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Cristina Escobar

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Biography:

Cristina Escobar is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Latina Media Co, platforming Latina and queer Latinx perspectives in media. She's a board member of the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association and writes at the intersection of race, gender, and pop culture. You can follow her on Instagram @cescobarandrade.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
The Librarians (2025) 94% EDIT “Where many of the protagonists of "The Librarians" live, democracy is no longer in fashion. But these women didn’t agree to that change, and they’re fighting back, holding the line in their particular sphere of influence – and that’s an inspiration.” – LatinaMedia.Co Nov 11, 2025 Full Review Your Monster (2024) 79% EDIT “The film is smart about the ways anger intersects with femininity, but I do wish we’d gotten some hints about how to use anger constructively and not be consumed by it.” – LatinaMedia.Co Sep 1, 2025 Full Review Freaky Tales (2024) 75% EDIT “If there’s one thing we need, it’s a gory revenge fantasy against white supremacists. Enter “Freaky Tales.”” – LatinaMedia.Co Sep 1, 2025 Full Review Bob Trevino Likes It (2024) 95% EDIT “In some ways, Bob Trevino Likes It is a small, personal film about the quotidian ways we fail each other. There are no superheroes or chase scenes. No political upheavals or world events... But it’s not a small film. It brims with emotion. ” – LatinaMedia.Co Aug 31, 2025 Full Review Selena y Los Dinos (2025) 95% EDIT “While there are products that bear her name that feel exploitative, this documentary does not. In it, it’s easy to feel the Mexican tradition of remembering our dead, of believing that only when someone is no longer remembered are they truly gone.” – Refinery29 Feb 4, 2025 Full Review Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) 77% EDIT “For all its weirdness "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is ultimately a triumph about the ways we love art, each other, and ourselves. It’s the queer Latinx musical we’ve been needing.” – LatinaMedia.Co Feb 1, 2025 Full Review I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me (2023) 89% EDIT “Plays expertly with its elements, juxtaposing its comic elements with growing suspense to make a taught work of social commentary that lampoons colonialism. ” – LatinaMedia.Co Nov 29, 2023 Full Review If You Were the Last (2023) 88% EDIT “"If You Were the Last" expertly balances an initial stoner look with a mushy gushy sentimentality. ” – LatinaMedia.Co Nov 8, 2023 Full Review You Were My First Boyfriend (2023) 100% EDIT “Emotionally, it works. Watching it, I oscillated between being tickled, disturbed, and challenged. Long after the credits finished, I was left pondering my own adolescence, wondering if the narratives I’ve told myself are true and to what extent.” – LatinaMedia.Co Nov 8, 2023 Full Review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) 95% EDIT “This a different story than the typical white-male exceptionalist one, and it’s more interesting because of it. Here the question isn’t what Spidey is willing to sacrifice to protect the many, but rather the nature of fate and destiny.” – Latino Rebels Jun 5, 2023 Full Review Do Revenge (2022) 86% EDIT “Do Revenge reminds us that Latinas can anchor a ridiculous, over-the-top story. We can be anywhere and anyone [embodying] all the contradictory, ugly, and surprising aspects of being the heroine in an American teen movie.” – Latino Rebels May 21, 2023 Full Review Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) 48% EDIT “Salma Hayek Pinault is in Magic Mike’s Last Dance to give feminist cover to a debatable enterprise—while enjoying every minute of the spectacle.” – Latino Rebels May 21, 2023 Full Review The Mother (2023) 43% EDIT “Lopez has more than earned the right to be the star, to put great men in supporting roles, and tell a story that unapologetically centers her.” – Latino Rebels May 21, 2023 Full Review Entergalactic (2022) 97% 3.5/4 EDIT “As an art piece, Entergalactic is evocative, beautiful, and smart. I can picture it playing at parties for decades to come.” – RogerEbert.com Sep 30, 2022 Full Review Clara Sola (2021) 91% EDIT “Other than sex-positive, Clara Sola defies easy labels and comparisons. It’s a quiet film that is both violent and curative. Strong in its perspective, it holds space and grace for those with differing views even as it exposes the error of their ways.” – Latino Rebels Aug 12, 2022 Full Review Emily the Criminal (2022) 93% EDIT “Aubrey Plaza delivers a powerful performance. She transitions slowly over the course of the film, leaning in to own her presence, power, and sexuality as her time on screen mounts.” – Latino Rebels Aug 12, 2022 Full Review Halftime (2022) 82% EDIT “I was most struck by just how much of a reflection and cipher Lopez has become of Latinas at large. It’s partly that work ethic... But hard work can only do so much, which Latinas know in our bones as well. ” – Remezcla Jul 15, 2022 Full Review The Valet (2022) 75% EDIT “The Valet presents a warm and thoughtful representation of Latinidad that gently nudges its audience to evaluate their own values and how they play out in the world.” – Latino Rebels Jul 15, 2022 Full Review Father of the Bride (2022) 80% EDIT “With Father of the Bride, Latinx people get the Hollywood treatment: we’re all thin, rich, and beautiful. What could be more imperfectly American than that?” – Latino Rebels Jul 15, 2022 Full Review American Carnage (2022) 57% EDIT “The film finds its horror in anti-immigrant and anti-Latinx sentiment... but the frights are only half of it. American Carnage is as much a comedy as it is a scary movie, and the laughs mostly come from intra-Latinx racial politics.” – Latino Rebels Jul 15, 2022 Full Review ¡Viva Maestro! (2022) 100% EDIT “If you know a bit about Maduros regime and youre a music lover, Viva Maestro! is worth a watch, as it reveals the way art can transform, its limitations, and its power.” – Latino Rebels Apr 22, 2022 Full Review The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) 87% EDIT “A very fun film... "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" is many things, and one of them is a celebration of Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal and their ability to inhabit, transcend, and poke at the role of Hollywood's leading man. ” – PopSugar Apr 22, 2022 Full Review Turning Red (2022) 95% EDIT “In Turning Red, the next generation is personified by girls from traditionally marginalized groups. And it isn't daunting at all. It's affirming, and I suggest you tune in.” – PopSugar Mar 23, 2022 Full Review Deep Water (2022) 35% EDIT “Cuban actress Ana de Armas's role as Melinda in "Deep Water" is certainly complex and dynamic, but, her character has me thinking maybe I should be a little more careful what I wish for.” – PopSugar Mar 23, 2022 Full Review Marry Me (2022) 61% EDIT “A pleasant escape, an unapologetic rom-com where idealism triumphs.” – mitú Feb 11, 2022 Full Review
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