‘Now and Then’: All Hail the Dynamo Rosie Perez!
In Apple TV+’s new crime drama ‘Now and Then,’ Puerto Rican acting legend Rosie Perez shows why she deserves to star in her own dramatic series once and for all.
What to Watch in April (2022)
Documentaries about Cypress Hill, a cabaret in Mexico City, and a female gang leader in the Bronx are among critic Alejandro A. Riera’s list of films to watch in April.
Film Review: Brazil’s ‘The Pink Cloud’
Written in 2017, shot in 2019, and now theatrically released, ‘The Pink Cloud,’ with its backdrop of a worldwide crisis that forces everyone into lockdown and isolation, feels terribly prescient. And by keeping the story so focused on its two main protagonists, Brazilian fillmmaker Iuli Gerbase has delivered an unnerving and disquieting view of the times in which we live.
Favorite Films of 2021
I watched 145 films last year. But since I have yet to see some of the key titles released, I decided that this year, instead of a “Best Films of the Year” roundup, I would put together a list of my favorite films of 2021.
Film Review: Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’
For my money, this version of ‘West Side Story’ is far more definitive and richer than the 1961 version that has long haunted Puerto Ricans across the globe.
Film Review: What to Watch in December (2021)
Film critic Alejandro A. Riera offers his list of the films that will fill your heart with cheer this holiday season.
Film Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ and the Pitfalls of Nostalgia
Despite its great cast, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is yet another example of how Hollywood goes astray by appeasing the fans’ nostalgia.
Film Review: Marvel Studios’ ‘Eternals’
Eternals may not be an entirely successful film but the fact that its humanity comes through, in spite of all the backstory and the by-the-book epic cataclysmic battles against all kinds of monsters, is worth appreciating and cherishing.
