Month: September 2018

Review/Interview: THE PREDATOR

By Liz Lopez Rating: B  Some people that enter the movie theater to see the “new” feature film, “The Predator,” were likely not born before the original “Predator” 1987 film hit theaters. It starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and his mission takes place in Central America. When filmmaker Shane Black was an actor in the mid -1980s,… Continue reading Review/Interview: THE PREDATOR

Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) A SIMPLE FAVOR centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town (IMDB). Honestly, watching the trailer made me want to see this film because it seemed to… Continue reading Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Paul Feig, the comedic mind behind TV’s Freaks and Geeks and films Bridesmaids and Spy, makes his first entry in the mystery thriller genre and the results are fantastic. With A Simple Favor, Feig brings his comic talents to a story that even Hitchcock would… Continue reading Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

Review: WHITE BOY RICK

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) During the 1980s Detroit teen Richard Wershe, Jr. not only became a street hustler and drug dealer, he became the youngest FBI informant, all before the age of 16.  A new crime drama by director Yann Demange recreates these amazing events of Wershe’s life.  Though the… Continue reading Review: WHITE BOY RICK

Fantastic Fest 2018 News: Final Wave of Programming Announcement

FANTASTIC FEST’S FINAL WAVE OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE AS CLOSING NIGHT FILM,  THE US PREMIERES OF MID90S AND  UNDER THE SILVER LAKE, AND A HALLOWEEN-THEMED OPENING NIGHT PARTY Plus Walking Dead star Steven Yeun in attendance for BURNING, the World Premiere of the new Nicolas Cage & Franka Potente movie BETWEEN WORLDS, Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER, Terry Gilliam’s THE… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 News: Final Wave of Programming Announcement

Review: PEPPERMINT

By Laurie Coker Rating: D Jennifer Garner and her relationship with Ben Affleck has been tabloid fodder for a long while now. Even before the vultures of heartbreak news took hold, Garner’s made a name for herself. As the star of the long-running television hit, Alias, and more recently as the face of Capital One… Continue reading Review: PEPPERMINT

Critica De Cine: PEPPERMINT

Jennifer Garner stars in PEPPERMINT

Por Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ Si los fans recuerdan la película “Taken” de hace diez años, bajo la dirección del director Pierre Morel  (“District B13”, “The Gunman”), pienso que le va a gustar el nuevo largometraje “Peppermint” que él dirige basado en el guion escrito por Chad St. John (“London has Fallen”). Lo que sobresale… Continue reading Critica De Cine: PEPPERMINT

Austin Screening Pass Giveaway: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS

Source: Universal Pictures TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, September 18  at 7:00 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 on September 21! In the tradition of… Continue reading Austin Screening Pass Giveaway: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS