Category: Spanish Language
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National Anthem, a world hidden in plain sight
National Anthem plunks a New Mexico day laborer into a world he never knew existed when he gets a job on a ranch run by a large group of queer rodeo riders.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip from Disney
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip is a cute Disney movie about a family on vacation. Young Alexander (Thom Nemer) is convinced that his constant bad luck is because of a family curse.
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In the Summers, three family summers with Dad
In the Summers is an insight into a family as two siblings grow to adulthood. We see only three summers of their lives as they grow and spend time with their highly imperfect father in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Caught, yet another Harlan Coben mystery series
Caught is another in Netflix seemingly endless supply of mystery series derived from the novels of Harlan Coben. This one is set in a small city in Patagonia, Argentina.
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The Lady’s Companion, period comedy from Spain
The Lady’s Companion (Manual para señoritas) is a little bit Bridgerton, a little bit Jane the Virgin, a little bit Fleabag, and a little bit plain old romcom. Set in Madrid in the 1880s in an upper class world where young ladies had companions who chaperoned their every interaction with the opposite sex, we follow…
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Women is Losers, a look back at women in the 1960s
Women is Losers, from writer and director Lissette Feliciano, tells the story of Celina (Lorenza Izzo), a smart young Latina coming of age in San Francisco in 1968. The patriarchy was entrenched in everything in her life.
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Lucca’s World review: a determined mother gives her all
Lucca’s World (Los dos hemisferios de Lucca) comes from Mexico. It’s a story about a child born with Cerebral palsy and epilepsy to a mother who thinks his illness is her fault. This drives her determination to do something about his situation.
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The Red Virgin review, the Hildegart Rodríguez story
The Red Virgin (La virgen roja), based on the true story of Spanish prodigy Hildegart Rodríguez, tells a story of genius and madness. It is directed by Paula Ortiz, who made this retelling into an artistic film of creation and destruction.
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Emilia Pérez review: beautiful, fascinating, dangerous
Emilia Pérez is surprising and different. It’s a musical with color saturated visuals. It’s a story about Mexican drug cartels and dirty money. It’s a story about being who you are and what that can cost. It’s a story about redemption. There are some spoilers ahead.
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In Her Place review: the truth and the fiction both feel real
In Her Place (El lugar de la otra) is a drama from Chile. Set in 1955, it’s a fictionalized version of something that really happened. It’s Chile’s Best International Feature Film of 2025 Oscar submission.