"Brandy Hellville" Is Shocking, But Not Surprising
…a tank top that’s too roomy, a pair of jeans that fit too snugly, a dress that’s too long. Similarly, the young women interviewed for the documentary initially believed that…
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Dropping "Mexican Gothic" Adaptation is Part of a Racist Pattern
…we’re not getting real representation until our communities get to tell our own stories, and yes, also have our actors tell them. The depictions of Latine stories we see on…
"Turtles All the Way Down" Gives Us a Latina Heroine with OCD
…John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, and Paper Towns) waited seven years for its cinematic realization. It didn’t seem easy to translate Aza’s spiral of obsessive…
“One Life” and Its Parallels with Palestinian Children
…that image is the biggest takeaway of James Hawes’ latest project, One Life. The film, which is based on the real-life of London stockbroker and humanitarian activist Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton,…
I Lived the "Problemista" Immigrant Maze
…another door. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbsk4okRUds The story is about this maze but it really hinges on one thing: money. What people call the American Dream becomes a never-ending budgetary nightmare. For Alejandro,…
"The Devil Never Sleeps" at 30: Lourdes Portillo’s Family Mystery Endures
…which are vehemently denied by some family members. Oscar’s supposed cheating with other women, however, is treated as a matter of fact and even expected – a clear double standard…
On Its 20th Anniversary, I Wish “Spanglish” Made Me Proud
…all she’s ever known – including her language – and for the first time found myself relating to her instead of to her daughter. I realized Flor’s broken English, and…
“One Hundred Years of Solitude” And Other Latin Classics Coming to Netflix in 2024
…adaptation of one of the most emblematic titles of Mexican literature and magical realism, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo. Two years later, in May 2023, the streaming platform started shooting…
Wagner Moura Helps Puts Journalism Front and Center in “Civil War”
…realized is that [being a civilian/journalist in a war zone is] pretty similar to what happens to soldiers. You live such an incredibly crazy experience in a war zone that…
A Love Letter to Selena Quintanilla
…And since English was the main language in school, I really didn’t hit any language barriers until it came to visiting extended family who mostly spoke Spanish. Between the little…