Review
Best movie about our gente since Salt of the Earth. Must watch! No clichés here. Just a sweet subtle and poignant coming of age story set in the beautiful but troubled post WWII landscape of northern New Mexico. Few films make you feel like you're reading a novel refreshingly this one does justice to Rudolfo Anaya's timeless classic. The arc climaxes with little fanfare but you will no doubt be left with a sense of how and why the supernatural deeply woven into the daily life of these comunidades helps people navigate the paradoxes of "good" and Ȯvil." In a period when Latinos as a demographic are coming of age politically and while at once courted and loathed Bless Me Ultima is timely but also transcendent and universal. Don't miss it!