Review: MOTHER’S DAY

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By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Movie plots do not get any more predictable than this.  Director Garry Marshall’s latest holiday film is more or less the same as his previous ones.  People have real-life problems. Things get a bit stressful, with both comedic and dramatic results.  People argue and fight, with… Continue reading Review: MOTHER’S DAY

Review: SING STREET

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In this day and age of cynicism, I often find it refreshing when a much needed breath of cinematic optimism comes along and is handsomely executed.  Writer/director John Carney is one of those filmmakers who doesn’t seem completely jaded by the world and is a welcome… Continue reading Review: SING STREET

Review: COMPADRES

By Liz Lopez Rating: B On April 22nd, the bilingual feature film, Compadres, had a theatrical release in the United States and when it opened in Austin, it was not screened for all film critics. Pantelion Films may have allowed one critic to screen it for only one outlet locally, as far as I can… Continue reading Review: COMPADRES

SXSW Film 2016 Review: GREEN ROOM

By Liz Lopez Rating: A Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s third feature Green Room debuted at The Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes (2015) and subsequently, many of us who attended the 2015 Fantastic Fest here in Austin were also able to view this crime, horror thriller starring Patrick Stewart in any character you have seen in the recent… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: GREEN ROOM

Movie Trailer: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Source: 20TH Century Fox Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and… Continue reading Movie Trailer: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Movie Trailer: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

 Source: Fox Searchlight Appropriate for their big screen debut, Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled… Continue reading Movie Trailer: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS