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Denise Pieniazek

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Biography:

Denise Pieniazek is a critic and academic researcher of Audiovisual Arts at the Dr. Raúl H. Castagnino Institute of Performing Arts (FFyL, University of Buenos Aires). There she is part of the research groups on classic Argentine cinema and audience studies. She worked for three years as a film columnist on an entertainment show on Radio Del Plata, one of the most important stations in Buenos Aires. Currently, she develops journalistic criticism in various cultural and artistic magazines. She has published various academic essays in books, whose main topics are the representation of female film stars, queer figurations in cinema, stage design and connections between visual arts and cinema.

Reviews

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It Was Just an Accident (2025) 97% 8/10 EDIT “The story beguins with ambiguities about what is happening, gradually revealing information so that we don't know from the start whether the protagonist has chosen the wrong man or not, and therefore our judgment of the characters actions will change... ” – Puesta en Escena (AR) Dec 13, 2025 Full Review Belén (2025) 95% 7.5/10 EDIT “The depiction of public demonstrations by women, regarding bodily autonomy and the right to freedom from violence against their bodies. In this sense, the film functions as an evocation of collective memory, a preservation of recent history. ” – Puesta en Escena (AR) Nov 17, 2025 Full Review Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2025) 50% 7/10 EDIT “(...) despite the compositional beauty of the framing, the well-developed characters, the narrative occasionally overuses certain formal techniques. Even so, this glimpse into Modigliani's life is interesting, especially for art history enthusiasts...” – EscribiendoCine Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% 55/100 EDIT “As a result, this second story feels less earthly than its predecessor and more supernatural (...) This is why its plot may at times feel forced or less compelling and believable than the first feature... [full critic in spanish] ” – EscribiendoCine Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Riefenstahl (2024) 97% 8/10 EDIT “The documentary paints a portrait of an ambiguous woman: on the one hand, loyal to Hitler, stubborn, and at times even seemingly honest, at other times, her rhetoric is dismantled, and her lies are revealed, countered by the images. Full critic in spanish” – EscribiendoCine Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Auction (2024) 90% 8/10 EDIT “By depicting the behind the scenes of a famous art auction house and through pairs of opposites on social classes, emotional ties, hypocrisy, appearances, power struggles, but also on justice and the fact that not all human values ​​have been lost... ” – EscribiendoCine Sep 14, 2025 Full Review Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (2025) 80% 9/10 EDIT “This adorable special, in addition to offering catchy songs and tender scenes, primarily reflects on various notable issues: facing fears and developing the ability to adapt... [Full Review and Interview in Spanish]” – EscribiendoCine Aug 17, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% 40/100 EDIT “Although the performances are good, the script is a pastiche (in the bad sense of the term), the special effects are unpleasant and considering that one of the functions of this genre is entertainment, its doesn't achieve this purpose either. ” – Puesta en Escena (AR) Aug 13, 2025 Full Review When Fall Is Coming (2024) 97% 8/10 EDIT “The film by Ozon reflects on moral dilemmas, the nuances between good and evil, family dynamics, but also second chances. It has a great handling of tension and suspense and has the audacity to suggest that prostitutes also have the right to grow old...” – EscribiendoCine Aug 1, 2025 Full Review Cuidadoras (2025) 8/10 EDIT “Cuidadoras makes visible what society strives to marginalize (...)Through the feedback between caregivers and those assisted, the home becomes a place of acceptance for trans women; it allows them, for the first time, to consider the possibility of aging” – EscribiendoCine Jul 25, 2025 Full Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) 36% 6/10 EDIT “This sequel, which in some ways functions as a reboot and homage, despite the predictable twists, is a worthy, dynamic, and entertaining piece that also reminds us that the 1997 film has rather stood the test of time.” – EscribiendoCine Jul 20, 2025 Full Review F1 The Movie (2025) 82% 8/10 EDIT “F1 The Movie is a pleasant surprise and shares something with Top Gun Marverick, it makes the viewer feel the adrenaline and emotions. In the film, motorsports serves as a setting as an excuse to reflect on friendship, experience, success and passion.” – EscribiendoCine Jul 2, 2025 Full Review The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 77% 6/10 EDIT “Despite continuing to present original universes and unique, atypical characters, they fail to generate the same depth or connection with the audience (...)from The French Dispatch to Asteroid City his works are uneven and less engaging.” – EscribiendoCine Jun 14, 2025 Full Review A Procura de Martina (2024) 7/10 EDIT “This balance between a sensorial atmosphere and the magnificent expression of the internal action of the character composed by Moran successfully outlines the reality of a woman who is fragile and vulnerable but also possesses enormous strength...” – EscribiendoCine Jun 14, 2025 Full Review Diamanti (2024) 10/10 EDIT “Through each of the characters, the story reflects on themes such as grief, gender violence, art, impossible love and friendship. Consequently, given the themes and the way the story is narrated, the film is in a way, a reworking of traditional melodrama.” – EscribiendoCine Apr 21, 2025 Full Review Gloria! (2024) 90% 8/10 EDIT “Gloria! appealing to poetic justice, proposes a world of musical classicism where women achieve a more equal position with men (...) the film vindicates the memory of women composers throughout history, highlighting their struggle for recognition...” – EscribiendoCine Apr 13, 2025 Full Review Novocaine (2025) 81% 7/10 EDIT “Ultimately, the film is accomplished, its dark humor is on point, and it's entertaining, if somewhat predictable at times. Although its plot twist is more than successful, Novocaine is entertaining and fun, but not surprising. ” – EscribiendoCine Mar 15, 2025 Full Review The Brutalist (2024) 93% 9/10 EDIT “The Brutalist is more than a film, it´s a cinematographic experience with architectural forms that surround us and contain us in this story. Just like its protagonist, who tries to express his pain through his art...” – EscribiendoCine Feb 8, 2025 Full Review A Complete Unknown (2024) 82% 7.5/10 EDIT “In conclusion, the filme is just like the man it tries to portray, does not resort to grandiloquence or excessive spectacular artifice, but rather to simplicity. The story and its rhythm are accomplished and engaging, although lack emotion.” – EscribiendoCine Feb 1, 2025 Full Review Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 100% 8.5/10 EDIT “It is a moving piece in front of which the public cannot remain indifferent, the story enunciates with warmth and raw honesty, the consequences of war on childhood and its irreversible consequences and how the adults seem to be absent...” – EscribiendoCine Feb 1, 2025 Full Review The Piano Lesson (2024) 88% 7/10 EDIT “In addition to the magical realism component, the film has some accomplished musical moments that are relevant. The staging is very theatrical, meaning that it maintains its rhythms and structure, and does not exaggerate with cinematographic resources... ” – EscribiendoCine Feb 1, 2025 Full Review Heretic (2024) 90% 7/10 EDIT “The peculiar host strikes the right balance between being friendly and diabolic... [Full review in Spanish]” – EscribiendoCine Dec 4, 2024 Full Review Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) 98% 8/10 EDIT “The documentary constantly reflects on how Reeve functioned within the star-system and his text-star as an action hero. The title performs a grammatical game separating the traditional Superman with Super/Man, separating the man from the character. ” – EscribiendoCine Nov 5, 2024 Full Review Culpa cero (2024) 6/10 EDIT “...Therefore, we are faced with a story prepared by women that reflects and exposes several issues of the links between them, their insecurities and hypocrisies, but also their unconditionality.” – EscribiendoCine Nov 5, 2024 Full Review Mi Padre y Yo (2024) 6.5/10 EDIT “The documentary is a heartfelt tribute to Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, who should be remembered forever for his fundamental contribution to the culture and history of world cinema. It doesn´t have formal innovations but it shows interesting archival material” – Puesta en Escena (AR) Nov 5, 2024 Full Review
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