By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Currently playing in New York at the Angelika Film Center & CMX, and opening on April 26 in Los Angeles, is the new bold and provocative film by writer/director Jeff Lipsky. In 2015, I first discovered the work of Jeff Lipsky when a studio representative reached… Continue reading Review: THE LAST
Month: April 2019
SXSW 2019 Review: PET SEMATARY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) At what was probably way too young an age, I read Stephen King’s horror novel Pet Sematary and was definitely spooked. King’s fresh spin on “the living dead” gave me chills and frights that probably kept me awake on some nights. I was also rather taken… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: PET SEMATARY
Television News: STARZ Season Two “Vida” Series World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and Premieres on Starz Thursday, May 23
By Liz Lopez Sources: STARZ/Lionsgate, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival “Vida” Season Two will make its world premiere as an Official Selection of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 24 – May 5, 2019. https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide “Vida” is created and executive produced by Tanya Saracho; Big Beach TV’s… Continue reading Television News: STARZ Season Two “Vida” Series World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and Premieres on Starz Thursday, May 23
Film Review: Based on true events, “The Best of Enemies” Shows Changes in 1970s Durham
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ First-time feature filmmaker Robin Bissell wrote the script inspired by “The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South” written by Osha Gray Davidson. Daily life in the mid-twentieth-century South was still not an easy time in North Carolina when the KKK still ran their operations very publicly.
Review: SHAZAM!
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After receiving some mixed or negative critical responses with some of their recent DC films, it seems like Warner Bros. Studios has been working hard to salvage what they can from the DC Extended Universe. They did manage a big win with Wonder Woman, and achieved… Continue reading Review: SHAZAM!