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Juan Barquin

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Biography:

Juan Barquin is a queer writer whose work has appeared in Miami New Times, Miami Herald, and Hyperallergic, among other publications. They are the co-creator of the queer film series Flaming Classics, co-editor of Dim the House Lights, and co-host of the For A Good Time podcast.

Reviews

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Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% 2/5 EDIT “With no substance and no style to be found, all that is left in Wicked: For Good is two actresses, doing more than just belting their hearts out by giving genuinely compelling performances. ” – Little White Lies Dec 12, 2025 Full Review Fucktoys (2025) 96% 4.5/5 EDIT “With Fucktoys, Annapurna Sriram has made her debut into more than just a phenomenal calling card; she’s made exactly the kind of brash and bold motion picture we deserve these days.” – MovieWeb Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) 84% 4.5/5 EDIT “Reflection in a Dead Diamond is a great work about how our histories – the most unique assignments, the most gorgeous vistas, the most violent actions, and the most sensual women – blend together once our time is up.” – MovieWeb Dec 8, 2025 Full Review 100 Nights of Hero (2025) 68% 2/5 EDIT “100 Nights of Hero is perfectly watchable, sure, but when making a film about the power and freedom of stories, perhaps it is necessary to make that story feel like it matters.” – MovieWeb Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Eternity (2025) 77% 3.5/5 EDIT “Olsen is the beating heart of Eternity, ensuring that David Freyne’s film ends up being as damn entertaining and compelling to watch as it ultimately is.” – MovieWeb Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Arco (2025) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Arco is an animated film that feels unique in how it approaches the typical coming of age tales we all grew up with and does so with actual skill in the realm of animation.” – MovieWeb Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Die My Love (2025) 74% 4/5 EDIT “These performances are often "too much" and immature, but they feel like a natural extension of Ramsay’s past explorations of similarly impulsive characters, perhaps Morvern Callar being the most obvious.” – MovieWeb Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Lesbian Space Princess (2025) 98% 3/5 EDIT “It’s refreshing to have the chance to see an unabashedly queer animated work made in the same vein as dozens of equally indulgent projects by the very straight cis men this movie pokes fun at.” – MovieWeb Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) 96% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s faithful, engaging, and appealing to look at, which are certainly all good qualities. But when you’ve already had a taste of someone taking risks and succeeding, settling for something ordinary is a bit disappointing.” – MovieWeb Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) 77% 3.5/5 EDIT “It's also not anywhere near Kander and Ebb’s other best-known work, Cabaret (no one alive will ever match Fosse). But it's easy to become ensnared in its web, even if just for a couple of hours.” – MovieWeb Oct 10, 2025 Full Review After the Hunt (2025) 37% 2/5 EDIT “It would be one thing if any of the film’s thriller elements felt well-developed in spite of never once engaging with its own racial, sexual, or class politics. But everyone involved seems uninterested in those questions.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Plainclothes (2025) 83% 2.5/5 EDIT “Carmen Emmi has made a perfectly watchable debut feature, but it's a shame that it wastes the overwhelming potential of its premise.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) 36% 1.5/5 EDIT “There’s nothing big or bold about this film, and even the beauty on display feels like a shallow approximation of what something like this should look like. It's just a hollow hallway of doors that lead to nowhere.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Motel Destino (2024) 78% 3.5/5 EDIT “Just like the best classic noirs, Motel Destino is about how easily a hot person can coax you into completely upending your life. It's not an ideal erotic thriller, but it’s actually both hot and compelling, and that might just be enough these days.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Sanatorium under the Sign of the Hourglass (2024) 82% 3/5 EDIT “Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass features striking images and gorgeous craft. There’s no doubt about that. But it also never quite manages to cohere beyond a haunting atmosphere and an intriguing concept.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Ne Zha II (2025) 91% 3.5/5 EDIT “No matter how predictable it can be narratively, Ne Zha 2 is a genuinely engaging piece of blockbuster animation designed to get lost in, if only for two and a half hours.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Ebony & Ivory (2024) 73% 3/5 EDIT “To watch the work of Jim Hosking is to endure the kind of torture that the Cenobites promised; for some there is only excruciating pain, but others will find great pleasure in it. Ebony & Ivory defies ratings.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Boys Go to Jupiter (2024) 93% 3/5 EDIT “Its imaginative ambiance has an undeniable allure, and it’ll undoubtedly be something of a calling card for Glander's brand of animation, but ultimately it's little more than just pleasant viewing.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review No Sleep Till (2024) 94% 4.5/5 EDIT “Simply allowing Floridians to exist without a need for any nonsensical situations is the appeal of Alexandra Simpson’s gorgeous debut feature No Sleep Till.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Daniela Forever (2024) 65% 4/5 EDIT “Vigalondo’s commitment to forcing the audience into the same role as Nicolas is what makes Daniela Forever so compelling.” – MovieWeb Oct 8, 2025 Full Review In the Lost Lands (2025) 24% 4/10 EDIT “It’s not just a barely comprehensible failure on its own, but an adaptation that takes a character-based drama and turns it into an ugly action flick. ” – IGN Movies Mar 5, 2025 Full Review Wicked (2024) 88% EDIT “On screen, when directed by a man with no vision other than empty showmanship, it becomes harder to ignore just how shallow a work Wicked is. ” – Miami New Times Nov 19, 2024 Full Review Emilia Pérez (2024) 71% 1/5 EDIT “Even if it wasn’t a regressive picture masquerading as progressive, or completely out-of-touch with the sociopolitical reality of Mexico, Emilia Pérez would simply be a boring one and that’s just as much a crime.” – Little White Lies Oct 23, 2024 Full Review Will & Harper (2024) 99% 3/5 EDIT “A charming but impersonal film about a deeply personal journey.” – Little White Lies Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Jackpot! (2024) 32% 6/10 EDIT “Capable leads John Cena and Awkwafina are more than game, but endlessly outshined by the film’s bit players, like the one and only Ayden Mayeri, whose vapid, villainous ways are sorely missed whenever they’re off screen.” – IGN Movies Aug 15, 2024 Full Review
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