Based on the life of the Lima crier Don Leónidas Gonzales in charge of the production of the traditional Revolución Caliente crispy cookie. He says that with a kerosene lamp in his hand at six in the afternoon he toured the squares of Miraflores, Magdalena and Barranco, shouting in a singsong voice: “Revolución Caliente, music for the teeth; sugar, cloves and cinnamon, to grind the teeth. perhaps he is the last vestige of a tradition.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
A lot of us are emotionally impacted by the current pandemic. So, while we’re all stuck here in our homes, it’s great to put on a movie to ease the stress. With that, I made up a small list of some of my favorite feel-good movies.
Like Fourth of July fireworks, the film Honey Don’t is colorful and fun to look at, delivering many bangs (sex and guns!) for your buck before quietly fading out.
Films and TV series often tend to misrepresent or not acknowledge bisexual characters, but recent trends show that bi-erasure is now under deserved scrutiny. So, I’m genuinely happy about the direction bi-representation seems to be taking.
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
Meander, released in 2021, is a French gory horror film featuring a woman trapped in small spaces as she fights for her life, paralleling real pandemic life.
