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Danette Chavez

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In the Heights (2021) 94% B+ EDIT “This buoyant adaptation goes beyond merely re-creating its source material for the screen.” – AV Club May 21, 2021 Full Review Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) 93% B- EDIT “Accidentally or not, this lavish animated production resonates with the collective grief of the world it's being released into, inviting everyone to sit with that pain, even as it hints at brighter days to come.” – AV Club Mar 1, 2021 Full Review Rent-a-Pal (2020) 69% C+ EDIT “Rent-A-Pal goes full-tilt mayhem in its final act, shattering its carefully calibrated dread in a race to make an already belabored point: that technological advancements are to be questioned, and there is no substitute for human connection.” – AV Club Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) 85% B EDIT “Lassie Come Home goes a step further, opening up a poignant new chapter for these characters and performers.” – AV Club Jul 16, 2020 Full Review Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) 100% B+ EDIT “But that reality couldn't dampen Mercado's love-or lust, as he put it-for life, nor does it prevent Mucho Mucho Amor from radiating with it.” – AV Club Jul 7, 2020 Full Review Be Water (2020) 93% B EDIT “Be Water never forgets Lee's heritage, or stops celebrating it. Even as Lee is described as "East meets West," the documentary never stops pondering the ocean between.” – AV Club Jun 8, 2020 Full Review Michelle Wolf: Joke Show (2019) 100% B+ EDIT “More than anything, Joke Show reminds us that the personal is political... so Wolf doesn't need to recount the week's events from behind a desk to deliver a message.” – AV Club Dec 11, 2019 Full Review Adventures in Babysitting (2016) 86% B- EDIT “It's not the raucous fun of the original, but the message more closely reflects the morals of Disney... But it's not quite "Disney-ified," either. Marriage isn't the end goal, nor is romance, really.” – AV Club Sep 17, 2019 Full Review Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019) 84% B EDIT “Ansari's doing his job of holding up a mirror to society, and he's doing it well.. [and] although he's clearly grateful for the opportunity to continue with his career, for now, Ansari seems content to hold up a mirror to everyone but himself.” – AV Club Jul 10, 2019 Full Review Ramy Youssef: Feelings (2019) 100% B+ EDIT “Feelings is quite complementary to Ramy's exploration of identity and dating, but it's also its own vital discussion.” – AV Club Jun 28, 2019 Full Review 16 Shots (2019) 88% B+ EDIT “Thoughtful yet stylish, 16 Shots maintains a firm grasp of these narratives while introducing a few more over the course of its runtime.” – AV Club Jun 12, 2019 Full Review The Curse of La Llorona (2019) 26% C- EDIT “While trying to ensure that Curse Of La Llorona looks and feels like its predecessors, Chaves misses an opportunity to say much of anything through the shrieking figure at the center of his reworked folk tale.” – AV Club Apr 17, 2019 Full Review W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro (2018) 82% EDIT “If you're looking for a progressive echo chamber, you won't find it in this thoughtful special. Private School Negro is full of rightful criticism, but it's also compassionate.” – AV Club Dec 27, 2018 Full Review Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife (2018) 100% EDIT “Hard Knock Wife's most inspired moments come from Wong's ability to make the natural sound almost alien, and sometimes even downright terrifying.” – AV Club Dec 27, 2018 Full Review Cameron Esposito: Rape Jokes (2018) 100% EDIT “Rape Jokes is ultimately a great work of humor and empathy at a time when we're sorely in need of both.” – AV Club Dec 14, 2018 Full Review Roma (2018) 96% B+ EDIT “The result is a little too rose-tinted an homage, but Roma is still an exceptionally moving story, as well as another technical feat from Cuarón.” – AV Club Nov 19, 2018 Full Review Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here (2018) 100% A- EDIT “The result is not quite misdirection, but it is magical and even bold. Although her past tribulations continue to inform her comedy, Notaro commits to the present-and the future-in Happy To Be Here.” – AV Club May 22, 2018 Full Review Fahrenheit 451 (2018) 31% C EDIT “As the film unfolds, it's hard to escape the feeling that it's been tailor-made to tap into our fears and indignation.” – AV Club May 18, 2018 Full Review Psych: The Movie (2017) 100% B EDIT “Psych: The Movie is lively and lightweight, buoyed by Roday and Hill's bond, which hasn't diminished at all in the last three years. Its structure is classic Psych.” – AV Club Dec 6, 2017 Full Review The Problem With Apu (2017) 90% B+ EDIT “Like Kondabolu's problem with Apu, the question of punching up or down remains up in the air, but that doesn't signify any failing on the part of the documentary. It just suggests there's another stage in this investigation.” – AV Club Nov 17, 2017 Full Review Dirty Dancing (2017) 19% C- EDIT “Getting the sociopolitical context so wrong might approach being forgivable if the central romance between Baby and Johnny weren't also botched.” – AV Club May 24, 2017 Full Review Britney Ever After (2017) D+ EDIT “The film should either introduce something new or at least retell familiar events in a compelling way to be worthwhile, but Britney Ever After does neither.” – AV Club Feb 21, 2017 Full Review Center Stage: On Pointe (2016) C+ EDIT “On Pointe gets too ambitious, and tries to promote a message of teamwork to go with its attempt at iconoclasm. Here, the partnership becomes more important than the players, which throws the whole thing off balance.” – AV Club Jun 27, 2016 Full Review
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