In his collection of short stories “Dubliners,” James Joyce writes about a young boy infatuated with his friend’s older sister, Mangan. The boy spends his time curating happenstance such that he sees her nearly as often as he thinks of her. Their conversations are few and far between – rushed and inconsistent – until one…
Category: Criticism
Pero aquí estamos: A Review of El Huracán
“La sangre nos trata destrozar…El gobierno nos trata destrozar…Las tormentas nos tratan destrozar…Pero aquí estamos.” | “Our blood tries to destroy us…The government tries to destroy us…The storms try to destroy us…But here we are.” A storm is brewing in Miami, Florida in 1992. As a small Cuban family prepares to brace the storm, loyalty…
Reconciling Representation in Crazy Rich Asians
“I can’t wait to watch it!” “Oh my gosh, you haven’t seen it, yet? You HAVE to watch it!” People have uttered these exclamations countless times since Crazy Rich Asians came out. The day the film premiered, my friends and I immediately went to the nearest theater in NYC. As we sat together at the…