By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ As evidenced by viral photos and videos of animal antics, pets do the craziest things. Silly cats and dogs can bring a smile to even the sourest faces. The Secret Lives of Pets, a new film from the creators of the Minion movies, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures, offers some… Continue reading Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
Month: July 2016
Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The new animated movie by Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Minions) is a highly entertaining and fun family film that is certain to leave pet owners and animal lovers in stitches. Aside from my usual grumblings about a not-so-original plot, I actually had a great time watching… Continue reading Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
Movie Trailer: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Source: Focus Features Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Hashi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), and Kameyo… Continue reading Movie Trailer: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Screening Pass Giveaway: THE INFILTRATOR
Source: Broad Green Pictures TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Monday, July 11 at 7:30 p..m. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! Based on a true story, Federal… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: THE INFILTRATOR
Movie Trailer: HELL OR HIGH WATER
Source: CBS Films In HELL OR HIGH WATER, two brothers, Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster), go on a calculated bank robbery spree that puts them on a collision course with a West Texas Ranger (Academy Award©-winner Jeff Bridges) determined to take them down.
Movie Trailer: IMPERIUM
Source: Lionsgate Movies Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe), a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy.
Spanish Review: THE BFG
Por Liz López Rating: A El recién premiado actor con un Oscar, Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), protagoniza en el nuevo largometraje, The BFG (El Grande Amable Gigante), la cual es dirigida por el cineasta Spielberg. La guionista, Melissa Mathison, recién falleció en noviembre del año pasado, pero no sin antes de cumplir de adaptar… Continue reading Spanish Review: THE BFG
Review: THE BFG
By Liz Lopez Rating: A Recent Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) stars as the leading character in The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant), directed by Steven Spielberg, based on screenwriter Melissa Mathison’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s book. Even though I have not read the source material, nor viewed the… Continue reading Review: THE BFG
Review: WIENER-DOG
By Liz Lopez Rating: C In a matter of one week, I have viewed three films that have had images that I find disturbing and by the time I finished with the last one, Wiener-Dog, written and directed by Todd Solondz, my immediate thoughts were negative. I have viewed one of this filmmaker’s features before… Continue reading Review: WIENER-DOG
Screening Pass Giveaway: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Source: The Orchard TVR is giving readers a chance to win a complimentary pass to see a special advance screening on Tuesday, July 12 at 7:oo p.m. For a chance to win a pass (admit 2), e-mail Trueviewreviews2@gmail.com and in the Subject line of your e-mail, please note “ Hunt for the Wilderpeople in Austin”. A limited number of… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE