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Best Animated Feature Film Oscar, became one of the must-watch titles in 2018, even if youre not that much into comic book adaptations.Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse doesnt only work as a superhero story that introduces the idea of multi-verses with multiple versions of Spider-Man. It also centers a young protagonist, Miles Morales voiced by Shameik Moore, who is a Brooklyn teenager of Puerto Rican and African-American descent. Beatriz at Dinner 2017Connie Britton, Salma Hayek and John Lithgow in Beatriz at Dinner. Photo Courtesy Roadside Attractions.
Everett CollectionIf you enjoyed The White Lotus, you might also like this film written by LOB Directory White Lotus creator Mike White. Puerto Rican filmmaker Miguel Arteta directs this story in which the Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek plays Beatriz. Shes a massage therapist who accidentally ends up attending a dinner party at her affluent clients Connie Britton house. Chloë Sevigny, Jay Duplass, John Lithgow and Amy Landecker round out the cast of dinner guests who range from the mildly uninformed and prejudiced to the blatantly racist and anti-immigrant.Instructions Not Included 2013Eugenio Derbez and Loreto Peralta in Instructions.
Not Included. Photo Courtesy Pantelion FilmsEverett CollectionThis box office hit — it earned $100 million worldwide with a reported budget of just $5 million — stars Mexican comedic actor Eugenio Derbez CODA as Valentín. Hes a womanizer who lives in Acapulco and has flings with as many tourists as possible. When one of his old flames, Julie Jessica Lindsey, leaves him with a baby girl saying its his daughter, Maggie, he tries to follow Julie with the baby in tow. Years pass, and Valentín and Maggie Loreto Peralta establish a happy life in Los Angeles. He works as a stunt man while his daughter acts as a coach and translator since he still speaks no English.
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