Highly Relevant with Jack Rico

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Ep 92 - 'The Predator' Review and Controversy, What Are The Oscar Best Pic Frontrunners So Far? Sep 14, 2018

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We review The Predator with film and culture critic Mike Sargent (1:17) and we examine the controversy behind the film. Then I talk to film journalist Clayton Davis (21:23) who was at the Toronto International Film Festival and tells us what films have already positioned themselves as the frontrunners for Best Picture at the Oscars.

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Ep 91- Netflix's "El Barco," Sneak Peek (Narcos: Mexico, Halloween 3, Ingobernable 2, Instant Family) Sep 07, 2018

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This week, we talk about Netflix’s hit show EL BARCO (The Ship). Its from Spain, spoken in Castillian and Jack's wife will be telling us why the show is so engrossing! Plus, four trailers were released this week, between movies and TV shows, that will be talked about all year. Which ones are they? Listen in!

Ep 90 - Why There Is No Latino "Crazy Rich Asians," 'Rotten Tomatoes' Focuses On Minority Critics Aug 31, 2018

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RottenTomatoes overhauled their eligibility rules to allow more diverse critics to be heard. What sparked the idea behind the new ruling, what took them so long, and will Spanish-language reviews continue to be allowed on the site? (3:50)

Then we chat with Latina journalist Victoria Leandra who co-wrote a recent Bloomberg article on why Latinos still don’t have a movie on the level of Crazy Rich Asians or Black Panther. Is it a lack of talent or is it prejudice? (17:29)

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Ep 89 - Latinas Rock MTV VMA's, Maluma's Underwhelming Performance, Can You Bring Food Into Movie Theaters? Aug 23, 2018

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Rolling Stone Magazine Latina music journalist, Isabela Raygoza, joins us to discuss how US Latinas owned the MTV VMA’s this year (1:05), but what does that say about the dismissal of Latin-American artists? We also talk about that Maluma performance (8:09) that has left some scratching their heads, including me. We’ll break down the good and the bad of Maluma in the VMA’s.

Then… how many of you have heard the rule that you can’t bring food into a movie theater? Is it true or a massive myth? I called 3 big movie chains and asked them point blank about their food policy (22:07).

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Ep 88 - Marysol Castro on Becoming MLB's First Latina PA Announcer, Rejection and Resilience Aug 17, 2018

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Marysol Castro was recently named Major League Baseball's first Latina PA announcer and the first female PA announcer in Mets' history. Before this new adventure, the NY native of Puerto Rican parents, began working at WPIX TV in NYC doing traffic reports, later returning to anchor, then becoming the weather anchor at Good Morning America on ABC, The Early Show on CBS and ESPN. She discusses with us the different opportunities she's been given, how she's adapted to them, the rejections of her profession and the traits she's used to bounce back stronger than ever.

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Ep 87 - The 3 Best Spanish-Language Movies of 2018 So Far, The State of Black Theater in America Aug 11, 2018

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Latino cinema is once again in vogue and film critic Carlos Aguilar (1:47) stops by to give us his choices for the "3 Best Spanish-Language Movies of 2018 So Far." And Ekundayo Bandele (28:49), founder and executive director of the Hattiloo Theatre, one of only four freestanding black theatres in the nation, who speaks to the hurdles and solutions the African American community faces in the arts in the US.

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Latino film critic Carlos Aguilar recommends: ZAMA (Argentina), TODO LO DEMÁS (México), COCOTE (Dominican Republic)

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Ep 86 - Is Atom Tickets the Future of Moviegoing? Disney's "Christopher Robin" First Reaction Aug 02, 2018

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Matthew Bakal, CEO and co-founder of the movie-ticket app Atom Ticketsstops by the show to talk about why his 2 year old app is the future of movie-going and why it’s different than Moviepass (1:00).

Also, culture and film critic Mike Sargent and I meet up at the press screening of Disney’s new family film Christopher Robin, a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie and we give you our immediate first reactions of the film (23:00).

Ep 85 - Actress Luna Lauren Velez, "Mission Impossible: Fallout" Review Jul 27, 2018

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Actress and producer Luna Lauren Velez who you’ve seen many times on TV in her roles on DEXTER, OZ, UGLY BETTY and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER to name a few, plus her film roles in CITY HALL with Al Pacino, the recent horror film THE FIRST PURGE and the upcoming remake of SHAFT with Samuel L. Jackson. We catch up with her to discuss her new film American Adrift about opioid addiction in a Latino family, how social media has become a necessary evil for working actors and the new American optics of being Puerto Rican in this country. (26:55)

Also, film and culture critic Mike Sargent (Fox Business News, PBS, WBAI Radio) gives us a visit to review Tom Cruise’s much hyped movie Mission Impossible: FALLOUT… should Tom Cruise stop doing his own stunts at 56, what makes an action film epic? and… could FALLOUT be the best of the Mission Impossible franchise. (1:38)

Episode Summary

Luna Lauren Velez interview

Her big break "I Like It Like That"
Rita Moreno
How she you got into acting
What kind of stories she wants to tell today
Puerto Rico
Typecasting
"American Adrift" and addiction
Why she’s attracted to emotionally charged roles
Why Hollywood hasn’t embraced Latino families on screen
Latino writers
"First Purge" and its social commentary on race
La Lupe/El Cantante
Being a New York actor
How social media has become a necessary evil for actors
SHAFT

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Ep 84 - 'Skyscraper': Bad or Bad Good?, Best World Cup Coverage... Telemundo or FOX? Jul 13, 2018

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Luis Miguel Echegaray, Head of Latino Content at Sports Illustrated, joins the show to share who he thought had the better World Cup TV coverage - Telemundo or FOX - as well as the factors behind the ratings drop, and why Hispanic teams had a terrible turnout this year. (1:00)

Also, film and culture critic Mike Sargent joins me to debate SKYSCRAPER, the new homage to 70’s disaster movies starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. I think it’s the worst movie of the year, while Mike lauds it for how enjoyable it was. This leads me to the question… when does the line blur between a “bad” movie and “bad fun” movie?

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Ep 83 - Carmen Cabana on Being a Latina Cinematographer, 'Ant-Man & The Wasp' Review Jul 06, 2018

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Carmen Cabana and Mike Sargent joins us to chat to chat cinematography and 'Ant-Man & The Wasp' respectively.

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