I (Sort of) Lived “People We Meet on Vacation”
I fell in love with my best friend in middle school. And just like “Poppy in People We Meet on Vacation,” I found myself running away.
Movies
“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires” Uses Culture as a Source of Empowerment
I don’t usually rent the latest Batman movie within days of its release, and I tend to prioritize drama and culture over action when selecting a film. But I love culture being used as a source of empowerment — and Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires is built entirely around that idea. Aztec Batman was made […]
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” Blunts the Novel’s Edge
There is something inherently off about releasing a film adaptation of Wuthering Heights on Valentine’s Day weekend. In 2026, Warner Bros is packing Emily Brontë’s novel as a tragic romance, but that framing has always been a willful misreading, an attempt to soften a story that is, at its core, about obsession, domination, class resentment, […]
“A Poet/Un Poeta” Argues Self-Destruction Is Overrated
Charles Bukowski. Ernest Hemingway. Dorothy Parker. Rubén Darío. Generations of aspiring writers have long looked up to such self-destructive yet phenomenally talented heroes. For a while there, I was one of them. Like many, I believed that it might be possible to find genius, or at the very least some worthwhile inspiration, at the bottom […]
“Eternity” Asks What If Forever Love Isn’t So Simple?
A24’s “Eternity” sneaks serious, uncomfortable questions into a story that looks, at first glance, like a charming rom-com.
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.
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, […]