TV Review: Shadow & Bone Brings YA Fantasy To Netflix

Watching Shadow & Bone, premiering April 23 on Netflix, I felt like I was watching the Shadowhunters go on a Lord of The Rings’ expedition…

Film Review: Monday Embraces Expat Debauchery

I admit it. I have spent a few years traveling the world as an expat, and, frankly, we are a weird bunch. We are filled…

Film Review: Andra Day Shines In The United States vs Billie Holiday

There are two words often associated with Billie Holiday: legend and tragedy. She is the epitome of jazz, and, in a way, its roots: black…

Movie Review: Come Join! Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar

Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar (BASGTVDM) was NOT at all what I thought it would be. I knew it would be funny…

Film Review: Class And Race Intersect In Judas And The Black Messiah

In the next few days, you are going to hear a lot about Fred Hampton, but I really want to state a few facts before…

Movie Review: Some Kind of Heaven Analyzes Florida’s “Paradise”

I don’t know how the world deals with aging. In Latinx culture, our elders are like gods, and it would be considered sinful and ungrateful…

Movie Review: Hulu’s The Ultimate Playlist of Noise Inspires

What if one day you lost one of your senses, a limb, or your capacity to do something with your body? Okay, that is a…

Film Review : Wonder Woman 1984 Virtuously Wraps Up 2020

Coming to theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day, Wonder Woman 1984 felt like one of the most surprisingly pertinent films of 2020, especially heading…

Movie Review: Half Brothers Has Heart But Not Always Rhythm

Half Brothers is a warm comedy that feels like a 2000s film with themes of “cultural switches” and the mishaps of a crazy family. Its…

Film Review: Ammonite Is The Love Story We Need Right Now

I’m going to be honest. I totally wanted to see Ammonite because I am HERE for a Kate Winslet- Saoirse Ronan love story. Written and…

Film Review: Hulu’s Happiest Season Is The Warmest Rom-Com of 2020

Watching Happiest Season, out November 26 on Hulu, I kept on thinking of holiday rom-coms from the 2000s, like Meet The Fockers and Four Christmases,…

Movie Review: The Life Ahead Mourns The Past

Watching The Life Ahead, I couldn’t help but think of the American election, and how it shows our world is divided. Yet, divisions are not…

Film Review- The Craft: Legacy Downs Patriarchy With Fire & Magic

Ugh! Don’t you just love seeing the patriarchy burn?! Like a bunch of bras being tossed into a bonfire, unlike the original, The Craft: Legacy…

Film Review: The Holidate Is A Profane Hallmark Rom-Com, And I Love It!

For all that we judge Hallmark movies and call them unrealistic, cheesy, and potentially toxic in how they frame women to believe love is easy…

Film Review: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM Is A Feminist Epic

In essence, comedy is the choice to laugh at tragedy, and, in perspective, BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM has so many tragic moments, especially for women. Out…