fire in the water, fire in the sky (2021)

Now that we're officially halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, let's look ahead at movies featuring Hispanic & Latine representation through the rest of 2021.

A short film that begins with the language of romance but slowly reveals something far more unsettling beneath the surface.

The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.

Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress - just as she finds out her mom Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) is dying of cancer. While the singing is by no means spectacular and Sandler’s acting is stiff, the film is grounded in the moving performance of Lynskey as a mother who wants nothing more than for her daughter to achieve her dreams, even if she can’t be there to see them.

Court TV shows offer uncritical eyes on the systemic inequalities of the legal world.

Anna May Wong was a talented actress and a fashion icon and still had to fight for everything she had due to hatred and racism.