Title: The Last Circus Starring: Carlos Areces, Antonio De La Torre, Carolina Bang Director: Alex De La Iglesia Finding a director who wants to introduce a personal, political message into a comedy that features strange characters is not common, but Magnet Releasing seemed to do so with Alex De La Iglesia. His childhood and personal life seem to define his upcoming film ‘The Last Circus,’ which he also wrote. While he wanted to incorporate his pain, cruelty and love into the personalities of his characters, Iglesia’s devotion to them unfortunately took away from the overall story. ‘The Last Circus’ follows Javier (played by Carlos Areces as an adult) throughout his…

Title: The Oxford Murders Directed By: Alex de la Iglesia Starring: Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling, Julie Cox, Jim Carter, Burn Gorman, Anna Massey Who doesn’t love a good riddle? Even if you can’t solve it on the spot, someone gives you the answer and even hearing the logic of it after the fact is immensely entertaining. But what fun is a riddle you can’t understand? None and that’s why The Oxford Murders fails. You’re curious, but then get a slew of wildly fantastical twists and turns making you wish you could just give up and find out the answer. But until you can watch this one on DVD,…

Check out the latest movie poster for the upcoming thriller “The Oxford Murders” by director Alex de la Iglesia and starring John Hurt, Elijah Wood and Leonor Watling. Synopsis: At Oxford University, a professor (Hurt) and a grad student (Wood) work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.