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As headlines and worried pundits keep reminding us, these are not good times for the reputation of investigative journalism. But while the current cinema is trying (with "Shattered Glass," for instance), it hasn't yet caught up with the zeitgeist to produce this era's "Network" or "All the President's Men." That remains true with "Cronicas," a Spanish-language almost-thriller that grafts its media critique onto a plot apparently inspired by "The Silence of the Lambs." Read the full review
Tracking a child-killer dubbed "The Monster," a Miami television reporter travels to Ecuador to cover a series of brutal murders in the biggest story of his career.
Director: Sebastian Cordero
Starring: John Leguizamo, Leonor Watling, Jose Maria Yazpik, Alfred Molina, Damian Alcazar
Run time: 98 minutes
Release date: July 8, 2005
Rating: R for violence, a scene of sexuality, and language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"A fascinating cat-and-mouse game ... with the murderer brilliantly leading on the muckraking journalist."
Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"The reporter's prison-cell interviews with his informant are the movie's weak link: They're meant to throw us into a frenzy of doubt and suspense, but they do little to move things forward."
The Palm Beach Post: B-
"Credit writer-director Sebastian Cordero with trying to elevate a routine crime drama with moral implications, even if Cronicas does not quite rise to that aspiration."
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