Day: November 20, 2020

ZAPPA

LOS ANGELES - MARCH 1979: Rock and roll guitar player Frank Zappa poses for a portrait wearing an Uncle Sam stars & stripes top hat in March 1979 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Four years ago, I was, for the first time, introduced to artisty and idiosyncratic behavior of one Frank Zappa. This introduction was not in real life, of course, but through a documentary titled Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words. Though this solid documentary… Continue reading ZAPPA

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) When one sees the Oscilloscope Pictures label before a movie, they should know that they’re in for a delightfully unsual treat. I cannot help, but sport a big grin whenever I see it and that’s how I felt at the beginning of this odd, but hilarious… Continue reading THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

SOUND OF METAL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Opening in some theaters on November 20, 2020 and available for streaming on Prime Video on December 4, 2020, Sound of Metal presents actor Riz Ahmed as we’ve never seen him before. But enough with the cliches, this powerful and emotional film features one of the… Continue reading SOUND OF METAL