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La casa de las flores (2018)
What a pleasant surprise
I hear Veronica Castro and, immediately, I'm in. I had no idea what to expect but wow was I so glad I explored this series. The first season was superb, the second season felt rushed and underdeveloped but the dialogue and chemistry between the cast still made it worth watching.
Como caído del cielo (2019)
A callback to Mexican Cinema's Golden Age
This movie feels like a love letter to Mexican Cinema's Golden Age. This movie fully embraced its campiness and that made it an incredibly fun watch. Great music with equally great performances, this movie is a must see. Although, it is helpful if you have a passing understanding of the reverence Mexico has for its idol, Pedro Infante, you don't have to as the movie will do a good job of explaining it.
I thoroughly loved this movie. I watched it multiple times and laughed just as hard each time.
AJ and the Queen (2020)
I was really hoping to like this more than I did
I'm a fan of RuPaul and Drag Race so I really enjoyed the appearances from past contestants but the plot is incredibly flimsy. The script was marginally held together by the performances of some of the actors; but it was hit and miss, and for me, largely a miss. Fun if you're able to overlook the plot holes, and Tia Carrera was a hoot. I recommend if you're a fan of campy, John Waters, B movies style series.
Maldita vecindad (2004)
Clumsily narrated, but a sincere message
The greatest movies center their attention in the development of one or two characters, create a dialogue that reels us into the lives of these characters and then take us on a vicarious adventure. That's not real life, we pass people day after day; ordinary people experiencing extraordinary events that challenge their humanity, but because we do not have a Hollywood production team giving us a peephole into their souls, we generally don't bother to care. This movie showed me what is presumably seen everyday in a small all too common neighborhood in Mexico, and very frankly at its end asked me to care. It was gritty, but I did end up caring because as exaggerated as the circumstances seemed, they likely are not. The unabashed sex and prevalence was really disturbing. Men procuring the services of the neighborhood whore, a young woman whom they likely watched grow up, having sex with her regardless of whether children are present to hear or watch. The movie hinted at incest. There was violence. Some themes aren't approached with the gravity that they merit and that's really where his film falls short. It kind of provides a very straightforward account almost not wanting to deal with the same issues it is trying to bring to light. Pleas to the viewers are made in the end stating that we are all part of this same poverty, this is our Mexico. It's not for the faint of heart, it's a throwback to the cinematic style of movies from the 70's, kind of outlandish and weird, but if you like that and can stomach the themes, you'll enjoy this movie.