Reel Latinos – Details, episodes & analysis

Guti, Ismael, and Ron get chained up in the little bedroom for their second season finale. Come let them out so they can talk about the 2017 Brazilian fantasy horror As Boas Maneiras.

Be sure to check out Mercado El Catrin, Nathan Guinn's Emergency Bulletin, and Bat & Spider. And don't forget to follow @reellatinos on social media.

When the world is in peril, you have to call in the best agents you can find. Ellen Beck, Ty McGowen, and Danny Wiser, the hosts of The Rank Kings podcast, team-up with Ismael and Ron to talk shiitake mushrooms about Robert Rodriguez's kid-focused Tejano action-adventure films, 2001's Spy Kids and 2002's Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.

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Also, check out 70mm, Austin Danger Podcast, and Bat & Spider, all mentioned in this episode.

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Guti, Ismael, and Ron go on an expedition to explore the 1997 action adventure film Anaconda.

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Guti, Ismael, and Ron talk jump scares and body horror with the 2017 Argentine tale of terror Aterrados.

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The Criterion Connection's Ian Layden and McKenzie Wilkes join Guti, Ismael, and Ron to chat about the 2023 queer luchador biopic Cassandro.

Follow Ian and McKenzie on Letterboxd and listen to their podcasts THE CRITERION CONNECTION, Austin Danger Podcast, What Was Your Favorite Part?, On Lynch, Wisteria Gays, and Dungeon Wives.

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Guti, Ismael, and Ron continue to fail to convince you that this isn't a political podcast when they talk about Pablo Larrain's 2023 Chilean horror satire El Conde.

• Biographics: Augusto Pinochet
• School of the Americas

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Put your boxing gloves on and get back in the ring with Guti, Ismael, and Ron to talk the 1962 sports drama Requiem for a Heavyweight.

In this episode:

• Latin American movies in the National Film Registry
• The 65th Ariel Awards
• Finite Cinema Dreams

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Forget what you know about remakes as Guti, Ismael, and Ron look at a reimagining of Fritz Lang's M, the 1953 Argentine thriller El vampiro negro.

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Guti, Ismael, and Ron put on their tuxedos and walk the red carpet to have a spoiler free discussion about several movies nominated for the 65th Ariel Awards, presented by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences:

• BARDO, Falsa cronica de unas cuantas verdades [BARDO, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths] - Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, Best Costume Design, and Best Visual Effects. Available on Netflix.
• El norte sobre el vacio [Northern Skies Over Empty Space] - Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, Best Costume Design, and Best Special Effects. Available on Prime Video.
• Huesera: The Bone Woman - Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, Best Costume Design, Best Special Effects, Best Visual Effects, and Best First Work. Available on Shudder.
• La caida [DIVE] - Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Special Effects. Available on Prime Video.
• La civil - Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Editing, and Best Makeup. Available to rent.
• Ruido [Noise] - Nominated for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. Available on Netflix.

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Dime returns to Reel Latinos to talk magical realism, body horror, and comic books with Guti, Ismael, and Ron as they discuss the DCU's first Latino super-hero flick, 2023's Blue Beetle.

Things discussed in this episode:

• Rosa Parra's Blue Beetle review for The Daily Chela
• 60 Minutes: Daniel Ortega's rise to power in Nicaragua
• America Magazine: Jesuit residence seized by Ortega regime
• Associated Press: Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order
• Capital & Main: Latinos most underrepresented group in film
• Memoria y resistencia: Close the School of the Americas

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Check out our friends on the I Read Comic Books and Paperkeg podcasts.