Star Maps

This comedy-drama concerns a most unusual family of emigres, even by Hollywood standards. Douglas Spain stars as Carlos, a Mexican teenager who has just returned home to L.A. after starring in several low-budget films south of the border. His father, Pepe (Efrain Figueroa), is a Fagin-like pimp who ...more

Hopefully someday films will be recognized for themselves and will no longer be labeled by the ethnicity or gender of their creators. While it may be condescending to praise someone as a Hispanic filmmaker, when the film itself reflects the filmmaker's background and makes potent use of it, it's a positive thing. Star Maps, the directorial debut of Miguel Arteta is a film that deserves praise for being ambitious but at the same time filled with an ambiguity that distracts from some of its more ...more