Jose talks to filmmaker David Alvarado about his documentary “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez”

“The Owens might be cursed, but whiteness haunts the Practical Magic films just as fully.”

Child sexual abuse, drugs, language in devastating drama. Read Common Sense Media's Mysterious Skin review, age rating, and parents guide.

Singing killers are nothing new to the stage, from the murderous anti hero in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, to the infamous real life

Sex, language in edgy queer animated space romp. Read Common Sense Media's Lesbian Space Princess review, age rating, and parents guide.

Director Igor Bezinovic's film "Fiume o morte!" turns our attention to the 1919 occupation of a city by the charismatic poet Gabriele D'Annunzio — keeping him ridiculous at every turn.

“ The End of Oak Street gives nuanced, fully lived-in portraits of women in their 70s and older.”

“ Meta Take One dares to put Black men in a role Hollywood almost never lets them play: the doomed, self-destructive genius.”

“ Spider-Man: Brand New Day ’s women mostly wait and advise, its actors of color mostly function, and its most interesting metaphor gets tangled in its own web.”

Spanish thriller with peril, violence, drugs, and language. Read Common Sense Media's The Truthers review, age rating, and parents guide.

Hedonism, shame, aquaphobia, and memory were in the mix at Montreal's interdisciplinary theatre and dance gathering.

Colombian romcom with strong language, sex, and drinking. Read Common Sense Media's Susana and Elvira: No Plan B review, age rating, and parents guide.

Tu causa es importante, comparte y recibe la ayuda que necesitas.

Action epic sequel with bloody battles, language, drugs. Read Common Sense Media's Golden Kamuy: Assault on Abashiri Prison Raid review, age rating, and parents guide.

Kaiju finale features scary monster peril, kids in danger. Read Common Sense Media's Rebirth of Mothra III review, age rating, and parents guide.

Kaiju sequel with mild violence, teamwork themes. Read Common Sense Media's Rebirth of Mothra II review, age rating, and parents guide.

Family-friendly kaiju film with mild action, kids in peril. Read Common Sense Media's Rebirth of Mothra review, age rating, and parents guide.

Docu about kidnapping includes disturbing descriptions. Read Common Sense Media's Miguel Ángel Blanco: The 48 Hours that Changed Spain review, age rating, and parents guide.

Hedonism, shame, aquaphobia, and memory were in the mix at Montreal's interdisciplinary theatre and dance gathering.

Director Igor Bezinovic's film

French soccer docu with language, racism, media harassment. Read Common Sense Media's The Bus: A French Football Mutiny review, age rating, and parents guide.

Applications are now open for the first bicoastal 2026-27 BIPOC Critics Lab cohort, as the 2025-26 cohort completes their training.

Touching Swedish dramedy with sex, language, and drinking. Read Common Sense Media's Je m'appelle Agneta review, age rating, and parents guide.

Edgy satire with strong language, slurs, and sex jokes. Read Common Sense Media's Terri Joe: Missionary in Miami review, age rating, and parents guide.

The filmography of Diane Keaton is currently showcased at New York City's Film at Lincoln Center, and the throughline is unmistakable.

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Soapy teen drama with violence, language, and drug use. Read Common Sense Media's Tell Me Softly review, age rating, and parents guide.

Fast-paced meme culture docu; language, drugs, sex jokes. Read Common Sense Media's Meme Gods review, age rating, and parents guide.

Poignant docu about a farmer's bond with injured stork. Read Common Sense Media's The Tale of Silyan review, age rating, and parents guide.

These movies insist "that action, empathy and love are not abstract virtues: They are verbs. To seek, to carry, to fight for another is to embody a hope that is active, tangible and necessary."

Extended Play Editor Faith Zamblé explores the origins of the groundbreaking BIPOC Critics Lab with founder Jose Solis.

Docu examines popular reality show; mature themes, violence. Read Common Sense Media's Predators review, age rating, and parents guide.

Intimate music docu with language, drinking, and smoking. Read Common Sense Media's Lali: Time to Step Up review, age rating, and parents guide.

Slow Filipino drama with strong language, mature themes. Read Common Sense Media's I Wish You Had Told Me review, age rating, and parents guide.

|Jose SolísSince 2020, the BIPOC Critics Lab has trained dozens of emerging critics in craft of criticism. In this reflection on the joy, labor, and creativity that goes into running the program, José...

Mature themes, nudity in tender family drama. Read Common Sense Media's The Son of a Thousand Men review, age rating, and parents guide.

Mature Mexican drama with language, sex, and alcohol. Read Common Sense Media's The Follies review, age rating, and parents guide.

Powerful Brazilian docu about media and gender violence. Read Common Sense Media's Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV review, age rating, and parents guide.

Violent thriller with strong language and mature themes. Read Common Sense Media's Baramulla review, age rating, and parents guide.