"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…
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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…
The Latinxs Who Made "Project Runway" the Success It Is
…himself by showing more work, and more importantly, showing that fashion doesn’t have to be catty. During a group design challenge, he suggested he himself should be eliminated instead of…
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" Seeks to Right Capitalism's Role in Art
…laid off via text, along with her entire team, while attending a journalism awards ceremony. As a result, she eventually finds herself back in Miranda’s cruel claws as part of…
Reyna Grande Talks Debut Essay Collection "Migrant Heart"
…In it, Reyna Grande explores her childhood, family, migration, foray into motherhood, and writing career throughout the years. Told with almost unbelievable vulnerability and honesty, this new book is undoubtedly…
Ana Paula Maia and the Booker Prize's History of Nominating Latinos
…got a nomination. She didn’t win, but her inclusion on the list is a big deal for Maia’s career and continues a promising trend. If you’re unfamiliar, the Booker Prize…
I (Sort of) Lived "People We Meet on Vacation"
…families, each other’s tells, each other’s moods. And just like Poppy in People We Meet on Vacation, I always found myself running away. Metaphorically. Literally. Emotionally. I didn’t put this…