Since I couldn’t place this piece, I’m making it a thread.

Over the years, the majority of the films from Latin America that have been nominated or won an Oscar are set during/related to the dictatorships and sociopolitical troubles that afflicted the region in the 1970s/1980s. That description, of course, includes current Brazilian Oscar nominee THE SECRET AGENT and last year's winner for International Film, I’M STILL HERE, also from Brazil. Both unfold during the country’s military dictatorship, with Walter Salles’ film addressing it more directly.

Thread: this year’s 10 Best Picture #Oscars  nominees as scenes with @TheMuppets

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson FRANKENSTEIN
Dir. Guillermo del Toro

It’s fascinating that in the late ‘90s/early 2000s when the New Mexican Cinema emerged, there was a great synergy between the world of film and music in Mexico, particularly with rock bands/acts. The most successful films all had an equally memorable soundtrack. Thread:





The first example that comes to mind is SEXO, PUDOR Y LÁGRIMAS. An erotic dramedy that was provocative for the time and became a box-office success when it debuted in 1999. The eponymous song by Alex Syntek was just as much of a radio hit.

Thread: the 10 Best Picture #Oscars nominees for 2024 as scenes with @TheMuppets (sort of)

AMERICAN FICTION
Dir. Cord Jefferson ANATOMY OF A FALL
Dir. Justine Triet

Now that we are halfway through the year, here’s a thread with 20 international films that were released in the U.S. over the last 6 months, all of which I think are good to great. I included reviews my me and other great critics. Most of these titles are now streaming or on VOD. ALCARRÀS 🇪🇸
Dir. Carla Simón
Review via @ebertvoices: https://t.co/XJgrW6Urtbtinyurl.com/533yzbr3

Thread: All 10 Best Picture #Oscars nominees for 2023 as scenes with @TheMuppets

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Dir. Edward Berger AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Dir. James Cameron

My fall plans The Delta variant I’ll stop now lol

10 better Netflix “Originals” to watch instead of that horrid top 10:
-A SUN 🇹🇼
-THE DISCIPLE 🇮🇳
-I LOST MY BODY 🇫🇷
-ATLANTICS 🇸🇳
-I’M NO LONGER HERE 🇲🇽
-HAPPY AS LAZZARO 🇮🇹
-MY HAPPY FAMILY 🇬🇪
-ALL IS WELL 🇩🇪
-TRAGIC JUNGLE 🇲🇽
-THE PLATFORM 🇪🇸 Of these 10, the ones I feel remain the most obscure and should be more widely seen are ALL IS WELL and MY HAPPY FAMILY, both directed or co-directed by women with women as protagonists.

2020 was a great year for U.S. Latino and Latin American film releases. In this thread I’ve included 15 great ones with links to the pieces I had the pleasure to write about them: BACURAU 🇧🇷

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (@kmendoncafilho) and Juliano Dornelles

My review: americasquarterly.org/article/a-dyst…

Film thread: In the 2010s Mexico produced a record number of movies. With that in mind, I’ve decided to highlight 150 Mexican films (yes, so many!) from the last decade that I think are good, great, or amazing - all worth a watch. These are just my personal choices and in no way a definitive “best of” list. There are plenty more that I probably haven’t seen yet. For the purpose of this thread I focused on films about Mexico also mostly made by Mexican directors.

This thread highlights 135 international animated features from the 2010s (I know that’s a lot!). Animation is never appreciated enough, so I decided to celebrate these great works before the decade is over. Nobody asked for this list, but here it is for those interested: 1. 25 April
Dir. Leanne Pooley