“The Devil Never Sleeps” at 30: Lourdes Portillo’s Family Mystery Endures
The late, great Lourdes Portillo’s presence and willingness to lean into ambiguity make “The Devil Never Sleeps” a classic to catch now.
Documentaries
“Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird” is an Ode to Friendship
“Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird” is an unrestrained, personal account of two musicians’ lifelong friendship.
Q+A With The Flores Siblings, the SXSW Filmmakers Behind “The In Between”
With the SXSW documentary, “The In Between,” sibling and filmmakers Robbie and Alejandro Flores tell a different tale of the border.
12 Latinx Films to Catch at SXSW 2024
SXSW 2024 is back and better premiering twelve full-length films featuring Latinx talent, filmmakers, and luminaries.
Netflix’s Cutest Latine Couple is from “Love on the Spectrum”
Dani of “Love on the Spectrum” shows us that not only is it perfectly acceptable to want sex, but we can also tell our partners what we want.
Finding Frida at Sundance
Frida Kahlo is an indisputable icon. An artist whose identity and image have surpassed her work positioning her into the higher echelon of cult status. But how well do we know the woman behind her infamous self-portraits? The true magic of Kahlo is her accessibility while at the same time remaining elusive. This dichotomy drove […]
“You Were My First Boyfriend” Finds the Uncomfortable in Teen Stories
“You Were My First Boyfriend” left me pondering my own adolescence. Watching it, I oscillated between being tickled, disturbed, and challenged.
What I Learned by Watching PBS’ ‘Latino Americans’
PBS’ ‘Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped A Nation’ teaches our history-what makes it complicated and what should make us proud.
5 Latinx True Stories You Can Stream to Learn Our History
We, as Latinxs, are trying to piece together our histories and these five shows and movies are a great place to start recovering our past.