Latino movie reviews and quick takes on new releases

‘Millers in Marriage’

2025/02/17 at 6:29pm

‘Millers in Marriage’ Proves Hollywood Needs More Movies About Midlife

02.17.2025 | By Jack Rico |

For those who grew up in the ’90s film scene, Edward Burns was a defining indie voice. His films, The Brothers McMullen and Sidewalks of New York, shaped my teenage understanding that in relationships, love alone isn’t enough, it takes work. Eventually, Burns shifted to acting and directed less, making only two movies in the last 15 years. One of them is his latest, Millers in Marriage, a story of love, fidelity, and reinvention in midlife. Read More

Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’

By Jack Rico

2021/12/02 at 3:06pm

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West Side Story (Movie Review)

12.2.2021 | By Jack Rico |

As film critics prepare to vote for their best movies of 2021, Hispanic critics, in particular, have been anticipating the long-awaited retelling of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Not just because it is a Spielberg-event film, but mainly because of the cultural weight the movie carries. Read More

‘Seneca’ starring Armando Riesco

By Jack Rico

2019/10/02 at 10:34am

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Seneca (Movie Review)

10.2.2019 | By Jack Rico |

New York indie films can be hit or miss. Still, Armando Riesco and Jason Chaet’s earnest movie Seneca, about a Puerto Rican actor’s personal and professional stagnation, is penetrating and at times cathartic. Read More

Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’

By Jack Rico

2019/04/23 at 5:33pm

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Avengers: Endgame (Movie Review)

04.23.2019 | By Jack Rico |

The 2-8-0: Though not a perfect film, #AvengersEndgame gives the proper ending fans deserve. It’s a farewell that hits all the right notes. As tradition already, the film balances well the drama, laughs, and tears, while always being overindulgent with our thirst-seeking, action-obsessed, action sequences. This one is not to be missed. Read More

LatinX Movies at DOC NYC, ‘Overlord’ and ‘The Frontrunner’ Movie Reviews

DOC NYC’s ‘Care To Laugh’

By Jack Rico

2018/11/10 at 1:30pm

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LatinX Movies at DOC NYC, ‘Overlord’ and ‘The Frontrunner’ Movie Reviews

11.10.2018 | By Jack Rico |

In the latest episode of Highly Relevant with Jack Rico, Basil Tsiokas, the program director of DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, joins us to speak about this year’s LatinX documentaries and why so many LatinX stories are starting to be made (1:06). And if you’re going to the movies, film and culture critic Mike Sargent talks to me about two new releases – Hugh Jackman’s political drama The Frontrunner and the WW2 horror-action film Overlord (16:09). Read More

By Andrea Huswan

2018/03/12 at 5:00am

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Love, Simon (Movie Review)

03.12.2018 | By Andrea Huswan |

The 2-8-0: #LoveSimon is the coming-of-age movie we desperately needed. It’s a movie for all ages that is about love and understanding that everyone deserves to love and to be loved. Everyone deserves a great love story and Simon Spier shares him with the world. Read More

Gerard Butler in ‘Den of Thieves’

By Andrea Huswan

2018/01/22 at 2:21pm

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Den Of Thieves (Movie Review)

01.22.2018 | By Andrea Huswan |

The 2-8-0: #DenofThieves sets the bar on how action films need to be this year! It has high-speed chases, shootouts, and an unforgettable ending. This is one of Gerard Butler’s most entertaining films. Read More

Pixar’s Coco

By Jack Rico

2017/11/23 at 1:36pm

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The Latino Significance of Pixar’s ‘Coco’

11.23.2017 | By Jack Rico |

“Coco,” the 19th film from Pixar, is a return to form for the stumbling animation company which has re-found its footing with its colorful characters, striking vivid cinematography, and a heartwarming story of family and tradition. Set in Mexico, a young boy (Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming a musician just like his great-great-grandfather Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). But when his family prohibits him from playing music, he finds himself magically transported to the Land of the Dead on Dia de Los Muertos meeting his past relatives and discovering a deeper connection to himself and to his family’s history. Read More

Justice League

By Jack Rico

2017/11/14 at 7:44pm

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Justice League (Movie Review)

11.14.2017 | By Jack Rico |

The 2-8-0: #JusticeLeague is a modest and sufficiently entertaining film that delivers all the predictable offerings we expect from films of this nature – action, fights, explosions and cheesy one-liners. It’s not as good as The Avengers, but what is. Read More