by Deborah Shaw* Roma the latest film by Alfonso Cuarón has attracted much media attention for many reasons: it has already won a number of…
*By Roberto Ortiz It is a cold Friday morning in Mexico City and a handsome dark-skinned young man stands on the Alvaro Obregón avenue strip…
By Belén Vidal* Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma is much more than the newest sensation from Latin American cinema, more than 2018’s film-event, topping end-of-year polls such…
by Jeffrey Middents* The press surrounding the release of Roma has emphasized its autobiographical qualities, elements that Alfonso Cuarón himself has confirmed in interviews throughout…
*Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, like his previous two Mexican films, is troubled by class. This is a criticism and a praise. Class…
By Olivia Cosentino* This take on Roma avoids both hyperbolic latitudes and hyperbolic criticisms, with the following exception: Roma is not about you.[i] Personal nostalgia…
Edited by Dolores Tierney* and Guest Editor Olivia Cosentino Today, after its wins for Best Screenplay and Best Director at the Golden Globes Mediático reups…
by Paul Julian Smith* In her interview with Alfonso Cuarón in Letras Libres, Mexico City-based critic Fernanda Solórzano begins by saying that “all conversations lead…
Mediático is delighted to present an entry from one of its distinguished contributing editors, Professor Catherine L. Benamou who teaches Film and Media Studies, Visual…
Today, Mediático is delighted to belatedly present for Black History Month three excellent film essays and accompanying text by regular contributor, independent researcher Roberto…
