Monica Castillo

Articles By

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo is a freelance writer and film critic based in Brooklyn. You should ask her about that time she hitchhiked to a red carpet premiere.

REVIEW: Tessa Thompson & Eva Longoria Star in ‘Sylvie’s Love,’ a Jazzy Period Piece Set in Harlem

Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha appear in 'Sylvie's Love' by Eugene Ashe. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

REVIEW: Documentary ‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’ Captures the Country’s Post-Chavez Reality

A still from Once Upon A Time in Venezuela by Anabel Rodríguez Ríos. Photo by John Marquez. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Ana de Armas on Shooting a Havana-Set Bond Film in London: “I Wish We Were Actually in Cuba”

Paloma (Ana de Armas) in 'Cuba' in 'No Time to Die.' Photo credit: Nicola Dove. Courtesy of MGM.

REVIEW: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ Stumbles While Examining US Intervention in Central America

Anne Hathaway appears in The Last Thing He Wanted by Dee Rees, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

TRAILER: ‘In the Heights’ Movie Is a Vibrant, Colorful and Music-Filled Celebration of Latinos

In the Heights movie

REVIEW: Costa Rica’s Oscar Entry Is a Sympathetic Look at a Woman Unraveling in the Face of Motherhood

Courtesy of Seattle International Film Festival

Courtesy of Chicago Latino Film Festival

Film

REVIEW: ‘La Mala Noche’ Is an Empowering Drama About a Woman Forced Into Sex Work

11.27.19

Rodrigo Santoro appears in Un Traductor by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Gabriel Guerra Bianchini.

Film

REVIEW: ‘Un Traductor’ Is a Moving Tale About a Cuban Man Assigned to Help Chernobyl Victims

11.26.19

'Retablo' film still courtesy of Outfest.

Film

REVIEW: Tense Drama ‘Retablo’ Addresses Homophobia in a Close-Knit Quechua Community

11.25.19

Destiny Frasqueri in 'Angelfish'. Photo by Jamal Solomon. Courtesy of Screen 13

Film

REVIEW: Princess Nokia Is Vulnerable & Flirty in Sensitive Romantic Drama ‘Angelfish’

11.22.19

Wasp Network

Film

REVIEW: Olivier Assayas’ ‘Wasp Network’ Is a Movie About Cubans Starring Almost No Cubans

10.15.19

Jeanine Mason as Liz in 'Roswell, New Mexico.' Photo by Ursula Coyote. Courtesy of The CW

Film

‘Roswell, New Mexico’ Showrunner & Cast On Why the Spanish Dialogue Doesn’t Have Subtitles

10.14.19