By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) This timely and poignant film tells the story about a Somali refugee attempting to make a new life for himself in Minneapolis. Adan (Barkhad Abdiraham), a Muslim immigrant from Somalia, struggles with adjusting to life in America and maintaining his Islamic faith. After getting kicked out… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: A STRAY
Month: May 2016
SXSW Film 2016 Review: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I am so happy that I made time for this delightful and charming import from New Zealand. Hunt for the Wilderpeople stars Sam Neill and Rima Te Wiata as Hector and Bella Faulkner, a childless married couple who decides to take in a foster child. Julian… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Review: X-MEN APOCALYPSE
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The usual characters are back in this latest installment of the X-Men franchise. The actors chosen to portray the main characters in first few films were well chosen. However, the more recent selection of younger actors to portray the same characters has given a new life to… Continue reading Review: X-MEN APOCALYPSE
Review: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- I had heard and read that Oscar Isaac is in X-Men: Apocalypse (as the mega-mutant Apocalypse), and my anticipation to view the film was high. I thought I would enjoy the entire film, following the previous X-Men: Days of Future Past, but I did not walk out of the theater… Continue reading Review: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
Review: DARK HORSE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This joyful, inspiring, and poignant sports documentary tells the story of a little horse that could and did, at least for a little while. In South Wales, a small town bar employee decides that she wants to breed a horse intended for grooming and training for… Continue reading Review: DARK HORSE
Spanish Review: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Por Liz López Rating: A El largometraje nuevo y espectacular de Disney, Alice Through the Looking Glass (y con título oficial en español Alicia a través del espejo) es una gran aventura basada en los personajes de las historias de Lewis Carroll (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, y la séquela Through the Looking-Glass). Hace seis años… Continue reading Spanish Review: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Review: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Though visually imaginative and colorful, Disney’s 2010 live action/CGI version of Alice in Wonderland doesn’t really have much of a story. To be perfectly honest, I had to re-watch the film a few days ago because I seriously did not remember much about that film other… Continue reading Review: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
SXSW Film 2016 Review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Roy (Michael Shannon), a father and his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers (IMDB). This film ultimately is about the bond between a boy and his caring parents. Roy and Sarah (Kristen Dunst) will do… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
SXSW Film 2016 Review: HIRED GUN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well-established and famous bands and artists like Metallica, KISS, and Billy Joel. These hired guns may not be household names, but are still masters of their craft (IMDB). This is one of the best documentary… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: HIRED GUN
SXSW Film 2016 Review: THE PHOENIX INCIDENT
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact-based, sci-fi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing person’s case surrounding the infamous Phoenix Lights (IMDB). From the beginning this film is put together like a documentary but is intertwined between fact and fiction.… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: THE PHOENIX INCIDENT