Review: JERSEY BOYS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Feeling more like a standard music artists’ biopic and less like a musical, Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of the Tony Award winning and critically acclaimed Broadway musical seems to lack a vibrancy and energy that I expected.  I have never actually seen a stage production of Jersey… Continue reading Review: JERSEY BOYS

Review: THINK LIKE A MAN TOO

By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) With the first film, I remember liking the way screenwriters Kerry Merryman and David A. Newman incorporated elements of Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, into an otherwise cliché and formulaic romantic comedy. At least that film had that quality going… Continue reading Review: THINK LIKE A MAN TOO

Review: OBVIOUS CHILD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) I have to say that this is one of the more difficult reviews I have written, and perhaps have yet to write. The controversial subject matter of the film, along with my personal beliefs on said material must be set aside to objectively critique the film. … Continue reading Review: OBVIOUS CHILD