THE WAY BACK

Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- The Way Back es un drama deportivo / y redención con una historia que honestamente no pensé que iba a proporcionar un entretenimiento duradero debido a un guión muy predecible. En general, si ha visto una de estas historias una o dos veces, comienzan y terminan de la misma manera.… Continue reading THE WAY BACK

ONWARD

Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- La película de Pixar “Onward” dirigida por Dan Scanlon a partir de un guión que escribió con Jason Headley y Keith Bunin es una historia de aventuras de fantasía de dos hermanos elfos, Ian Lightfoot (con la voz de Tom Holland) y su hermano mayor, Barley (voz de Chris Pratt),… Continue reading ONWARD

WENDY

Devin France in the film WENDY. Photo by Eric Zachanowich. © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Benh Zeitlin’s follow-up to ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ (eight years later), is “Wendy” where a young elementary school aged girl, Wendy (played by Tommie Milazzo at age three and by Devin France at 10), has watched her single mother Angela (Shay Walker), toil away at the local diner by… Continue reading WENDY

THE WAY BACK

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Depression and alcoholism often go hand in hand and can make for a toxic combination in one’s life. That is a struggle which, unfortunately, Ben Affleck knows all too well, but seems to rise above it for his passion in life–cinema. Well, his latest acting turn… Continue reading THE WAY BACK

ONWARD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Anyone who has ever lost a loved one knows that desire to be reunited with that person if it were at all possible. That is the main drive of the two lead characters of Disney/Pixar’s newest movie Onward. The film deals with the theme of life,… Continue reading ONWARD

GREED

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From writer/director Michael Winterbottom, comes this sharp satire that takes aim at the wealthy and their excessive lifestyles. Though Greed is absolutely spot-on when it comes to social commentary, it just does not have an equal level of humor to adequately lampoon its intended targets. To… Continue reading GREED

Emma

By Renee’ C.Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman, Jane (Anya Taylor-Joy), meddles in the love lives of her friends (IMDB). I, for one, love period pieces and am a huge fan of Jane Austen’s writing. I have also seen just about every version of the movies… Continue reading Emma