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.
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.
The Reel Lounge podcast began as a two-tier show - one where I, alongside a fellow film critic and guests, discussed the latest developments in awards season, and another where my twin brother and I covered weekly happenings in film, gaming, sports, and culture. Recently, I made the difficult decision to place the podcast on hiatus until I can rediscover a personality and purpose for it that complements my film criticism work. Stay tuned.
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:
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:
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:
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 ted to post about.
