02.14.2026 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated March 2026
The 1-4-0: Guillermo del Toro, who gave us Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, finally realizes a vision 30 years in the making. You can feel the weight of that patience in every frame. Jacob Elordi steals it from Oscar Isaac. Read More
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
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
10.2.2019 | By Jack Rico |
Updated March 2026
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
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
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
03.12.2018 | By Andrea Huswan |
The Love, Simon movie review highlights a coming-of-age story that is both timely and necessary. It is a film for all ages centered on the idea that everyone deserves a great love story. Simon Spier is a character who finally shares his authentic self with the world. Read More
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
11.14.2017 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated 2026
In 2026, after Snyder Cut debates and DC resets, Justice League is impossible to revisit as just another superhero team-up. It is a snapshot of a studio trying to fix a universe in public.
06.29.2017 | By Andrea Huswan |
The 1-4-0: #SpiderManHomecoming is hands down the best Spider-Man reboot to date. Read More
