The most recent film on our Latin American odyssey is the Venezuelan MY STRAIGHT SON (2012). After reviews — some more fervent than others — we talk about drama, found families, and whether or not we might have a Eurocentric view of this film’s politics.
Recent Media
GOLDENEYE (1995): Martin Campbell, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
REACHER (2022–): Lee Child, Nick Santora, Alan Ritchson
Recommendations
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (2012): Stephen Chbosky, Logan Lernan, Emma Watson
BEAUTIFUL THING (1996): Jonathan Harvey, Hettie MacDonald, Linda Henry
[Sam’s last-minute, unexpected recommendation] THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (2004): Walter Salles, Ernesto Guevara, Gael Garcia Bernal
THE LARAMIE PROJECT (2000): Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Stephen Belber
Footnotes
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4.26 - MEAN GIRLS (2004) & Limits
4.25 - 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999) and Fun
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4.24 - THE CRAFT (1996) & Bullying
4.23 - DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) & Coming of Age
4.22 - DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) and Poetry
4.21 - THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) and Endings (or Not)
4.20 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014) and Reality
4.19 - TWILIGHT (2008) and Female Autonomy
4.18 - BLADE (1998) and The Oppressed
4.17 - VAMPIRE’S KISS (1988) and Parasitism
4.16 - GANJA & HESS (1973) and Ecstasy
4.15 - BLACK SABBATH (1963) and Control
4.14 - CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (1959) and Genre Fusion
4.13 - RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943) and Disease
4.12 - DRACULA (1931) and Abstraction
4.11 - NOSFERATU and Longing
4.10 - THE RAID (2011) and the Visceral
4.9 - DISTRICT 13 (2004) and Freedom
4.8 - THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER (1994) and Comedy Action
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