Manuel is a New York City-based writer, editor, and critical thinker. He's a pop culture enthusiast and an eternal Buffy fan.
Featured in Film Comment, Esquire, The Atlantic, Electric
Literature, Remezcla, Los Angeles Review of Books, Vice & Backstage Magazine, among others.
He's one of the writers of Chad Sell's graphic novel The Cardboard Kingdom (Knopf Books for Young Readers), out June 5th, 2018.
Writing Portfolio here.
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 Backstage Magazine:
She made a name for herself with Parks and Recreation. Now Plaza is playing her best roles yet with Ingrid Goes West, Legion, and The Little Hours.
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 Electric Literature:
A personal essay on how both novel and movie are perfect expressions of unabashed gay teenage love.
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.