By Mark Saldana We have reached both the end of 2019, as well as the end of another decade. I have now watched my final screeners and attended my last screening of the year. 2019 got off to a bit of a slow start with most of the top films saved for the end. The… Continue reading Mark’s Best of 2019
Month: December 2019
Critica De Cine: LITTLE WOMEN
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Dirigida y escrita por Greta Gerwig, “Little Women” es una adaptación de la querida novela de Louisa May Alcott sobre las cuatro hermanas de apellido Marzo. Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) es una aspirante a autora que reflexiona sobre su vida. La historia contada en flashbacks presenta a sus hermanas Meg… Continue reading Critica De Cine: LITTLE WOMEN
Review: UNCUT GEMS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) From the Safdie Brothers, the talented filmmakers behind Good Time, comes another gem of a movie that literally recreates the stress, fear, and adrenaline rush of gambling. Their main character Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) lives his life by the seat of pants and constantly on the… Continue reading Review: UNCUT GEMS
Review: 1917
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) To be quite honest director Sam Mendes uses a gimmick to tell this story. However, it is a gimmick/trick that is used so tremendously well that it’s rather difficult to begrudge him for its use. 1917 is a World War I movie which focuses on two… Continue reading Review: 1917
Review: LITTLE WOMEN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) What can I say? Louisa May Alcott’s novel and all of the previous cinematic adaptations have somehow managed to escape me. Though the book was on my recommended reading lists in school, I never once read it, nor have I ever watched a single movie version… Continue reading Review: LITTLE WOMEN
Review: SPIES IN DISGUISE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This charming and amusing family film offers an inventive, breath of fresh air to the otherwise old-fashioned genre of espionage thrillers. Based on Lucas Martell’s animated short, Pigeon: Impossible, Spies in Disguise offers family-friendly entertainment with some modern and progressive messages. Actors Will Smith and Tom… Continue reading Review: SPIES IN DISGUISE
Critica De Cine: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B Hemos llegado al final de Star Wars después de 4 décadas con la novena (y final) película del director J.J. Abrams, “Star Wars: Episodio IX: The Rise of Skywalker”. Esta tercera entrega de la trilogía actual se centra en la batalla entre el villano First Order, dirigido por el Líder… Continue reading Critica De Cine: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Critica De Cine: CATS
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B – La producción original de CATS debutó a principios de la década de 1980, basada en la colección de poesía de T.S. de Eliot (1939), “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”. El director Tom Hooper ha adaptado el musical de larga duración de Andrew Lloyd Webber y si alguien no… Continue reading Critica De Cine: CATS
Review: BOMBSHELL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2016, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit charging sexual harassment against Fox CEO Roger Ailes. Not too long afterward, several other women, including Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly came forward and made claims of their own. A new movie from director Jay… Continue reading Review: BOMBSHELL
Review: CATS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Cats is the name. The characters look insane. But if schlock’s your game, then there’s Cats. Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the popular Broadway musical is a bizarre mess. However, if one happens to be a fan of said musical, then my review will probably fall on… Continue reading Review: CATS