12 Latine Projects to Catch at TIFF 2024
The TIFF 2024 slate is full of Latine adaptations, dramas, and docs, promising something for cinema lovers of all kinds.
Adaptations
“Interview with the Vampire” Is the New Supreme
AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” is finally on Netflix and we have three reasons you should watch (beyond the telenovela-level drama).
Natalie Martinez Talks the Heat and Humility Baked Into “Bad Monkey”
Starring Vince Vaughn and Natalie Martinez, “Bad Monkey” is a Miami-sized mystery, premiering on Apple TV+.
The Smart “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” Is Best in Class
Hulu’s “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” goes behind the famed designer’s mask, trying to portray him as a sympathetic, almost human character.
5 Reasons To Watch BookTok’s Current Obsession, “My Lady Jane”
Packed with humor, romance, and historical fantasy, “My Lady Jane” is a fun adventure, and here are five reasons why you should watch it.
“Uma Família Feliz” is a Broken One
“Uma Família Feliz” is Raphael Montes’ bone-chilling reflection of what it is to be a woman in Brazil’s post-conservative political moment.
LGBTQ Latin American Cinema Leads the Way
While Hollywood stifled queer stories, things happened differently in LGBTQ Latin American cinema – and these 11 films prove it.
Starring Jeanine Mason, “WondLa” Teaches How Family Saves Us
Staring Cuban-American Jeanine Mason, the new, feel-good, animated series, “WondLa” asks, what does a family look like?
Dropping “Mexican Gothic” Adaptation is Part of a Racist Pattern
“Mexican Gothic” and “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” were supposed to get an adaptation. Only the one with a white author is happening.
“Turtles All the Way Down” Gives Us a Latina Heroine with OCD
Starring Latina Isabela Merced, “Turtles All the Way Down” dramatizes the claustrophobic atmosphere of OCD with hope and honesty.