NativeGuilt's Movie Reviews

I wondered if I'd even be able to get out this recap, but alas Hector has decided to make us wait a little longer even though  we're super excited to meet him! We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love we received for our growing family from so many people. I know not all of them read this silly little blog, but I hope they all know how grateful we are and how much we love you! We have NO IDEA what we're doing, but I hear that's part of the fun. Thank you all for wanting to be a part of our journey, and I'm excited for all of you to meet the little guy we grew out of chicken nuggets & fruit smoothies 💗 I hope my review of Aftersun didn't bum y'all out too bad. I really do think it is a beautiful film, and I genuinely hope you check it out one day (currently streaming on HBO Max). I watched 32 films this month, so lets just jump into it! Powwow Highway [1989] Two Cheyenne take a road trip to oppose the government by rescuing their sister & her ki...

"I just feel a bit down or something. … I don't know. Don't you ever feel like: you've just done a whole amazing day, and then you come home and feel tired and down, and it feels like your bones don't work? They're just tired, and everything is tired—like you're sinking." Written & Directed:  Charlotte Wells Composer:   Oliver Coates Cinematographer:   Gregory Oke Editor:   Blair McClendon Production Designer:  Billur Turan  Genre:   Drama MPAA Rating: R, for some language and brief sexual material Starring:       Paul Mescal as Calum     Frankie Corio as Sophie An adult Sophie relives the childhood memory of her eleven-year-old birthday trip to tourist trap Turkey with her father Calum Aaron Patterson, also to celebrate his thirtieth-first birthday. At that stage in her life, Sophie's parents were separated, and Calum no longer lived in their hometown of Edinburgh, so this time together was so precious to her. Calum, how...

Gah, what a stressful month: school ended and so did my regular work, our baby is imminent , and it became a crime to look Latino in america. I've also had a good bit of anxiety that I can't seem to shake, but that didn't stop my movie watching; this month I saw 33 films and ended with exactly 1300 films seen in total!  I hope all of you are well, I miss you all so much, and I am excited to get to see a lot of you soon for the baby shower! La Llorona [2019] Todos lloraban tu tierra, Llorona, tu tierra ensangrentada. Todos lloraban tu tierra, Llorona, tu tierra ensangrentada. ... Las balas callaron sus llantos, Llorona; desde esa vez no eres la misma. Las balas callaron sus llantos, Llorona, ¡y desde esa vez no eres la misma! What is more scary: the horrors of our imagination brought to life on screen, or the real life genocide of indigenous peoples & the weight of the accounting it demands? A woman who drowned her kids, or one who could do nothing but watch? The ghost y...