“Silenced” Shows How Defamation Law Became A Weapon Against Survivors
Sundance documentary “Silenced” argues that the #MeToo backlash matured into a profitable legal strategy that lets abusers off the hook.
Documentaries
In “TheyDream,” One Artist’s Losses Fuel His Creativity
Sundance doc “TheyDream” painstakingly resurrects the filmmaker’s lost loved ones. It’s almost too much to bear.
“The Legend of Luis Valdez” Illuminates Chicano History (and Its Limitations)
In college, learning about the Chicano movement was a privilege that helped me begin to understand the world around me, in all its complications. Even coming from a predominantly Mexican-American hometown, I didn’t know anything about the movement and the terminology that fueled so much change in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now, at […]
Catch the Documentary “The Librarians” In Theaters While You Can
I have a ray of light for you in the form of a documentary, “The Librarians,” which tells the stories of white women resisting book bans.
“Jaripeo” is a Spirited Ode to Gay Cowboys
Sundance selection “Jaripeo” candidly foregrounds subversion, shots, and sexy gay cowboys, and it soars because of it.
“It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley.” Por Siempre.
The HBO documentary “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” tells the story of the Panamanian-American musician who died way too soon.
Sean Combs and the Cost of Silence in Entertainment
Every time a new documentary drops about a powerful, famous man who committed atrocities — like Sean Combs: The Reckoning — I rush to watch it. It’s a kind of morbid curiosity to it — I want to know how someone got away with it for so long. I want the details. I want the […]
9 Latine Films To Watch at the Denver Film Festival
Starting Halloween night, the 48th annual Denver Film Festival is 10 days of on-screen storytelling, featuring some amazing Latine talent.
Netflix’s “Juan Gabriel: Debo, Puedo, y Quiero” is Powerfully Joyful
It’s been nearly 10 years since Juan Gabriel passed, but Netflix’s docuseries telling his story couldn’t have come at a better time.
Latina Rewrites Discovery in “Cleopatra’s Final Secret”
“Cleopatra’s Final Secret” follows Dominican archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Martínez in her quest to find the famous queen’s final resting place.