Friday Film Roundup: Barbie vs. Oppenheimer
Friday Film Roundup: Barbie vs. Oppenheimer
Throughout the summer movie season, studios tend to stay out of each other’s way as much as possible. If three huge movies come out in the same weekend, they’re more likely to disappoint at the box office. If just one of them is released per week, the chances of them [...]
Friday Film Roundup: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One, Theater Camp, and More
Friday Film Roundup: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One, Theater Camp, and More
We’re back to the blockbusters and this one isn’t like any of the others, mostly because it stars Tom Cruise. The “Mission: Impossible” franchise is undeniably one of the most impressive collections of action films ever made, thanks to Cruise’s refusal to compromise. The latest and penultimate installment, “Dead Reckoning, [...]
Latine Representation Reaches New Heights at This Year’s Virtual Sundance
Latine Representation Reaches New Heights at This Year’s Virtual Sundance
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival, which ran from January 20 to January 30, was the second in a row to adapt to COVID-19 protocols by showcasing an entirely digital lineup. Following a surge of cases caused by the omicron variant, festival-goers were disappointed to learn that Sundance would, once more, [...]
In Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Men Are Monsters and Monsters Are Men
In Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Men Are Monsters and Monsters Are Men
Men are monsters and monsters are men. Through the course of human history, according to Guillermo del Toro, this is the law of the land, the only principle in an unprincipled world. Since his 1993 debut, “Cronos,” a film that considered notions of eternity by turning grandpa into a bloodsucking [...]
35-Year-Old Leftist Gabriel Boric Won Chile’s Presidential Election. Now What?
35-Year-Old Leftist Gabriel Boric Won Chile’s Presidential Election. Now What?
In a sweeping rejection of Pinochetism, the people of Chile chose liberal candidate Gabriel Boric over his far-right opponent José Antonio Kast in the country’s hotly contested December 19th runoff election. Boric, who took 56% of the popular vote, rose to prominence as a representative of student activists during protests [...]
Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ is Pure Entrancing Thrill
Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ is Pure Entrancing Thrill
There was never any doubt that Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” would be a good movie. When it was first reported that Spielberg would be collaborating with Stephen Sondheim and Tony Kushner to remake the most influential musical movie of all time, its brilliance felt more like an impending inevitability. [...]
NYC’s Afro-Latino Festival Founder Mai-Elka Prado Is Making Space for Herself
NYC’s Afro-Latino Festival Founder Mai-Elka Prado Is Making Space for Herself
After almost 10 years of working behind the scenes, Mai-Elka Prado is taking the stage for the first time. Prado is the founder and creative director of the Afro-Latino Festival, an annual celebration that pays tribute to the African roots of Latin American and Caribbean people. Through a series of [...]