This Spanish-language, minimalist skewering of the motion picture industry is a brilliant, expertly shot and written masterpiece from Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martínez, it’s as good as they come, full of career-best performances along with dazzling cinematography by Arnau Valls Colomer. It’s truly a work of art in every sense of the word and subtly hilarious at the same time.

5/5 stars