Comedy is Too Sensitive (And Criticism is Good for the Genre)
…studies and ethnicity and anthropology, wisely notes, “the jokes that once had us in stitches a decade ago might not elicit the same laughter today.” In the audience of comedy…
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Masculinity is a Curse: A Look at Mysticism in “The Iron Claw”
…tragedies plaguing the real-life Von Erich family, who dominated the world of professional wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s. It is a biopic that portrays the painful realities of generational…
Nominating Josh Andrés Rivera as our 2024 Latinx Internet Boyfriend
…our focus over to a newer, fresher face. A New Year is the perfect time to fangirl (and, okay, slightly obsess) over a new Latinx celebrity so, ladies, gentlemen, and…
2024 Latina Shows to Watch
…Latin voices and identity in witty and courageous ways. This year we’re looking forward to a diversity of genres, from biographical miniseries, to warm comedies, to classic telenovelas. So grab…
NALIP & Organizing Latinx Power in Hollywood for 25 Years
…which NALIP does (you may have noticed their logo on some of the Latinx-studies coming out). And, according to Luna, they’re also working on “providing the resources needed and creating…
The Timeless Feminist Discourse of "Pride and Prejudice"
…a ticket out of potential poverty, and a means of social validation. A lower-middle-class bunch with five daughters, the Bennet family embodies this desperation perfectly. Their mother, Mrs. Bennet is…
Five Reasons to Celebrate “21 Grams” As It Turns 20
…with a terminal heart condition, and a reformed ex-convict who are going through deep personal tragedies and searching for ways to hold on to life. Sean Penn Recites a Venezuelan…
“At the Gates” Makes White Supremacy the Villain
…white supremacy as the villain. These works, like writer-director Augustus Meleo Bernstein’s At the Gates, walk a thin line between showing the terror exacted upon brown and Black bodies and…
Latinas Took Over Aspen with Raizado Fest 2023
…Mónica Ramírez and Olga Segura, the festival wrapped its second year earlier this week and I attended, part of a small press cadre including Tamarindo Podcast, Latina, and mitú (👋🏼…
Imelda Is Not Alone
…for the poor,” Heredia said during a conversation with LatinaMediaCo about the documentary. “The state is not there to give the girls access to studies, to protect them from a…