By Laurie Coke Rating: B+ There is one phone call parents never want to receive. Fruitvale Station brings to life one mother’s nightmare, a daughter’s loss and the story of a life cut short. After celebrating New Year’s Eve with friends in 2009, Oscar Grant III died when a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police… Continue reading Review: FRUITVALE STATION
Day: July 26, 2013
Review: THE TO DO LIST
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Most sex comedies are told from a male perspective. So in recent years, TV shows like Sex and the City and Girls have breathed some much needed fresh air into this long lived television and film genre. The To do List does just that for the teen sex romp. IMDB.com probably has… Continue reading Review: THE TO DO LIST
Review: THE WOLVERINE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After the mostly ill received X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the surly mutant with metal claws returns to theaters in another solo outing. With more mature themes and less cartoonish content, this movie should sufficiently please audiences, but probably won’t receive resounding praise from all. Because of some questionable… Continue reading Review: THE WOLVERINE
Review: FRUITVALE STATION
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) On January 1, 2009 after celebrating New Year’s Eve with his girlfriend and close friends, Oscar Grant III was shot by a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police officer after he and some of his friends were apprehended for an altercation on the train they had… Continue reading Review: FRUITVALE STATION