8 Latinx Films to Watch for at Sundance 2026
It’s going to be an epic year at Sundance and thankfully, Latinx storytellers are representing for the last time in Park City in 2026.
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“Regretting You” Is Quietly Cathartic
“Regretting You” offers a grounded, emotionally resonant story with a dash of dark humor and a lot of empathy for women.
Movies I Somehow Missed in 2025
I don’t know how this happened. I watch film for work. I make watchlists like it’s a personality trait. And yet I missed these movies.
“People We Meet on Vacation” Understands (Even if it Rushes) Desire
Netflix’s “People We Meet on Vacation” adaptation reveals how modern rom-coms are balancing emotional seriousness with delight.
Why Agnes in “Hamnet” Feels So Familiar to Latinas
Watching “Hamnet,” I recognized Agnes immediately, not as a historical figure but as someone familiar, someone like my great-grandmother.
The Most Anticipated Movies and Series of 2026 with Latino Voices
In 2025, we got a clearer picture of the place Latino talent holds in Hollywood today. Series like The Bear cemented that presence with complex main characters, like Liza Colón-Zayas’s Tina Marrero, a deeply explored figure with a Latino identity. This was further reinforced by the sustained presence of names such as Pedro Pascal, Diego […]
Latin American Women Face Violence in “We Shall Not Be Moved”
Argentina had the Spiderwoman and Colombia the revolutionary Latina in Noviembre. Not to be outdone, Mexico’s entry to this year’s Oscars — We Shall Not Be Moved — continues Latin American cinema’s recent exploration of how the region’s violent past affects women’s lives. The film (No Nos Moverán, originally) is the feature-length debut of young […]
We Are the Drama: Latina Celebrity Feuds, Real and Imagined
The celebrity world can be competitive, more than dramatic, and let’s face it — fake. “Friends” and collaborators in the business one day can become bitter rivals tomorrow. Now add in some Latina-ness, and the drama goes up several notches. Our reputation for being assertive, vocal, no-nonsense, and quick to go from zero to 100, […]
With Films like “The Secret Agent,” Kleber Mendonca Filho Makes the Specific, Universal
Unbothered to explain any local reference or in-joke, Kleber Mendonca Filho makes films specific to his birth city, Recife, and it works.
Chatting “Frankenstein” with Guillermo del Toro
We talk to Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Issac, and Mia Goth about the fatherhood themes in their latest project, “Frankenstein.”