"Deadpool & Wolverine" Is Chaotic Fun – To A Point
…of the movie’s merciless, sometimes self-indulgent sense of humor. The jokes always feel a hair away from being unwatchable, and yet, I did laugh a few times. There is an…
Search Results for: self care
We Need More Latina Late Bloomer Stories
…of everything.” The emotional center of the movie is the intimate friendship between Lucy and her best friend Jane. Where Jane is more independent and sure of herself, Lucy is…
How This Neurodivergent Puertorriqueña Became a Screenwriter
…It’s a pattern that’s left wounds on my self-worth. Did I deserve to make a movie? Could I even handle it? Would anyone take me seriously? Suddenly, the image of…
“Betty La Fea” Reboot Has Room to Grow
…trailer revealing the reboot news, I screamed – literally, my mom came running upstairs thinking I’d hurt myself. As someone who’s worked in the Latinx fashion industry for nearly a…
What “Twisters” Got Right For Our Latino Community
…Right about now is when the winds blow in self-appointed ‘tornado tamer’ Tyler Owens (Powell) who appears to be more about the clicks and shares than he does the actual…
Coupling Weddings and Death in Cinema
…a wedding before death. This is the unfortunate moment in which I admit I mildly identify with the self-obsessed thesis of Jennifer Lopez’s insane film This is Me…Now. Who could…
Julio Torres is Back to Short Form with the Refreshing "Fantasmas"
…Fabrega, released that summer on HBO. His comedy show, My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres, came out two months later. To ring in the new year, Torres treated himself to…
"Cholitas" Inspires With Indigenous Latinas Reaching New Heights
…a story of self-determination, strength, and liberation. These five Aymara (native Indigenous people of South America) are the voices of an entire community, representing women who have been silenced over…
American Girl Still Matters to This 24-Year-Old Latina
…even if my mom didn’t end up buying me anything. I religiously read their advice books about body care, manners, school, friendship, and money management. I played their board and…
"Uma Família Feliz" is a Broken One
…to care for the children grows in Vincente. Now, with the added pressure of having to prove her innocence, Eva finds it increasingly difficult to care for the girls, who…