The Short List of the 8 Oscar-Nominated Women Directors
…young Anna Paquin winning Best Supporting Actress. Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation (2004) At the 76th Academy Awards, the first American woman was nominated as one of the best…
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"Past Lives" Is a Mediation on (Immigrant) Sacrifice Wrapped in a Love Story
…glance, Past Lives (written and directed by Celine Song) is a slice-of-life love story between Nora, an achievement-oriented Korean American playwright (played by Greta Lee) and Hae Sung, an unassuming…
"La Guagua Aérea" and the Not So Promised Land
…in América. But the 1993 Puerto Rican dramedy delves deeper, reminding us that leaving one’s country often creates issues with identity, cultural pride, and assimilation. Set against the backdrop of…
Why We Need an Ugly Betty Remake Now
…ones, America Ferrera recently admitted that an Ugly Betty remake has been a big dream for her for a long time. While revisiting the halls of Mode is not yet…
12 Latinx Films to Catch at SXSW 2024
…her grief after her brother’s passing. Música Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Promising a look into Brazilian-American culture, Música tells the coming-of-age story of writer, director, and star Rudy Mancuso as…
Comedy is Too Sensitive (And Criticism is Good for the Genre)
Alright, picture this – comedy and sensitivity doing a constant cha-cha, where what cracked us up yesterday is stepping on toes today. USC Dornsife’s Lanita Jacobs, associate professor of American…
Beyond “Barbie:” The Diverse Dolls that Defined My Youth
…of beauty. We lauded America Ferrara, who is of Honduran descent, for her performance—and so did the Academy, granting her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Additionally, outlets such…
Mindy Kaling is Changing Casting for the Better
…normalize it with entertaining stories and a less traditionally seen cast. After all, new, inclusive narratives shouldn’t be forced – audiences notice when a story isn’t authentic. Kaling, an American-born…
Filmmaker Lina Rodriguez & Her Slow Meditations on the In-Between
…documentary that premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022. It features the stories of three Latin-American women immigrating to Canada. Here, Lina Rodriguez again counters a monolithic…
“They Shot the Piano Player” – A False Documentary on a True Music (and Political) Story
…and historically accurate portrait of the music scene and the way political and military decisions (by Latin American countries and by the US) changed the continent’s culture forever. Actually, the…