“All the Empty Rooms” Wins Oscars and Honors Latino Grief
Gloria Cazares’s presence on the Oscar stage, winning for “All the Empty Rooms,” gives space to Latino grief amidst so much violence.
Documentary
“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.
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.
Sundance Doc “Aanikoobijigan” Reveals Perversity and Unity
Watching “Aanikoobijigan,” I kept returning to one disturbing question: what the fuck is wrong with the people who keep stolen human remains?
“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.
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.