Manuel is a New York City-based writer, editor, and critical thinker. He's a pop culture enthusiast and an eternal Buffy fan.
Regular contributor to The Film Experience, MicNews, Remezcla, Slant Magazine. Featured in Film Comment, Esquire, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Review of Books & Bright Wall/Dark Room.
Full Portfolio at Contently.
For Remezcla:
Though traditional film criticism is changing, critics and bloggers still have the power to shape box office success. So how do we get Latino voices to make a dent into the critical conversation?
For Electric Lit:
J.G. Ballard’s novel makes the move to film and in so doing utilizes Marvel's Loki to fashion a new vision of manhood amidst its urban dystopia.
For The Atlantic:
The reality show’s emphasis on the survival stories of its contestants reveals how performance can be empowering. Ru and her queens epitomize the power of self-love in a community that continues to struggle with self-acceptance.
For Esquire:
From male eye candy to feuding Hollywood divas, the Glee and American Horror Story showrunner has proven that there's nothing niche about queer stories anymore.
Starting with a look at Harvey Fierstein’s Tidy Endings (1988), this weekly column at The Film Experience studies the way the cable network has tackled gay storylines in its award-winning films, miniseries and TV shows.
To say 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' was deceptively light is a not-so-deceptive understatement. This featured supercut asks us to go deeper into the cult classic.