The Mendez Movie Report, Where a Latino film critic based in Central Florida, addicted to the storytelling power of cinema, offers weekly reviews of major new releases, reflections on his favorite classics, and insights into the awards race.
Come on in to The Reel Lounge; a place where I sit down with my twin brother, game journalist Jose Mendez, along with the occasional guest, to dive into all things film and gaming. From breaking news and major happenings in both industries, to reminiscing about personal favorites across the years, the Lounge is where conversation and passion meet for both cinephiles and gamers.
Readers can expect weekly reviews from me of the latest major film releases and likely awards contenders, each graded on a letter scale ranging from F up to S Tier.
Any written posts that happen to involve contributions from anyone other than me will be available on this tagged page.
If you would like to pitch a contribution to the newsletter, please e-mail me at authorlmendez@gmail.com. Please do have a Substack account of your own, and e-mail me with the e-mail you used to make said account.
I’m currently working on a large-scale project across this newsletter, YouTube, and Letterboxd, where I’m logging every film I watch from the dawn of cinema to the present. This project allows me to discover and share my personal 'Best of' lists for each year in film history. Below, you’ll find links to individual yearly lists:
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
I’ve been writing about film since 2020, and that same year I began compiling personal awards ballots. These have since helped shape my perspective as I participate in voting for certain regional critics’ groups. Below, you’ll find links to my personal ballots from each year since 2020:
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Since the 2021 awards season, I’ve been tracking and predicting the Oscars. Readers can expect regular updates to my projections for the Super Bowl of film award shows, beginning just before the Cannes Film Festival and continuing through the week of the big show. Below, you’ll find links to my final predictions for each awards season since 2021:
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Whenever I appear as a guest on a podcast or any other type of media, I’ll share links to that appearance here. This also serves as an archive where readers can revisit all of my past guest appearances through the years.
I’m always upfront with readers when personal life events might affect my content schedule, posting updates under the 'Misc' tag whenever needed. This section also serves as a home for anything that doesn’t quite fit into my usual categories of things I tend to post about.
