Movie Review: THE BLACK DEMON
Rating: R Stars: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Venus Ariel, Carlos Solórzano, Julio César Cedillo, Jorge Jiménez, Omar Chaparro Writer: Boise Esquerra, story, Carlos Cisco Director: Adrian Grünberg Distributor: The Atlantic Release Date: April 28, 2023 THE BLACK DEMON is ostensibly about a megalodon shark terrorizing an American oil drilling station in Mexican waters. It also finds reasonable (given its parameters) ways to tie this to an eco myth about the Aztec rain god Tlaloc. At the start, we get titles plus narration about “El Demonio Negro” (i.e., the Black Demon), and we’re told, “Legend says it only comes when summoned.” […]Read On »