A look at the innovative new film "Huesera: The Bone Woman," the feature film debut of director Michelle Garza Cervera, and a discussion of the prominence of Latina American horror.

History of Black American Film / Realism and artifice / Learned behavior from movies / Why women characters in films wear make-up in bed

Barbara Selznick and Alice de Buhr join Mark McLemore and Chris Dashiell in a freewheeling conversation about films that made a mark on their lives, the influences they see on both the musical and horror genres, and things in films that make them avoid watching.

Mark McLemore and Chris Dashiell welcome actor and writer Jon Proudstar (who has a recurring role on the hit Hulu series "Reservation Dogs") and film historian Ntare Ali Gault, author of a forthcoming book about portrayals of Black masculinity on film.

Varela discusses two of her short films, both made while she was a student at the University of Arizona, before moving on to the California Institute of the Arts.

Introducing a new podcast filled with upbeat conversation and recommendations for great movies from across time and around the world.