Few places on Earth have been mythologized as much as New York City. The very mention of its name can instantly summon images (King Kong atop the Empire State ...
Although Lingua Franca is only Isabel Sandoval’s third film, she already has made her signature recognizable. Her work is astute, impeccably shot, and often in...
Although the United States doesn’t have an official language, the Lingua Franca of Isabel Sandoval’s third feature-length refers to the English adopted by immi...
“Through Walter Mercado’s existence we have greater acceptance for people around us.” - Lin-Manuel Miranda
Querido Walter,
Although you’re gone from ...
Great directors, like adventurous travelers, explore new lands not trying to impose their sensibilities on them but allowing the foreignness to wash over them ...
Growing up in a Catholic country where we were instructed to say our prayers each night before going to sleep, I always found myself dreading the moment when I ...
My grandmother ignited my love for the movies. When I was four and spent most of my days in her home, she made sure there was always a fresh stack of videocasse...
If the movies have taught us something is that nothing good ever comes from dinner parties. So when the seven friends in Manolo Caro’s Perfect Strangers get tog...
Jose Solís has been writing about film since he was 10 and realized his thoughts on movies were taking over his journal. He hasn't stopped writing since.
