Alejandro A. Riera

The latest additions to my film bookshelf.

¡Pa' fuera! ¡Pa' la calle! How's that 50,000 Dow doing for you, Pam querida? nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

Chicago Fire got pre-empted by this asshole's speech? Fuck that shit.

Have you picked up a copy of our schedule yet? If you haven't, don't worry. Our schedules will be inserted in the following publications: Today, April 1st on the @Chicago_Reader Sunday, April 5th on the @chicagotribune And Wednesday, April 8th on the @Suntimes

ICYMI: Free Jibaritos today. Won't be able to get mine but that shouldn't stop you from standing in line and getting yours. Lines will be much faster than the ones at the TSA check-ins, I guarantee ya: blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/27/jib…

Hope it gets U.S. edition.

This has been brewing for a long, long time. And I am not surprised that a local Latino theater company is among the first to step away from the Jeffs: wbez.org/theater-stages…

TIKTOKTIKTOKTIKTOK You have until next Monday to apply for credentials for the 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival. TIKTOKTIKTOKTIKTOK…

@DaniellaMazzio Need to add Magical Reels to my bookshelf. What's the name of this speculative journal?

'The Classical Mexican Cinema,' and 'Magical Reels' were already independently on my radar and I just hadn't pulled the trigger on getting them yet, but the third book is such a sick find, and seeing all three together... man, just had to do it.

Came for the reading celebrating the launch of a speculative fiction radical lit journal; left with an immaculate haul of books on LatAm cinema. (cc @PilsenCommBooks)

Ideas for your next cover letter.

Lines for this could be as long as the ones at the airport. 🤣🤣🤣

Calling all members of the press (especially film writers, film critics, arts and entertainment reporters and editors)…Applications for accreditation to cover the 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival are now open. Apply now: chicagolatinofilmfestival.org/press-office-m…...

For the late afternoon crowd...

Back writing theater reviews for the @Chicago_Reader! The Fridamania epidemic continues with the Chicago premiere of this Spanish-language opera by Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz, currently at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. chicagoreader.com/performing-art…

+ Anyway, here's my review when it played at the @chifilmfest: thirdcoastreview.com/film-tv/2025/1…

Even worse: the film is playing at theaters that are nowhere near the Puerto Rican community in Chicago. I mean, the AMC Cicero and AMC Galewood on the far South Side when there is a theater, the City North, that is closer to Humboldt Park and Hermosa? +

My angry thread of the day: To the folks handling the media campaign (which also happens to be the company that holds a monopoly over the Caribbean's movie theaters) for the Puerto Rican film THIS ISLAND, winner of the Cassettes Award at the Indie Spirit this year: +

We announced another 15 titles early this week. I am happy to announce that IXCANUL & LA LLORONA director Jayro Bustamante will be attending the Festival to present his new film CORDILLERA DE FUEGO & the documentary he executive produced, COMPARSA. chicagolatinofilmfestival.org/42clff-lineup

Wonderful, wonderful obit…really need to re-read his work: nytimes.com/2026/03/17/boo…