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Jose Solis

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As seen in: Medium, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wiley Online Library, Infobae, The Toronto Star, Time Out New York, Flipboard, Salon, Metacritic and
Covers:  movies, tv, awards season, film, books, reviews, madonna, actresses, dvds, actors, meryl streep, kylie, musicals, theater,
Doesn't Cover: sports
Culture critic. Taco fiend. Dog dad. Friend of Judy. Tarot reader. Founder: @BIPOCCriticsLab & @TokenTFriends Email: josesolis@bipoccriticslab.com

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Jose Solis’s Biography

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Jose Solís began his career as a critic at age 16 when he launched a film review website in Honduras, his home country. He began writing about theatre while attending college in Costa Rica, and upon moving to NYC in 2012 focused mostly on the stage. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Toronto Star, The Washington Post, American Theatre, TDF Stages, The National Catholic Reporter, Encore Monthly, Backstage, Salon, Rotten Tomatoes, 3Views, and America Magazine. He created the web ser…

Jose Solis’s Journalist Portfolio

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How Her Ancestors Reignited Her Return to Theater

How Her Ancestors Reignited Her Return to Theater

Quiara Alegría Hudes is back with a new work, an Off Broadway production of "My Broken Language," adapted fro…

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New Documentary Aims to Protect LGBTQ+ People From Conversion Therapy

New Documentary Aims to Protect LGBTQ+ People From Conversion Therapy

In the film Conversion, conversion therapy survivor Zach Meiners shines a light on his story—and those of fiv…

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How Danielle Brooks Is Forging Her Own Path on Stage and Screen

How Danielle Brooks Is Forging Her Own Path on Stage and Screen

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Bill Hader on Returning to ‘Barry,’ Teaching Himself to Direct, and Shooting From the Hip

Bill Hader on Returning to ‘Barry,’ Teaching Himself to Direct, and Shooting From the Hip

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A Surprising First Live Show, in the Hometown I Once Fled (Published 2021)

A Surprising First Live Show, in the Hometown I Once Fled (Published 2021)

Back in Honduras for the first time in a decade, a critic finds hopefulness in a city's cultural ferment - in…

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Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

From child actress, to award-winning director, Sarah Polley has had one of the most fascinating careers paths…

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Proof of Passage: A Dispatch from Festival TransAmériques

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By Jose Solis
| American Theatre Verified
One warm afternoon in early June, the churchgoers at Montreal’s Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (a room built for the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in the 19th century) all turned in unison, as if choreographed by an unseen force. They didn’t turn toward the altar, which is what we’re supposed to do in houses of worship. Instead they faced the entrance, where a performer had begun a slow walk across the aisle in an outfit made of shells and beads that demanded to be seen.
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The Milenes' Mark

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By Jose Solis
| KAAL-TV (Austin, MN) Verified
(ABC 6 News) — Jeff Milene’s sons all learned core values in their youth that have stayed with them throughout their baseball lives. “He didn’t care if we went 0-for-4 as long as we were out there hustling and giving it our all,” Payton Milene reflected. “Every game’s going to be a new game,” Gavin said. You can’t take one error or one bad game into account, you got to keep working hard and…” “If you don’t enjoy it, probably shouldn’t be doing it,” Logan assessed.
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Fans at Little Thistle root on USA during World Cup game with Belgium

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By Jose Solis
| KAAL-TV (Austin, MN) Verified
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Does school paper count?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I remember using my grandmother's typewriter for a sixth-grade assignment because we didn't own a computer back then.

How is social media changing news?

It's making broadcast lose the essence of actually being "news".