The Robbie Williams Documentary Portrays a Pop Star Evolving
Halfway into the “Robbie Williams” documentary, the cheekiness and bravado fall away to reveal a sensitive, vulnerable, and honest man.
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“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.
PBS Doc “El Equipo” Celebrates Forensic Human Rights Work
On his documentary, “El Equipo, director Bernardo Ruiz says “Collecting evidence is one of the few ways to hold the powerful accountable.”
Imelda Is Not Alone
One of the most powerful moments of Imelda is Not Alone, a documentary short directed by award-winning Salvadoran filmmaker Paula Heredia, is seeing a young rape victim handcuffed to her hospital bed accused of attempted murder after accidentally giving birth in a toilet to a child she didn’t know she was carrying. The scene introduces […]
Q&A with Rosamary Berríos Hernández, Director of “Santiago de Las Mujeres”
“Santiago de las Mujeres” director Rosamary Berríos Hernández talks culture, cinematography, and the importance of telling our stories.
“Shiny Happy People” Exposes More than the Duggar Family
“Shiny Happy People” problematizes the Duggar family as entertainment, showing how Discovery+ normalized fundamentalist conservative values.
10 Latina-Led Movies To Watch Ahead of International Women’s Day
As we get close to International Women’s Day (March 8), let’s take a moment to highlight some feel-good Latina-led films.
Pamela Anderson is the Superheroine We Didn’t Know We Needed
With “Pamela, A Love Story,” Pamela Anderson shows a life of dissociation, violence, and resilience, finally regaining control.
“A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad” Is a Hard But Necessary Watch
Netflix’s A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad is a Chilean and German documentary series with much to teach us. But warning, it includes details of sexual abuse of minors, coercion of women, domestic violence, and torture that are deeply disturbing.
5 Takeaways from Jennifer Lopez Doc ‘Halftime’
If you need some motivation, check out our five lessons from the Jennifer Lopez (or should I say Jennifer Affleck?!) documentary ‘Halftime.’