Late-Stage Capitalism Is The Real Villain in “Beef” Season Two
Starring Oscar Issac and Carey Mulligan, “Beef” season two is less about moments of unhinged pettiness and more about class warfare.
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“The Drama” Explores Who Gets Feared and Who Gets Forgiven
“The Drama” asks, how do we judge who is worthy of sympathy? Are we judging harm or are we judging who we think is capable of harm?
Take It From a Mexican Jew: We’re Getting the “Deep Cuts” Controversy Wrong
Pretending a person can’t be Mexican AND Jewish – as seems to be the case in the conversation around the ‘Deep Cuts” casting – is wrong.
“Eternity” Asks What If Forever Love Isn’t So Simple?
A24’s “Eternity” sneaks serious, uncomfortable questions into a story that looks, at first glance, like a charming rom-com.
“Hazbin Hotel” Season Two Asks Us to Question
Created by Salvadoran-American Vivienne Medrano, “Hazbin Hotel” asks – Who’s good? Who’s bad? And how do we decide?
“Death of a Unicorn” Is Bloody, Brilliant, and a Metaphysical Gut Punch
A unicorn. A billionaire. A bloodbath. Sounds like a fever dream, right? But that’s exactly what you get in HBO Max’s and A24’s Death of a Unicorn, a glittery, gory satire that sinks its horn straight into the rotten heart of capitalist greed. The setup is deceptively simple: A weekend retreat has deadly consequences when […]
“The Materialists” Wastes Pedro Pascal on a Story that Punishes Female Ambition
“The Materialists” judges its heroine for wanting financial security and forsakes Pedro Pascal in the process.
Four Latina Final Girls Who Beat the Odds
The tides are turning in horror and the roster of scream queens is growing increasingly diverse with Latinas helping to lead the way.
I Lived the “Problemista” Immigrant Maze
“Problemista” depicts the immigrant experience as an impossible maze paved by money. And that’s accurate – take it from someone who lived it.
Wagner Moura Helps Puts Journalism Front and Center in “Civil War”
“I am very happy that this film is [about] the importance of journalism in this polarized world,” said Wagner Moura of “Civil War.”