Tomatometer Approved Critic

I was pleased to be named an "approved critic" recently for the Rotten Tomatoes website. It provides a brief bio and lists my present and past reviews and features. I hope you will visit it: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/maria-garcia/movies

Just added . . . and Published

Rungano Nyoni's hero in "I Am Not a Witch"

Summer teaching, and now the start of the 2018-2019 academic year, as well as the upcoming New York Film Festival press screenings, have not and will not leave me much time to update my compendium website. I do want to call attention to a terrific girl's quest film opening this week in New York City, I am Not a Witch. My review is here: http://www.filmjournal.com/reviews/film-review-i-am-not-witch. (I've added other links to film reviews and features in the last few weeks.)

My interview with Debra Granik for Leave No Trace appears in the current issue of Cineaste. You have to purchase the print magazine; only selected features appear on the website.