Nightmare Alley writer-director Guillermo del Toro has forged a successful Hollywood film career with a conspicuous missing element: Latino actors. His English...
Anticipation for Adele’s album 30 was palpable across the globe. After all, this project was accompanied by myriad transitions in the singer’s life; following ...
I've lived in Los Angeles for 33 years. My mother birthed me in Santa Monica, and I grew up in the heart of Hollywood on Highland Ave. —just ten minutes drivin...
As I grab the little step stool so I can see over the counter, I see flour flying around the kitchen while my grandmother’s arms move in an aggressive, circula...
*This piece has been nominated for Best Commentary/Critique, single entry at the 2021 LA Press Club Awards!*
When I was young (perhaps a little too young), ...
My first summer in Los Angeles has been one
without movies. It’s been an ironic turn of events for me, because I travelled
here from the interior of the countr...
“My dream for this nation is expressed in ‘E Pluribus Unum,’” said. “I dream that we will come together to listen to each other, come together for the common ...
This essay was originally published at Jezebel on February 21, 2020. It is republished here with permission.
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, Margot Robbie’s un...