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El Conde (2023) Review
What if Augusto Pinochet, Chile’s notorious dictator, was a vampire? What if—after hiding for centuries to escape punishment for his...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 21, 20233 min read


Bottoms (2023) Review
When I first saw the trailer for Emma Seligman’s new sex comedy, I was optimistic. It’s been a great year for comedies, and this still...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 7, 20232 min read


Blue Beetle (2023) Review
The first Latino superhero has officially hit theaters across the country. Many were excited about Ángel Manuel Soto’s film being the...
michaelzendejas72
Aug 27, 20233 min read


Stream of the Week: Nimona (2023)
I’m so glad to finally talk about this movie, because I think it’s one of the best things to release this year. Nick Bruno and Troy Quane...
michaelzendejas72
Aug 25, 20233 min read


Oldboy (2003) 4K Restoration Review
I remember watching Oldboy in high school, years after it first premiered, being enamored with the camerawork, acting, and the sheer...
michaelzendejas72
Aug 17, 20232 min read


They Cloned Tyrone (2023) Review
Amidst the chaos of Barbenheimer’s release a few weeks ago, along with Netflix’s notoriously bad promotion, one film seems to have gotten...
michaelzendejas72
Aug 4, 20233 min read


Talk to Me (2023) Review
Premiering at last year’s Adelaide Film Festival, the feature directorial debut of twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou finally had...
michaelzendejas72
Jul 28, 20233 min read


Barbenheimer (2023) Review
What’s funny about the double-premiere of Barbie and Oppenheimer is that this double feature was originally billed as a must-watch...
michaelzendejas72
Jul 22, 20235 min read


Spoiler-Free Review: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt. 1
The seventh sequel in Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible franchise has finally exploded onto screens around the world, and it may be the...
michaelzendejas72
Jul 17, 20233 min read


Summer 2023: Movies You Shouldn’t Miss
With Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Barbie, and Oppenheimer all releasing within two weeks of each other, some great,...
michaelzendejas72
Jul 8, 20232 min read


Spoiler-Free Review: No Hard Feelings (2023)
When it comes to Gene Stupnitsky’s newest sex-comedy, there seems to be a large gap between critics and fans, with the film getting a...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 30, 20234 min read


Asteroid City (2023) Review
I can see why it’s easy to simplify Wes Anderson’s entire career to an aesthetic exercise; the director’s name is so synonymous with...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 24, 20234 min read


Adipurush (2023) Review
When I first saw the trailer for this big budget Bollywood adventure film, I knew I had to watch it. Based on the Ramayana, one of the...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Stream of the Week: To Leslie (2022)
It’s a shame I’m barely seeing this movie, because it definitely would’ve made my list of the best films released last year. Michael...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 16, 20233 min read


Spoiler-Free Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
I have to say: initially, I wasn’t excited about the idea of this film. We have so many multiverse movies now; plus, Latinos finally get...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 4, 20233 min read


Hypnotic (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
Robert Rodriguez wrote the original idea for this film back in 2002, calling it one of his favorite stories; and I think that level of...
michaelzendejas72
May 15, 20233 min read


Joyland (2022) Spoiler-Free Review
It’s shocking to me that this dazzling, Queer Palm-winning drama is the feature directorial debut of Saim Sadiq. Centered around the Rana...
michaelzendejas72
May 6, 20233 min read


Polite Society (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
In Nida Manzoor’s latest comedy-drama, teenage misfit Ria Khan practices martial arts in hopes of becoming a stuntwoman, despite her...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 28, 20233 min read


Beau is Afraid (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
I deeply dislike Ari Aster’s previous movies. That being said, when I heard people calling his new surrealist dark comedy...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 21, 20234 min read


Renfield (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
When I first saw the trailer for Chris McKay’s direct sequel to Dracula (1931), I was sold. I think comedy and horror are much more alike...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 20, 20233 min read
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