Month: October 2016

Review and Interview: EL JEREMIAS

Child Star Martin Castro from “El Jeremías” Shares His Experience By Liz Lopez Rating: A Last year, the Austin Film Festival (AFF) had a Stories from Abroad category and they featured the Spanish language film from Mexico, “El Jeremías.” Written by Ana Sofía Clerici and directed by Anwar Safa, this 99 minute family comedy/drama went… Continue reading Review and Interview: EL JEREMIAS

Review: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

(L to R) ANNALISE BASSO as Lina and ELIZABETH REASER as Alice, her mother, in "Ouija: Origin of Evil." Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, the supernatural thriller tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at No. 1. In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After disliking the first installment of this young franchise, I found it rather difficult not to go into this prequel with a negative attitude.  Still, I did my best to check my attitude at the door and view this film with an open mind.  Thankfully, this… Continue reading Review: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

Spanish Review and Interview: LA LEYENDA DEL CHUPACABRAS

Película de México, La Leyenda del Chupacrabras, se estrena en cines de los Estado Unidos Por Liz López Rating: B El director Alberto “Chino” Rodríguez ha dirigido episodios de “El Chavo”, La Leyenda de la Llorona (2011), La Leyenda de las Momias de Guanajuato (2014) y ahora, La Leyenda del Chupacrabras del presente año es la primera película animada de la serie animada… Continue reading Spanish Review and Interview: LA LEYENDA DEL CHUPACABRAS

Austin Film Festival 2016 Review and Interview: BRAVE NEW JERSEY

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ The 1938 night the radio broadcast, “War of the Worlds,” by Orson Wells has been talked about for generations. That is the night that entertainment turned out to be an unforgettable night by many listeners, for some believed what they heard and thought they would die that evening when the… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2016 Review and Interview: BRAVE NEW JERSEY

Spanish Review: DENIAL

By Liz López Rating: B+ Si le gustan las series televisivas o películas dramáticas, hay un nuevo largometraje basado en algo verídico que sucedió en la década 1990. Una profesora de historia en la Universidad Emory en el estado de Atlanta (Estados Unidos), Deborah Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz) escribió un libro en 1993, Denying the Holocaust:… Continue reading Spanish Review: DENIAL

Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff, the titular accountant who has some dark secrets and illegal dealings.  Wolff may work as an average accountant as a cover, but he makes his fortune legitimizing numbers for criminal organizations.  Writter Bill Dubuque and director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) serve up… Continue reading Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

Review: DENIAL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on Deborah E. Lipstadt’s book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, Denial recounts the events surrounding the British lawsuit between author David Irving and Lipstadt, who, in another one of her books, labeled Irving as a Holocaust denier and discredited… Continue reading Review: DENIAL

Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Ben Affleck is perhaps as comfortable behind the camera as he is in front of it, if not more so. Regardless, he finds his rhythm as the titular character in his latest turn as a leading man in The Accountant. Director Gavin O’Connor, from a screenplay by Bill Dubuque, makes… Continue reading Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

Austin Film Festival 2016 Review: DESIERTO

By Liz Lopez Rating: B Taking the Trek in the Badlands Seen in Desierto Makes You Thirst for More from this Filmmaker — With all the talk of immigration, the policy or lack thereof heavily discussed before the presidential election, the feature film Desierto, directed by Jonás Cuarón (Year of the Nail, Gravity), may spark… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2016 Review: DESIERTO