J.B. Spins

Unfortunately, for Miguel Coyula and his collaborator-muse, Lynn Cruz, being an independent artist is illegal in Cuba. That is not my analys...

Most films you should want to watch closely , because that is the whole point of the medium. However, sometimes there are films you can enjo...

In one of the shorts that screened at this year’s Sundance, average people take their encounters with the supernatural in stride. In ano...

Malin is a professor of Russian literature living under the Castro regime, so he ought to be well prepared to deal with tragedy. However,...

Film festivals should want to showcase good films. That is why it is so disappointing the maybe not-so independent Havana Film Festival N...

If you want to know about LGBT rights in Cuba, you could ask someone who survived Castro’s infamous UMAP work camps, like poet Reinaldo A...

In 1993, Cuban youths liked their head-banging music just as much as their American counterparts—possibly more so. Of course, the undergroun...

When Castro came to power, he nationalized everything, including organized crime. Of course, you will not hear about the drug traffickers an...

America had two Kings named Benny. Both Benny Carter and Benny Goodman were crowned Kings of Swing. In Cuba, there was only one El Benny. Be...

The Havana Film Festival NY is based in New York and accepts films from throughout Latin America. Yet for some reason, the organizers chose...