Month: September 2019

Review: AD ASTRA

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director James Gray’s new film visits the near future, but doesn’t cime close to conquering new territory. Ad Astra comes across as a cerebral science fiction movie, but does not have a whole lot to say stylistically or thematically. While it vies to be a successor… Continue reading Review: AD ASTRA

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By Renee’ C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe (IMDB). This is a spectacularly written, made and acted film. It… Continue reading Review: AD ASTRA

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Austin Local News: Bronze Community Band Project to Explore the History and Influences on Music by Mexican American Musicians

By Liz Lopez The Austin Public Library’s Hispanic Heritage Month activities feature The Bronze Community Band Project that presents “Tribute To La Musica Chicana, The History and Influences on Music by Mexican American Musicians,” the second of a series with a music performance art piece that chronicles the influence and history on the Mexican American… Continue reading Austin Local News: Bronze Community Band Project to Explore the History and Influences on Music by Mexican American Musicians

Review: HUSTLERS

By: Renee C.Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees, Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), Destiny (Constance Wu), Mercedes (Kiki Palmer), and Annabelle (Lili Reinhart), who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients (IMDB). This film is… Continue reading Review: HUSTLERS

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Review: HUSTLERS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Loosely based on the New York magazine article by Jessica Pressler, The Hustlers at Scores, Hustlers the film follows an all too familiar formula when it comes to a true crime story. To its benefit, though, the story is an interesting one, and one that keeps… Continue reading Review: HUSTLERS

Review: MAIDEN

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Girl power is at the forefront of many movies this summer, but often the effort to promote female strength and equality feels forced and faked. In 1989, Tracy Edwards, a twenty-four-year-old boat cook, put together the first-ever, all-female crew to sail in the Whitbread Round the World Race. Documentarian Alex… Continue reading Review: MAIDEN

Review – On DVD & Streaming September 9th: YESTERDAY

By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ Yesterday were the Beatles and today, only a glimmer remains – or no memory of them all. Director Danny Boyle takes his viewers on an enchanted journey in this twist on the music of the Fab Four. Written by Richard Curtis, Yesterday offers a modern mix of Beatles music in a sentimental and… Continue reading Review – On DVD & Streaming September 9th: YESTERDAY

Review – Now Available on Amazon Prime: GAGS the CLOWN

By Laurie Coker Rating: F- Gag! Everything in Gags the Clown is rotten. Taking the hand-held camera production approach does nothing to bring terror or entertainment to this half-baked, horror flick, now available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime. Director and co-writer, with John Pata, Adam Krause fails miserably at the found-footage genre, but not as… Continue reading Review – Now Available on Amazon Prime: GAGS the CLOWN