alejandra
@mtzxale.bsky.social
award-winning tejana writer & cat mom | bylines in austin chronicle, latinamediaco, dreadcentral, letterboxd, the wrap, rogerebert.com, awardswatch y mas | member of @atxfilmcritics.bsky.social & @dorianawards.bsky.social 🤠
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THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE: full review coming, but this was truly unique! ecstatic, profound, and kinetic. i couldn't help but lock in to mona fastvold's hypnotic vision.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE: full review coming, but this was truly unique! ecstatic, profound, and kinetic. i couldn't help but lock in to mona fastvold's hypnotic vision.
big year at the movies for lapsed catholics and goths!
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
big year at the movies for lapsed catholics and goths!
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: another banger for lapsed catholics and fans of sharp tongued detectives, the mysteries of faith, and life! josh o'connor is definitely the MVP of this one, tracing out his complicated devotion with dedication and pathos
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: another banger for lapsed catholics and fans of sharp tongued detectives, the mysteries of faith, and life! josh o'connor is definitely the MVP of this one, tracing out his complicated devotion with dedication and pathos
wdym i'm the maker of my own evil??
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
wdym i'm the maker of my own evil??
🚨 attention ATX de palma heads and cinema degenerates 🚨
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨 attention ATX de palma heads and cinema degenerates 🚨
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
this saturday, my family and i are walking for her, to bring awareness and raise funds for more research so that someday no one will have to watch as their loved ones forget. 💜 if you can, consider donating to my fundraiser: act.alz.org/site/Donatio...
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
this saturday, my family and i are walking for her, to bring awareness and raise funds for more research so that someday no one will have to watch as their loved ones forget. 💜 if you can, consider donating to my fundraiser: act.alz.org/site/Donatio...
my grandma panchi has been a vibrant part of my life, always. she introduced me to the golden girls, made me laugh constantly, & cooked the best chicken noodle soup!
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
my grandma panchi has been a vibrant part of my life, always. she introduced me to the golden girls, made me laugh constantly, & cooked the best chicken noodle soup!
favorite first watches of september:
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
October 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
favorite first watches of september:
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
me and all my friends at the 8AM doris wishman restoration press screening #fantasticfest
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
me and all my friends at the 8AM doris wishman restoration press screening #fantasticfest
now seated at #fantasticfest to get
September 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
now seated at #fantasticfest to get
hello from day 3 of #fantasticfest 🐉 today's lineup: NIGHT STAGE, FREAKED, BEFORE THE FALL, and DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE 🍿
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
hello from day 3 of #fantasticfest 🐉 today's lineup: NIGHT STAGE, FREAKED, BEFORE THE FALL, and DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE 🍿
#nowseated for my 2nd watch of #fantasticfest, SILENCIO
September 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
#nowseated for my 2nd watch of #fantasticfest, SILENCIO
seated for my first movie of #fantasticfest 🧪
September 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
seated for my first movie of #fantasticfest 🧪
RIP to robert redford, independent cinema's champion, and a devastatingly charming and beautiful presence on any screen 🌹
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
RIP to robert redford, independent cinema's champion, and a devastatingly charming and beautiful presence on any screen 🌹
late to the party, but here are my favorite first watches of august:
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
September 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
late to the party, but here are my favorite first watches of august:
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
wrote film notes for the beautiful, unnerving, essential CABARET (1972) at hyperreal film club! austin friends can see it this saturday at the gorgeous @paramountaustin.bsky.social ✨ hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/caba...
August 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
wrote film notes for the beautiful, unnerving, essential CABARET (1972) at hyperreal film club! austin friends can see it this saturday at the gorgeous @paramountaustin.bsky.social ✨ hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/caba...
beyond excited to be returning to #fantasticfest this year! 🔥 will be doing some coverage for the fine folks at #LatinaMediaCo but i'm happy to take on more assignments for any editors who need coverage!
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
beyond excited to be returning to #fantasticfest this year! 🔥 will be doing some coverage for the fine folks at #LatinaMediaCo but i'm happy to take on more assignments for any editors who need coverage!
also shoutout to james for nailing down the two ways i want to be remembered in this life
August 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
also shoutout to james for nailing down the two ways i want to be remembered in this life
PSA: MISSISSIPPI MASALA is on HBOmax, please love yourselves and watch this tender, thoughtful film featuring two of the hottest people alive if you haven't already!!
August 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
PSA: MISSISSIPPI MASALA is on HBOmax, please love yourselves and watch this tender, thoughtful film featuring two of the hottest people alive if you haven't already!!
WEAPONS: more to come, but that was weird (highly complimentary)
August 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
WEAPONS: more to come, but that was weird (highly complimentary)
favorite first watches of june, part two:
• ROCKY IV (1985), d. sylvester stallone
• NATHAN FOR YOU: FINDING FRANCES (2017), d. nathan fielder
• HUMMINGBIRDS (2023), ds. estefania "bebe" contreras & silvia del carmen castaños
• ROCKY IV (1985), d. sylvester stallone
• NATHAN FOR YOU: FINDING FRANCES (2017), d. nathan fielder
• HUMMINGBIRDS (2023), ds. estefania "bebe" contreras & silvia del carmen castaños
June 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
favorite first watches of june, part two:
• ROCKY IV (1985), d. sylvester stallone
• NATHAN FOR YOU: FINDING FRANCES (2017), d. nathan fielder
• HUMMINGBIRDS (2023), ds. estefania "bebe" contreras & silvia del carmen castaños
• ROCKY IV (1985), d. sylvester stallone
• NATHAN FOR YOU: FINDING FRANCES (2017), d. nathan fielder
• HUMMINGBIRDS (2023), ds. estefania "bebe" contreras & silvia del carmen castaños
favorite first watches of june, part one:
• VAPORS (1965), d. andy milligan
• NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), george romero
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), d. stanley kubrick
• FRIDAY THE 13th (1980), d. sean s. cunningham
• VAPORS (1965), d. andy milligan
• NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), george romero
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), d. stanley kubrick
• FRIDAY THE 13th (1980), d. sean s. cunningham
June 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
favorite first watches of june, part one:
• VAPORS (1965), d. andy milligan
• NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), george romero
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), d. stanley kubrick
• FRIDAY THE 13th (1980), d. sean s. cunningham
• VAPORS (1965), d. andy milligan
• NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), george romero
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), d. stanley kubrick
• FRIDAY THE 13th (1980), d. sean s. cunningham