"A few months ago, a friend of mine got sucked into the endless vortex of looking at streaming options. After he'd spent a while fumbling with the remote, I tried to rescue him-and the evening-by proposing Problemista. Julio Torres's 2024 directorial feature-film debut is an absurdist take on the seemingly infinite steps needed for Alejandro, a young Salvadorian man in Brooklyn, to fulfil his American dream: getting a job at Hasbro."
"getting a job at Hasbro. Early in the film, Tilda Swinton enters as Elizabeth, an unhinged art critic who could possibly solve all of Alejandro's problems by sponsoring his visa. Craigslist makes a cameo embodied as a glitchy siren of sorts, and Isabella Rossellini's soothing voice threads together the narrative, which stretches like the Penrose stairs as Alejandro navigates the fractured immigration system."
Álex Maroño Porto recommends the surrealist film Problemista, which follows Alejandro, a young Salvadorian man in Brooklyn striving to get a job at Hasbro as part of his American dream. Julio Torres's 2024 directorial debut frames Alejandro's quest as an absurdist odyssey through the fractured immigration system. Tilda Swinton appears as Elizabeth, an unhinged art critic who might sponsor his visa. Craigslist surfaces as a glitchy siren, and Isabella Rossellini's voice binds a narrative that loops like the Penrose stairs. Álex also enjoys folktronica music, reading Joan Didion, and looking at Sandra Blow's photography. Alana S. Portero's debut novel Bad Habit traces a young trans girl's coming of age in 1980s working‑class Madrid.
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