In the fictional Netflix film, the gun is already in her hand when the fight reaches its worst point. Elize has just confronted Marcos about his affair, and instead of denying it or explaining himself, he reaches for his favorite move: invoking her past in prostitution, calling her crazy, threatening to have her psychiatrically committed, […]
SXSW documentary, “Los Lobos: Native Sons” shows how their Chicano roots was the underlying thread throughout the band’s history.
A new documentary tells how Sonia Manzano become Maria on “Sesame Street” and the many lessons she learned along the way.
The new documentary, “Cultural Capital” reveals how colonialism steals narrative authority – the right to decide what matters.
The post, Barrio Television Broke the Mold, first appeared on Pressing Issues. Media representation isn’t about trying to distill fairness into a math equation. It’s about power – specifically, the power of self-determination. The civil-rights generation understood this and argued that the lack of opportunities afforded people of color to write, produce, and star in […]
As a disillusioned Hulkamaniac, I was hoping for more answers in Netflix’s “Hulk Hogan: Real American.”
“Inside the Manosphere,” rage is the product, misogyny is the hook, and young men are the market. So what are we to do now?
Not simply a documentary about one artist, “A Body to Live In” explores the battlegrounds of identity, spirituality, and cultural ownership.
Gloria Cazares’s presence on the Oscar stage, winning for “All the Empty Rooms,” gives space to Latino grief amidst so much violence.
Sundance documentary “Silenced” argues that the #MeToo backlash matured into a profitable legal strategy that lets abusers off the hook.