"Pedro Páramo" Doesn't Do Right by its Women

Out today on Netflix, Pedro Páramo is Rodrigo Prieto’s adaptation of the iconic Mexican novel of the same name that set the blueprint for magical realism. It’s the story of…

"Purple Hearts" is More Propoganda than Romance

…in Southern California, who is as politically “blue” as one can be. Luke, played by Nicholas Galitzine, is a troubled Marine with a complicated relationship with his father, who is…

Four Latina Final Girls Who Beat the Odds

…in X (where she shared the screen with Goth), the Addams Family spinoff Wednesday, and Tim Burton’s long-awaited Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. One of our favorite Latina final girls, she often uses…

Coupling Weddings and Death in Cinema

…ceremonies trump their friendship, learning that they had more humanity when they were “dead.” Some films weave weddings and death much more literally. In Beetlejuice, aside from a miniature model…

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