Even before she lost her Scream gig for speaking out against Israel’s actions in Palestine, Melissa Barrera had a career that wasn’t exactly typical Hollywood starlet stuff. Born in Mexico and trained on Mexican soaps, Barrera came to U.S. prominence with her leading role in the Broadway adaptation In the Heights in 2021, then took a leading role in the fifth Scream movie less than a year later. Another Scream followed, but so did Carmen, an oblique, dreamlike dance musical; then Abigail, a comic vampire thriller. Now, after an American career that has consisted almost exclusively of either horror or music, she’s merged the two with Your Monster, an unlikely blend of horror, musical, romance, drama, and comedy. After a limited theatrical release, it’s now streaming on Max, and well worth a look, whether you’re a fan of Barrera’s from Heights, Scream, or none of the above.
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