In “The Wrecking Crew,” Family Comes With (Literal) Explosions
“The Wrecking Crew” is an action film with family at its heart – specifically brothers learning to be in the same room without combusting.
Denise Zubizarreta
Denise Zubizarreta is the Director of Engagement and Development at Latina Media Co. She is a mixed media interdisciplinary artist, journalist, and cultural strategist of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Denise holds a B.F.A. in Fine Art from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, an M.A. in Arts Leadership and Cultural Management from Colorado State University, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Social Justice at Dominican University. Her work amplifies underrepresented voices and examines the intersections of colonialism, identity, and media.
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“Silenced” Shows How Defamation Law Became A Weapon Against Survivors
Sundance documentary “Silenced” argues that the #MeToo backlash matured into a profitable legal strategy that lets abusers off the hook.
Bad Bunny Turned the Super Bowl Into Puerto Rico’s Living Room
Bad Bunny took the biggest stage in American spectacle culture – The Super Bowl –and said: we’re doing this Boricua style ahora.
As a Social Justice Scholar, I Refuse to Watch “Melania”
Sometimes, the most honest review is declining to participate in the spectacle at all. That is my position on Amazon Prime’s “Melania.”
“The Rip” Wants Miami’s Soul Without Paying Miami Rent
The Affleck-Damon reunion “The Rip” is just another story where a Latin city becomes a backdrop for white male moral collapse.
“Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” Is Delightfully Unhinged
“Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” is a dumb, strangely hopeful comedy about agency and the ways women are taught to compromise.
“The Gallerist” and the Art of Selling Emptiness
A dead body is impaled on a sculpture at Art Basel Miami, and instead of calling the police, a desperate gallerist decides to sell it. That’s not a metaphor. That’s the actual logline of Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, which premiered at Sundance 2026. They bill it as a “comic thriller” and “ironic fever dream” about […]
“Eternity” Asks What If Forever Love Isn’t So Simple?
A24’s “Eternity” sneaks serious, uncomfortable questions into a story that looks, at first glance, like a charming rom-com.
“Regretting You” Is Quietly Cathartic
“Regretting You” offers a grounded, emotionally resonant story with a dash of dark humor and a lot of empathy for women.
Movies I Somehow Missed in 2025
I don’t know how this happened. I watch film for work. I make watchlists like it’s a personality trait. And yet I missed these movies.