Under the Same Moon is the latest Latina-led film release by Fox Searchlight Pictures, directed by Patricia Riggen, and written by Ligiah Villalobos. This story, which focuses on family reunification among undocumented workers in the US, has finally made its way to the silver screen.
We meet Rosario (Kate del Castillo), a Mexican mother living...
In my illustrious, glorious and world renowned movie reviewing career, I have given out only one A+. Oh sure, I’ve given out a few A’s, some A-‘s, but the A+ rating is something I refuse to give out unless I absolutely thought the film was one of the best ever made or the studio coughs up some dough. The last film I gave an A+ for was Superman...
The Wachowski Brothers (of Matrix fame) are back. This time they bring us one of the most popular Japanese anime series ever: Mach GoGoGo, better known by the American public as "Speed Racer."
When The Matrix hit theaters in 1999, the brothers blew everyone away with their filmmaking innovations. Nine years later, innovation is the name of the...
Angelina Jolie's new action flick Wanted is a thrill a minute joy ride through a non-sensical plot. Thankfully, you are not here for the plot, you are here for the stunts and sexy shots of Angelina and Wanted definitely delivers there (I would have liked even more sexy shots of Angelina, however).
Would you believe a fabric loom that runs by...
Theoretically, Paul Greengrass could make a thriller about laundry. Not money-laundering or a heist film-just 125 minutes of folding socks. And somehow, someway, he’d make it so riveting, you’d wonder, with baited breath, whether that last gym sock gets folded.
The Bourne Ultimatum isn’t just the summer’s best action movie, it’s not just the...
Known for not taking things seriously, the boys from Monterrey, Mexico are back to give us more odd, disorienting, awkward sounding music that has defied musical classification, but always sounds cutting edge, fresh, and even a little quirky.
On All U Need Is Mosh, Plastilina Mosh re-invent themselves—again—the outcome being some rather strange...
A lot will be said of Aterciopelados new album, Rio, as being the band’s most socially conscious album to date. But what also should be noted is lead singer’s Andrea Echeverri’s voice sounds much more mature, livelier, while bassist and producer Hector Buitrago sleek musical production on Rio is flawless.
Rio follows the band’s Grammy winning...
I’ve seen a ton of reviews lately about the best albums of 2008 and I was not impressed. Fortunately, I wasn’t the only one! I asked friends and family members about their favorite albums of 2008, but their choices are nowhere to be found. Not only do all of these lists have some of the exact same people and groups (I‘m talking to you Katy Perry),...
Sometimes I worry my vocabulary isn’t as comprehensive as I think it may be. This always happens to me when I hear music by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (ORL). It’s as if I’m trying to describe magical realism, but none of the words really explain what the phenomenon embodies. Perhaps there is a connection to the Latin American writing style and ORL‘s...
Don Tetto’s new album Lo Que Sabias can’t be described in one way, so here’s the best description I can come up with: emotional, hard rocking, and heartfelt all at the same time. After it gets your attention, the boys from Colombia tug at your heartstrings with its acoustic medleys. The album does rock out, and when it does, it’s hard...
