I just saw this incredible film for the first time. I always appreciate films about indigenous Latinos, especially when they are accurate depictions. Yes, we sacrificed people for the Sun God. If we didn’t, the Sun would not rise. Yes, we had a warrior culture. The only part I had issue with is disease thatContinue reading “Apocalypto”
Author Archives: Erica Martinez
The Odyssey
There are 25 IMAX theaters in the United States. My hometown Portland, Oregon is fortunate enough to have one and it looks like everyone showed up. So to everyone that isn’t fortunate enough to live in a city with IMAX I say “neener neener neener, we have IMAX and you don’t. You suck.” Casting isContinue reading “The Odyssey”
Leave Your Butt Alone
If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be? To the ladies: You have your parents, their parents, and everyone that came before you to thank for your butt. Do not try to make it bigger. Exercise for shaping it is fine, but do not make it bigger. We are all differentContinue reading “Leave Your Butt Alone”
Disclosure Day (2026)
I have basketball on the brain so I will review Spielberg’s film like this: He had the ball, no one around, and all he had to do was make a layup. He missed.
The Lorax
What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? After I read this book I knew two things: I was an environmentalist and I was not a capitalist.
Backrooms (2026)
This is a very disturbing film. Your anxiety level is high the entire time, long before you see the backrooms. The set design looks like it was designed by someone that masturbates to MC Escher art. Nothing in this film will make you laugh. I didn’t quite understand the ending so I need to lookContinue reading “Backrooms (2026)”
Obsession (2026)
Another Original Horror! Blumhouse Productions has done it again. On the way to the movies, I was listening to Celine Dion and other artists. And they sounded wonderful. Listening to those songs after this movie made all the lyrics of those songs almost…sinnister. The trailer gives it away so I am not spoiling anything aboutContinue reading “Obsession (2026)”
Nosferatu (2024)
Sometimes the only thing that can save the world from evil is good coochie.
Fat Ham (Portland Center Stage)
Five or ten years from now, I will not remember the plotline of this reimagining of Hamlet. I will not remember the songs or dances. I will not remember Cameron next to me singing and clapping. I will not remember the beautiful design (pictured below). But I will most definitely remember “Gingerbread Blowjobs”.
Random Encounter with T-Bag
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. I was in London in July 2011, getting on the Tube late at night, and I take the first available seat. Sitting right across from me was Robert Knepper, who played T-Bag on Prison Break. I lean in and whispered “Are you…?” HeContinue reading “Random Encounter with T-Bag”
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