Celebrating 20 Years of Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Monsters are real, as Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro shows us in “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which is back in theaters for its 20th anniversary.
What We Are Watching
Ryan Murphy Never Promised You the Truth
Ryan Murphy isn’t interested in documentaries. He makes mythology, that shows its seams and isn’t shy about implicating us along the way.
Netflix’s “El Círculo” Pits Corruption Against Friendship
Netflix’s “El Círculo” honors its source material’s political and existential themes, creating a smart, dizzying, and human thriller.
This “Carrie” Understands That High School Is a Horror Story
Taking place today, Mike Flanagan’s “Carrie” understands that high school can be hell… and it has WiFi now.
Vanessa Gonzalez Goes Full Mamona for First Comedy Hour
Vanessa Gonzalez premiered her first, full, hour-long stand up special and it’ll make you proud to be mamona.
NFMLA Short “Plaster Saints” Gives Insight to Living in Our Fascist Moment
Coverage of “Plaster Saints” created in partnership with NFMLA Carolina Sabrina Caruso’s Plaster Saints takes a sacred space that many women know, the pre-party time when we “get ready” together before a function, and turns it from playful to high stakes in under 13 minutes. The satirical dystopian thriller is set in an America under […]
Netflix’s “Mis Muertos Tristes” Confronts Our Complicity
Netflix is premiering one of the most anticipated and ambitious projects in Latin American fiction: Mis Muertos Tristes (My Sad Dead). Directed by acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín – internationally recognized for feature films such as Spencer, Jackie, and María – this psychological horror-drama series brings to the screen the hypnotic universe of Argentine author […]
“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” Could Really Use Some Women Writers
“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” suffers from lack of female insight (and not letting the titular hero lead her own series).
“Jaÿ-Z in 8,” All This Work To Get To Hov
HBO’s “Jaÿ-Z in 8” tells you why the rapper and entrepreneur exists on the S-tier of influence of your favorite artists’ favorite artists.
NFMLA Film Festival, Latin Edition Highlights the Complicated in the Ordinary
This year, NFMLA collects Latin and Hispanic shorts that demonstrate how much meaning can emerge from seemingly ordinary situations.