The Hola Mexico Film Festival is officially off to an inspiring start. The premiere destination for Mexican cinema in Los Angeles kicked off its festival on Friday night with the premiere of the romcom, CASI EL PARAÍSO and it’s been nothing but great cinema experiences ever since. I was able to catch a few films […]
Love in Cinema
While aware that the world is actively falling apart, I do think it’s important to take the time to celebrate love. So in case you need some recommendations for tonight’s movie night, here’s five of my favorite movies about love. I know I’ll be thinking about If Beale Street Could Talk on my death bed. […]
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‘The Iron Claw’ Movie Review
A father’s love can sometimes be destructive. Sean Durkin’s latest film, The Iron Claw tells the story of the Von Erich’s, who were a famous professional wrestling family that were constantly overwhelmed with devastation. Comparing it to a Greek tragedy may seem like an easy thing to do but I fear the comparison may make […]
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Sugar, Butter, Ugly Crying | Waitress: The Musical Review
Every time a Broadway stage production gets released as a film, an angel gets its wings. Waitress:The Musical is hitting theaters for five nights only and you’d be doing yourself a disservice if you don’t go and experience this life-changing show. Waitress follows Jenna (played by Sara Bareilles) a waitress and a phenomenal pie-maker who […]
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The Eras Tour | Movie Review
It’s official, I’m back on the Blondie train. The Eras Tour film premiered this past weekend and despite my best efforts to ignore it, I somehow found myself seated in anticipation on opening night. The main reason why I was hesitant to attend is because Swifties were all over social media stating that they’d be […]
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‘Past Lives’ Movie Review
“There’s a word in Korean, 인연; In-yun. It means providence or fate; but it’s specifically about the relationship between people. It’s an In-yun if two strangers even walk by each other in the street, and their clothes accidentally brush because it means that there must have been something between them in their past lives. If […]
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‘Carmen’ Movie Review
Choreographer, Benjamin Millepied, brings us his directorial debut with his version of Carmen. Though the film is loosely based on the Opera, there are many familiar aspects of the story missing. Melissa Barrera, described the film as an origin story on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Melissa says, “basically, it is nothing like the Opera except […]
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‘Air’ Movie Review
I fear that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon may just be a dream team. Air tells the story of how Sonny Vaccaro and Nike pursued rookie Michael Jordan in an attempt to create a partnership that ended up revolutionized the world of sports and massively affected pop culture. Somehow Ben Affleck made this film feel […]
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With Love and a Major Organ Movie Review | SXSW 2023
Falling in love after one normal interaction with a man? Relatable. With Love and a Major Organ had its world premiere at SXSW. The film which is based on the play written by Julia Lederer and is directed by Kim Albright, is set in a world where everyone’s heart is an object and the pressures […]
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All The World Is Sleeping Movie Review
“What’s worse than being invisible? Being seen as disposable.” Director Ryan Lacen, with the help of 7 system-impacted women with a history of substance use, wrote the screenplay for All The World Is Sleeping in a unique collaboration that was facilitated by the non-profit Bold Futures. You always hear people in the industry say that […]
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