modern version takes itself too seriously and what we’re left with is a sometimes fun, yet ultimately uneven actioner that tries to do too much.” – Shade Studios Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) 94% EDIT “Each ridiculous and enjoyable set piece out does the previous one in absurdity, but Helander is so committed to the insanity of this franchise from the first movie that we never question the action's believability.” – Shade Studios Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Greenland 2: Migration (2026) 49% EDIT “This could have been a more compelling story, but instead it feels repetitive, as if one was playing a role-playing video game side quest.” – Shade Studios Jan 12, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 94% 9.5 / 10 EDIT “Anchored by a career-best performance that will define Timothée Chalamet for decades to come even more than Paul Atreides in Dune, Marty Supreme is that rare slice of delectable cinema pie that shows what top-notch storytelling is capable of.” – Shade Studios Dec 21, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 78% EDIT “Song Sung Blue will make you want to pour some eggnog and put on Diamond’s Christmas album – spoiler: it’s schmaltzy and light-hearted too. A perfect pairing.” – Shade Studios Dec 13, 2025 Full Review
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