Valladares: In a sentimental mood Carlos Valladares June 14, 2018 1 Comment Today — Saturday, June 9, 2018 — I cried on the basement floor of the Stanford Bookstore. I was there to pick up my cap and gown. At the cash register, a sudden realization flashed through my... Read More »
Carlos Valladares’ favorite movies Carlos Valladares June 11, 2018 1 Comment It’s a question I get all the time: “So what are your favorite movies?” Here, finally, is an answer. My idea was that the list could be some neat number, like 100. Turns out... Read More »
‘The Ocean & the Avenue’: an antidote to deadened Marvel cinema Carlos Valladares May 25, 2018 0 Comments A strong new short film by Bella Levaggi ’18 and Spencer Slovic ’18 debuted last night at Roble Arts Gym. “The Ocean & The Avenue,” quite subtly well done, is an... Read More »
The truth of grief: Paul Fusco, Robert F. Kennedy and “The Train” at SFMOMA Mac Taylor and Carlos Valladares May 11, 2018 0 Comments How do we grieve? How do we grieve for someone we did not quite know? And how do we preserve that grief? On Saturday, June 8, 1968, America was at a collective standstill. Two days earlier, the... Read More »
Recs from the Vault: The best new films I saw in theaters Carlos Valladares May 10, 2018 0 Comments In this week’s Recs from the Vault, I look back at the best films I saw in theaters during my four years at Stanford. Whether new films or old ones, these were the movie experiences that... Read More »
Recs from the Vault: “In This Our Life,” “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” Carlos Valladares April 26, 2018 0 Comments In this week’s Recs from the Vault (a weekly column of some old reviews I’ve written about films that I’ve loved during my time here at Stanford), we take a look at three emotional... Read More »
Recs from the Vault: ‘Tommy,’ ‘The Verdict,’ ‘Canoa,’ ‘The Bride Wore Black,’ ‘Pretty Poison’ Carlos Valladares April 12, 2018 1 Comment This week’s “Recs from the Vault” — capsule reviews of films I’ve loved during my time here at Stanford — we take a look at two little-known thrillers from 1968, a... Read More »
Recs from the Vault: swampy sounds, Eugene O’Neill and wild Wilder Carlos Valladares April 5, 2018 0 Comments Nearing the end of my senior year (tear), I take time to reflect on the movies that have most shaped who I am as a person. This quarter, I'll be starting a weekly column called "Recs from the Vault." Read More »