Jose Solís
@josesolismayen.bsky.social
Culture critic. Taco fiend. Dog dad. Friend of Judy. Tarot reader.
Founder: BIPOC Critics Lab/Token Theatre Friends
Email: [email protected]
Founder: BIPOC Critics Lab/Token Theatre Friends
Email: [email protected]
Beloved franchises like “Casablanca?”
Ah yes, I loved “Casablanca: Play It Again, But Faster,” “2 Casa 2 Blanca,” “Casablanca: Rick’s Revenge, “Casablanca: Across the Rickverse,” “Casablanca: Rick Harder,” “Casablanca: For Good,” ”Casablanca: The End of a Beautiful Friendship…”
Ah yes, I loved “Casablanca: Play It Again, But Faster,” “2 Casa 2 Blanca,” “Casablanca: Rick’s Revenge, “Casablanca: Across the Rickverse,” “Casablanca: Rick Harder,” “Casablanca: For Good,” ”Casablanca: The End of a Beautiful Friendship…”
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Beloved franchises like “Casablanca?”
Ah yes, I loved “Casablanca: Play It Again, But Faster,” “2 Casa 2 Blanca,” “Casablanca: Rick’s Revenge, “Casablanca: Across the Rickverse,” “Casablanca: Rick Harder,” “Casablanca: For Good,” ”Casablanca: The End of a Beautiful Friendship…”
Ah yes, I loved “Casablanca: Play It Again, But Faster,” “2 Casa 2 Blanca,” “Casablanca: Rick’s Revenge, “Casablanca: Across the Rickverse,” “Casablanca: Rick Harder,” “Casablanca: For Good,” ”Casablanca: The End of a Beautiful Friendship…”
I wrote about I Wish You Had Told Me for Common Sense Media.The film tries to explore memory and regret, but it didn’t fully land for me, still, there are thoughtful moments worth noticing.
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#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #MovieReviews #InternationalCinema
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #MovieReviews #InternationalCinema
I Wish You Had Told Me Movie Review
Slow Filipino drama with strong language, mature themes. Read Common Sense Media's I Wish You Had Told Me review, age rating, and parents guide.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I wrote about I Wish You Had Told Me for Common Sense Media.The film tries to explore memory and regret, but it didn’t fully land for me, still, there are thoughtful moments worth noticing.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #MovieReviews #InternationalCinema
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #MovieReviews #InternationalCinema
I'm missing Munch's "The Scream" and everything in Florence and Rome, I'm sure I'll collapse when I lay eyes on The Pietà at St. Peter's 😭
Do you have any pieces of art that you MUST SEE before you leave this earthly plane? I have a long list, and started with five... www.instagram.com/reel/DR2b67R...
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I'm missing Munch's "The Scream" and everything in Florence and Rome, I'm sure I'll collapse when I lay eyes on The Pietà at St. Peter's 😭
Five years ago I started the BIPOC Critics Lab in my PJs sitting in front of a laptop in the middle of a pandemic, trying to imagine a future for cultural criticism that wasn’t built on gatekeeping.
Today I’m sharing my essay for HowlRound on what we’ve learned so far. howlround.com/lessons-bipo...
Today I’m sharing my essay for HowlRound on what we’ve learned so far. howlround.com/lessons-bipo...
Lessons from the BIPOC Critics Lab at Five
|Jose SolísSince 2020, the BIPOC Critics Lab has trained dozens of emerging critics in craft of criticism. In this reflection on the joy, labor, and creativity that goes into running the program, José...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Five years ago I started the BIPOC Critics Lab in my PJs sitting in front of a laptop in the middle of a pandemic, trying to imagine a future for cultural criticism that wasn’t built on gatekeeping.
Today I’m sharing my essay for HowlRound on what we’ve learned so far. howlround.com/lessons-bipo...
Today I’m sharing my essay for HowlRound on what we’ve learned so far. howlround.com/lessons-bipo...
Session 10 of the BIPOC Critics Lab yesterday, we talked about what happens after we’re published, when the piece stops being ours and starts living its own life (almost like having a child)
Taylor said it best: “Long live all the mountains we moved…”
#BIPOCCriticsLab #ArtsWriting #Criticism
Taylor said it best: “Long live all the mountains we moved…”
#BIPOCCriticsLab #ArtsWriting #Criticism
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Session 10 of the BIPOC Critics Lab yesterday, we talked about what happens after we’re published, when the piece stops being ours and starts living its own life (almost like having a child)
Taylor said it best: “Long live all the mountains we moved…”
#BIPOCCriticsLab #ArtsWriting #Criticism
Taylor said it best: “Long live all the mountains we moved…”
#BIPOCCriticsLab #ArtsWriting #Criticism
Wrote about THE SON OF A THOUSAND MEN for Common Sense Media; a strange, tender little story about loneliness, chosen family, and the people we pick up along the way.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #InternationalCinema
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #InternationalCinema
The Son of a Thousand Men Movie Review
Mature themes, nudity in tender family drama. Read Common Sense Media's The Son of a Thousand Men review, age rating, and parents guide.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Wrote about THE SON OF A THOUSAND MEN for Common Sense Media; a strange, tender little story about loneliness, chosen family, and the people we pick up along the way.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #InternationalCinema
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #CommonSenseMedia #InternationalCinema
Yesterday’s BIPOC Critics Lab session was all about editing, giving shape to our first drafts, and lost potato bags. @bedatri.bsky.social was, as usual, a fabulous guest instructor!
I'm very grateful for this cohort. They teach me as much as I teach them.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Editing #ArtsWriting
I'm very grateful for this cohort. They teach me as much as I teach them.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Editing #ArtsWriting
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Yesterday’s BIPOC Critics Lab session was all about editing, giving shape to our first drafts, and lost potato bags. @bedatri.bsky.social was, as usual, a fabulous guest instructor!
I'm very grateful for this cohort. They teach me as much as I teach them.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Editing #ArtsWriting
I'm very grateful for this cohort. They teach me as much as I teach them.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Editing #ArtsWriting
There’s a quiet kind of performance in the way we grieve.
My review of THE FOLLIES is up on Common Sense Media, a film where bodies say the things the characters can’t.
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#FilmCriticism #TheFollies #CommonSenseMedia
My review of THE FOLLIES is up on Common Sense Media, a film where bodies say the things the characters can’t.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #TheFollies #CommonSenseMedia
The Follies Movie Review
Mature Mexican drama with language, sex, and alcohol. Read Common Sense Media's The Follies review, age rating, and parents guide.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There’s a quiet kind of performance in the way we grieve.
My review of THE FOLLIES is up on Common Sense Media, a film where bodies say the things the characters can’t.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #TheFollies #CommonSenseMedia
My review of THE FOLLIES is up on Common Sense Media, a film where bodies say the things the characters can’t.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #TheFollies #CommonSenseMedia
Wrote about ELOA THE HOSTAGE: LIVE ON TV for Common Sense Media. It’s a chilling reminder of how easily tragedy turns into entertainment and how spectatorship can become its own kind of violence.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #Thriller #CommonSenseMedia
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #Thriller #CommonSenseMedia
Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV Movie Review
Powerful Brazilian docu about media and gender violence. Read Common Sense Media's Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV review, age rating, and parents guide.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Wrote about ELOA THE HOSTAGE: LIVE ON TV for Common Sense Media. It’s a chilling reminder of how easily tragedy turns into entertainment and how spectatorship can become its own kind of violence.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #Thriller #CommonSenseMedia
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#FilmCriticism #Thriller #CommonSenseMedia
My review of Baramulla is live on Common Sense Media, it's a richly atmospheric, but convoluted, thriller that fuses ghost story and memory in Kashmir’s haunted terrain.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#Baramulla #FilmCriticism #Horror #Kashmirimuth
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#Baramulla #FilmCriticism #Horror #Kashmirimuth
Baramulla Movie Review
Violent thriller with strong language and mature themes. Read Common Sense Media's Baramulla review, age rating, and parents guide.
www.commonsensemedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My review of Baramulla is live on Common Sense Media, it's a richly atmospheric, but convoluted, thriller that fuses ghost story and memory in Kashmir’s haunted terrain.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#Baramulla #FilmCriticism #Horror #Kashmirimuth
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#Baramulla #FilmCriticism #Horror #Kashmirimuth
We talked about podcasting in today’s BIPOC Critics Lab. You can see them, I wish you could hear them. Each voice carried so much heart, humor, and thought.
Mary Oliver said: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
That’s what they did.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Podcasting #ArtsCriticism #Community
Mary Oliver said: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
That’s what they did.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Podcasting #ArtsCriticism #Community
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We talked about podcasting in today’s BIPOC Critics Lab. You can see them, I wish you could hear them. Each voice carried so much heart, humor, and thought.
Mary Oliver said: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
That’s what they did.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Podcasting #ArtsCriticism #Community
Mary Oliver said: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
That’s what they did.
#BIPOCCriticsLab #Podcasting #ArtsCriticism #Community
My review of RUMBLE IN THE BRONX is up on Common Sense Media. Jackie Chan turns every punch, fall, and chase into pure storytelling.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#JackieChan #FilmCriticism #ActionCinema
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#JackieChan #FilmCriticism #ActionCinema
Rumble in the Bronx Movie Review
Action-packed '90s film with violence and strong language. Read Common Sense Media's Rumble in the Bronx review, age rating, and parents guide.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My review of RUMBLE IN THE BRONX is up on Common Sense Media. Jackie Chan turns every punch, fall, and chase into pure storytelling.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#JackieChan #FilmCriticism #ActionCinema
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#JackieChan #FilmCriticism #ActionCinema
Wrote about LONG DISTANCE for Common Sense Media, a cosmic love story that shines bright, then fades fast.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#MovieReview #SciFi #FilmCriticism
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#MovieReview #SciFi #FilmCriticism
Long Distance Movie Review
Sci-fi action tale with peril, monsters, strong language. Read Common Sense Media's Long Distance review, age rating, and parents guide.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wrote about LONG DISTANCE for Common Sense Media, a cosmic love story that shines bright, then fades fast.
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#MovieReview #SciFi #FilmCriticism
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-review...
#MovieReview #SciFi #FilmCriticism
Thank you @bedatri.bsky.social and @su4ita.bsky.social for joining the BIPOC Critics Lab to talk about video reviews! It was a pleasure welcoming you back!
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Thank you @bedatri.bsky.social and @su4ita.bsky.social for joining the BIPOC Critics Lab to talk about video reviews! It was a pleasure welcoming you back!
I've wanted to write an essay about Scorsese and God for about a decade now, now tied to the Apple TV+ documentary MR. SCORSESE, I finally got my chance.
Thanks to my incredible editor Shannon as always <3 @ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/culture/mr-s...
Thanks to my incredible editor Shannon as always <3 @ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/culture/mr-s...
For 'Mr. Scorsese,' faith — like cinema — is unfinished business
"Mr. Scorsese," Rebecca Miller's five-part documentary out now on Apple TV+, traces the famed director's career exploration of blasphemy and salvation, devotion and rejection, sin and grace.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I've wanted to write an essay about Scorsese and God for about a decade now, now tied to the Apple TV+ documentary MR. SCORSESE, I finally got my chance.
Thanks to my incredible editor Shannon as always <3 @ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/culture/mr-s...
Thanks to my incredible editor Shannon as always <3 @ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/culture/mr-s...
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I'm thrilled to share that I won second place at the 2025 Catholic Media Awards in the Best Regular Column - Culture, the Arts and Leisure category for my work with @ncronline.bsky.social. Thanks so much to my fabulous editor Shannon Evans <3
www.catholicmediaassociation.org/2025-catholi...
www.catholicmediaassociation.org/2025-catholi...
2025 Catholic Media Awards - Newspaper Division - Catholic Media Association
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July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm thrilled to share that I won second place at the 2025 Catholic Media Awards in the Best Regular Column - Culture, the Arts and Leisure category for my work with @ncronline.bsky.social. Thanks so much to my fabulous editor Shannon Evans <3
www.catholicmediaassociation.org/2025-catholi...
www.catholicmediaassociation.org/2025-catholi...
Reposted by Jose Solís
#Ponyboi, starring River Gallo and Dylan O’Brien, is an energetic New Jersey-set thriller.
Read @josesolismayen.bsky.social's review ahead of Friday's opening:
Read @josesolismayen.bsky.social's review ahead of Friday's opening:
Ponyboi Review: Crime and Camp in New Jersey
Note: This review was originally published as part of our Sundance 2024 coverage. Ponyboi opens in theaters on June 25. Life for Ponyboi (River Gallo) has been no walk in the park. "I was born a littl...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#Ponyboi, starring River Gallo and Dylan O’Brien, is an energetic New Jersey-set thriller.
Read @josesolismayen.bsky.social's review ahead of Friday's opening:
Read @josesolismayen.bsky.social's review ahead of Friday's opening:
So gad it was light out when I got out of SINNERS 😰
June 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
So gad it was light out when I got out of SINNERS 😰
SEX AND THE CITY
ALIAS
FRIENDS
30 ROCK
THE GOOD WIFE
ALIAS
FRIENDS
30 ROCK
THE GOOD WIFE
May 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
SEX AND THE CITY
ALIAS
FRIENDS
30 ROCK
THE GOOD WIFE
ALIAS
FRIENDS
30 ROCK
THE GOOD WIFE
Exactly one year ago 💘
May 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Exactly one year ago 💘
@crumpandy.bsky.social yay, you’re back!
May 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@crumpandy.bsky.social yay, you’re back!
We had our second to last session with the current cohort of the BIPOC Critics Lab. Any assigning editors out there in film, TV, music, and theatre, this is the most brilliant group of people I've trained yet, so keep an eye out for their pitches, or better yet, let us know if we can pitch you.
March 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We had our second to last session with the current cohort of the BIPOC Critics Lab. Any assigning editors out there in film, TV, music, and theatre, this is the most brilliant group of people I've trained yet, so keep an eye out for their pitches, or better yet, let us know if we can pitch you.