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Indie film Sin Nombre won top honors for cinematography and directing at Sundance this year, and opens at selected theaters this weekend. Reviewers coast to coast say it rocks.

Gomez does not make a habit of commenting in depth on movies we have not actually seen yet, both because it is the right thing to do and because we think this makes us distinct from 99 percent of the film reviewers on the 'net.

However. Gomez will say four things. Gomez does not promise they will be interesting.

One: Gomez, being American, tattoo-free, and more or less middle class, feels heavy and tired every time we see a celebrated new movie full of Latinos, centered on the themes of poverty, gangs, violence, illegal immigration.

Two: Gomez nonetheless has high hopes for Sin Nombre because the writer, director and executive producers are people Gomez respects and trusts not to tell the usual stereotypical tale.

Three: Gomez wonders if there is any elitist/racist nonsense involved in well-to-do Mexicans producing a movie about Honduran "illegal" immigrants and criminals; and if there is, whether the US media will pick up on something so nuanced.

Four: Gomez is impressed and saddened both by the fact that the best films being made at the moment seem not to be getting made in Hollywood - but in spite of it.