The “Luck” of Immigrant Women in Entertainment
…wouldn’t. As an immigrant, I understood very early on that access wouldn’t work for me the way it does for people who belong. I never allowed myself to become precious…
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Why “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome” Matters
…in myself and in people I love. Puerto Rico occupies a unique and often misunderstood place in the modern world. It remains one of the oldest colonies on Earth, shaped…
"Chicas Tristes" Shows How Sexual Assault Effects Coming of Age
…all the more potent. Visually, the party seems like a typical, modern coming-of-age sequence: dancing, selfies, and drinking. Paula follows her crush into a bathroom after Maestra gives him a…
“Soy Frankelda” Personifies the Relationship Between Creator and Creation
…proof that handcrafted cinema doesn’t have to be perfect to be extraordinary. The feature film possesses that electric, inimitable energy that only emerges when artists truly care about their work…
I Can't Stop Thinking About the Father-Daughter Relationship in "Office Romance"
…a pilot and iron-willed CEO who constantly finds herself under the intense scrutiny of the board and her demanding father, Air Cruz-founder and Captain Jack Cruz. Naturally, Edward James Olmos…
"Every Year After" Brings Back Endless-Summer Romance
…telenovelas alongside our abuelitas, where the heroine barely caught a break until the final episode, when she was finally reunited with her leading man. Yet our more self-aware – and…
Gaby Meza Is Building a New Film Criticism Infastructure for Latin America
…yet to possess the vocabulary, to sense meaning without fully grasping its mechanics. She brings viewers into the act of interpretation itself, narrating the analytical moves as she makes them,…
Netflix's "México 86" Satirizes the Business Side of the World Cup
…between legitimate self-improvement and self-destructive greed. So, Should I Watch México 86? The answer is a resounding yes. México 86 is an exciting, intriguing, and surprisingly entertaining journey into the…
8 TV Shows to Help Talk to Your Friends About Social Justice
…cavalcade of talented actors, HBO’s The Pitt might as well be a livestream of the United States’ emergency healthcare system at work. Each episode deals with cases that seem pulled…
Maddy Perez Won "Euphoria" (While the Show Itself Lost)
…fall apart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8dlh5McsXo For all its ups and downs, Euphoria fully realized Demie’s Maddy Perez: she’s complicated, sometimes cruel, deeply loyal, and always herself. In Season 1, she navigated Nate’s…