alejandra
@mtzxale.bsky.social
award-winning tejana writer & cat mom | bylines in austin chronicle, latinamediaco, dread central, letterboxd, the wrap, rogerebert.com, awards watch y mas | member of @atxfilmcritics.bsky.social & @dorianawards.bsky.social 🤠
🔗 https://mtzxale.carrd.co/
🔗 https://mtzxale.carrd.co/
sprinkling in my complicated relationship with catholicism into my
writing does feel like this sometimes
writing does feel like this sometimes
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
sprinkling in my complicated relationship with catholicism into my
writing does feel like this sometimes
writing does feel like this sometimes
excited to hear @realgdt.bsky.social's CRONOS is getting a 4K theatrical re-release later this year!
i had the pleasure of writing about my love for del toro's first feature for its 30th anniversary a few years ago 🩸 latinamedia.co/cronos/
i had the pleasure of writing about my love for del toro's first feature for its 30th anniversary a few years ago 🩸 latinamedia.co/cronos/
December 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
excited to hear @realgdt.bsky.social's CRONOS is getting a 4K theatrical re-release later this year!
i had the pleasure of writing about my love for del toro's first feature for its 30th anniversary a few years ago 🩸 latinamedia.co/cronos/
i had the pleasure of writing about my love for del toro's first feature for its 30th anniversary a few years ago 🩸 latinamedia.co/cronos/
excited to share i'll be covering sundance virtually next year! 😌
editors who need some extra hands on deck for festival coverage, please DM me 💌
editors who need some extra hands on deck for festival coverage, please DM me 💌
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
excited to share i'll be covering sundance virtually next year! 😌
editors who need some extra hands on deck for festival coverage, please DM me 💌
editors who need some extra hands on deck for festival coverage, please DM me 💌
we need to bring her back immediately!!
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
we need to bring her back immediately!!
favorite first watches of november:
• WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? (1965), d. joseph cates
• ALTERED STATES (1980), d. ken russell
• STARMAN (1984), d. john carpenter
• FULL METAL JACKET (1987), d. stanley kubrick
• WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? (1965), d. joseph cates
• ALTERED STATES (1980), d. ken russell
• STARMAN (1984), d. john carpenter
• FULL METAL JACKET (1987), d. stanley kubrick
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
favorite first watches of november:
• WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? (1965), d. joseph cates
• ALTERED STATES (1980), d. ken russell
• STARMAN (1984), d. john carpenter
• FULL METAL JACKET (1987), d. stanley kubrick
• WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? (1965), d. joseph cates
• ALTERED STATES (1980), d. ken russell
• STARMAN (1984), d. john carpenter
• FULL METAL JACKET (1987), d. stanley kubrick
it's the most wonderful time of the year 🙂↕️ thanks @neon-rated.bsky.social!
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
it's the most wonderful time of the year 🙂↕️ thanks @neon-rated.bsky.social!
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE: full review coming, but this was truly unique! ecstatic, profound, and kinetic. i couldn't help but lock in to mona fastvold's hypnotic vision.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE: full review coming, but this was truly unique! ecstatic, profound, and kinetic. i couldn't help but lock in to mona fastvold's hypnotic vision.
big year at the movies for lapsed catholics and goths!
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
big year at the movies for lapsed catholics and goths!
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: another banger for lapsed catholics and fans of sharp tongued detectives, the mysteries of faith, and life! josh o'connor is definitely the MVP of this one, tracing out his complicated devotion with dedication and pathos
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: another banger for lapsed catholics and fans of sharp tongued detectives, the mysteries of faith, and life! josh o'connor is definitely the MVP of this one, tracing out his complicated devotion with dedication and pathos
wdym i'm the maker of my own evil??
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
wdym i'm the maker of my own evil??
🚨 attention ATX de palma heads and cinema degenerates 🚨
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨 attention ATX de palma heads and cinema degenerates 🚨
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
i'll be hosting a screening of BODY DOUBLE at hyperreal film club on 11/11! come through and watch de palma's most deliciously voyeuristic entry with me hyperrealfilm.club/events/11-11...
this saturday, my family and i are walking for her, to bring awareness and raise funds for more research so that someday no one will have to watch as their loved ones forget. 💜 if you can, consider donating to my fundraiser: act.alz.org/site/Donatio...
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
this saturday, my family and i are walking for her, to bring awareness and raise funds for more research so that someday no one will have to watch as their loved ones forget. 💜 if you can, consider donating to my fundraiser: act.alz.org/site/Donatio...
my grandma panchi has been a vibrant part of my life, always. she introduced me to the golden girls, made me laugh constantly, & cooked the best chicken noodle soup!
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
my grandma panchi has been a vibrant part of my life, always. she introduced me to the golden girls, made me laugh constantly, & cooked the best chicken noodle soup!
favorite first watches of september:
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
October 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
favorite first watches of september:
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman
• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier
• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern
• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman
me and all my friends at the 8AM doris wishman restoration press screening #fantasticfest
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
me and all my friends at the 8AM doris wishman restoration press screening #fantasticfest
now seated at #fantasticfest to get
September 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
now seated at #fantasticfest to get
hello from day 3 of #fantasticfest 🐉 today's lineup: NIGHT STAGE, FREAKED, BEFORE THE FALL, and DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE 🍿
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
hello from day 3 of #fantasticfest 🐉 today's lineup: NIGHT STAGE, FREAKED, BEFORE THE FALL, and DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE 🍿
#nowseated for my 2nd watch of #fantasticfest, SILENCIO
September 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
#nowseated for my 2nd watch of #fantasticfest, SILENCIO
seated for my first movie of #fantasticfest 🧪
September 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
seated for my first movie of #fantasticfest 🧪
RIP to robert redford, independent cinema's champion, and a devastatingly charming and beautiful presence on any screen 🌹
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
RIP to robert redford, independent cinema's champion, and a devastatingly charming and beautiful presence on any screen 🌹
late to the party, but here are my favorite first watches of august:
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
September 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
late to the party, but here are my favorite first watches of august:
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), d. alan j. pakula
• E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (1982), d. steven spielberg
• PONYO (2008), d. hayao miyazaki
wrote film notes for the beautiful, unnerving, essential CABARET (1972) at hyperreal film club! austin friends can see it this saturday at the gorgeous @paramountaustin.bsky.social ✨ hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/caba...
August 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
wrote film notes for the beautiful, unnerving, essential CABARET (1972) at hyperreal film club! austin friends can see it this saturday at the gorgeous @paramountaustin.bsky.social ✨ hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/caba...
beyond excited to be returning to #fantasticfest this year! 🔥 will be doing some coverage for the fine folks at #LatinaMediaCo but i'm happy to take on more assignments for any editors who need coverage!
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
beyond excited to be returning to #fantasticfest this year! 🔥 will be doing some coverage for the fine folks at #LatinaMediaCo but i'm happy to take on more assignments for any editors who need coverage!