…one of multiple marginalized communities who have felt the rhetorical wrath and real violence of Trump’s second term. As an added blow, the number of Latinx Trump supporters or apolitical…
…in cages, as we see in our real world. Angela’s story sits right inside that echo. White Tiger’s dealing with this political violence and the chaos it causes in real…
…the real cost borne by women with the least power in the room. And then, like everything else with actual depth in Season 3, it is undeserved. Rosalía’s arc offered…
Ever since its premiere in 2004, the reality show Project Runway has been a fashionista favorite. Each season, a group of fashion designers competes against each other in challenges to…
…film’s scaffolding reminds us who’s really in charge. Whether we’re talking fashion magazines or journalism, millionaire execs and tech-bros concerned only with dollar signs and product/people (re)placement are trampling all…
…I was in New York. I helped her with her dress right before I left, and we had a really nice day of doing that project. But there was still…
…or extract cultural imagery while excluding the communities shaped by the realities they portray. But in Mataron a Pedro, Puerto Rico is active within the story itself: scarred by colonialism,…
…screens on Thursday evening at LALIFF 2026 with a post film Q&A moderated by yours truly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy0G8kdxywY Exodus Stories Delivering real-life drama and a teeny tiny speck of hope, Exodus…
…to different places and realities that seemed so foreign at the time. Although I resented the fact that my sometimes unamusing city never made it the big screen. Unless you…
…confession. The realization. The choice. I imagined that one day the timing would align, that the universe would stop playing games, that we would finally step into the thing that…
