The Horror of Aging in A24’s X
Viewing A24’s X caused a whirlwind in my mind with questions of completeness, youth, and existential dread swirling in my head non-stop.
Alexa De La Fuente
Alexa De La Fuente is a researcher, writer, and aspiring educator. She was born in Texas, but she now resides in Connecticut. While she's not watching TV, she is either reading queer and feminist theory or crocheting.
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On ‘The Circle,’ Competition Divides and Racializes
Reality competition shows like The Circle can be heartwarming in their own way, but they can also show how people can justify their hostility – a reality connected heavily to how we racialize each other.
‘No One Gets Out Alive:’ Facing the Horror of Family
I consider la familia one of the most important and confusing parts of being a Latina, so I appreciated the 2021 Latinx movie ‘No One Gets Out Alive’ for navigating this complicated territory inside the classic horror genre. But in the journey of killing off the mother and fighting the pressures of being a good Latina daughter, the movie ends up reinforcing established power dynamics that leaves the Latina with no escape, just death.
‘Shang-Chi:’ Let’s Talk About Xialing
Shang-Chi is an absolutely stunning and captivating movie, and it fills my heart with hope for more culturally-encompassing films. But how they portray the character of Xialing, Shang-Chi’s sister reveals there is more work to be done to represent women of color.