Latinx Lens: 34. Gunpowder Milkshake, Summertime, Fear Street Trilogy and The Forever Purge

34. Gunpowder Milkshake, Summertime, Fear Street Trilogy and The Forever Purge

Jul 21, 2021

In this episode, Rosa and Cat review these films and series:

GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE (2021) streaming on Netflix

To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates, The Librarians, to take down The Firm, the ruthless crime syndicate that her mother worked for. These three generations of women must learn to trust each other, stand up to The Firm and their army of henchmen, and raise hell against those who could take everything from them.

SUMMERTIME (2020) in theaters

Directed by Mexican-American Carlos López Estrada, Summertime takes place over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles as the lives of 25 young Angelenos weave in and out of each other’s stories. They express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear through poetry. One of them just wants to find someplace that still serves good cheeseburgers.

FEAR STREET TRILOGY (2021) streaming on Netflix

In 1994, a group of teenagers discover the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected and they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine’s best-selling horror series, the Fear Street trilogy follows Shadyside’s sinister history through a nightmare 300 years in the making.

THE FOREVER PURGE (2021) in theaters and available to stream on demand July 23

Adela and her husband, Juan live in Texas, where he works as a ranch hand for the wealthy Tucker family. Juan impresses the Tucker patriarch, Caleb, but that fuels the jealous anger of his son, Dylan. On the morning after the Purge, a masked gang of killers attacks the Tuckers, forcing both families to band together and fight back as the country spirals into chaos.