Author: Josef Rodriguez

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This weekend is another that’s forgoing the traditional summer blockbusters to give audiences a long-awaited horror sequel and a well-received original comedy. With “Insidious: The Red Door,” fans are getting one more trip into The Further in a franchise capper that brings to a close more than 10 years worth [...]

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This weekend belongs to good ol’ Indiana Jones, who returns for one last time in James Mangold’s “The Dial of Destiny,” which hits theaters 15 years after the franchise’s previous installment. Although it is Harrison Ford’s last outing as the legendary character, it’s the first Indy movie not directed by [...]

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As the rise of big-budget television continues to encompass what would normally be reserved for the silver screen, the lines between streaming and theatergoing continue to blur. Even as cinemas goad people back into the seats with cushy recliners and subscription based ticket sales, it’s hard to argue against someone [...]

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This weekend, we get to take a break from the big blockbusters to make room for what seems like the first 2000s-style R-rated comedy in quite a while. Not only that, writer-director Wes Anderson’s movie, “Asteroid City,” hits theaters nationwide after a limited release last weekend. Elsewhere, a new documentary [...]

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Since 1990, the James Beard Foundation — which has become unofficially known as the Oscars of food — has hosted an awards ceremony celebrating the best chefs in the United States. The awards are often meant to spotlight up-and-coming chefs worth following or to celebrate continued excellence in the industry. [...]

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With the summer movie season officially in full swing, expect to see a lot of marquee releases stacked on top of each other. This weekend, we have a three-way battle between a long-awaited superhero movie, a Pixar release, and the sequel to one of the most popular Netflix originals of [...]

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Latinos are winning big this weekend at the movie theater in everything from the week’s biggest release to its most obscure. In front of and behind the camera, Latinos are all over a weekend that encompasses all kinds of genres, styles, and subjects. From the week’s tentpole release, “Transformers: Rise [...]

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If you or anyone in your household is under the age of 30, you probably know what movie you’re going to see this weekend. The hype for this week’s “Spider-Verse” sequel is unlike anything the superhero genre has seen since…well, honestly, the last “Spider-Man” movie. That being said, the weekend [...]

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Welcome to LATINA’s Friday Film Roundup, our weekly picks for the new movie releases on our radar. Somehow, on the same weekend that Disney’s “Little Mermaid” remake comes to theaters, so do two films based on the stand-up routines of two of the world’s most popular comedians. It’s hard to [...]

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Welcome to LATINA’s Friday Film Roundup, our weekly picks for the new movie releases on our radar. Unlike the week of May 5th, when “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” was one of the only movies worth watching, there are now too many good movies coming out this weekend. Seriously, [...]