aGLIFF (All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival) has many films available to view as it takes place through September 6, 2021 via the virtual lineup. Here are two films from the festival featured in the capsule reviews from the festival. Boulevard! A Hollywood Story The aGLIFF has varied categories of films, among them the… Continue reading aGLIFF 2021 Capsule Reviews: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story and Firebird
Day: September 3, 2021
Critica De Cine: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Por Liz Lopez Rating: A Dirigida por Destin Daniel Cretton, Shang-Chi es un héroe en Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Shang-Chi y la Leyenda de los Diez Anillos) que sobresale en tantos niveles para sentar las bases de este personaje que es cautivador y tendrá espectadores tan comprometidos que no querrán perder… Continue reading Critica De Cine: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Critica De Cine: YAKUZA PRINCESS
By Liz Lopez Rating: B Imagínense mi sorpresa cuando empiezo a ver la película Yakuza Princess y me entero de que São Paulo Brasil tiene una comunidad muy grande de japoneses (más de un millón de personas) conocida como Nikkei Burajiru-jin (japoneses brasileños). El cineasta brasileño Vicente Amorim (“Motorrad) trabaja a partir de un guión… Continue reading Critica De Cine: YAKUZA PRINCESS
Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Review: Noor & Layla
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Noor & Layla is a 13-minute short that shows how the relationship developed between two Muslim women but it is told in reverse chronological order from what may be the end (as the film begins). Written and directed by filmmaker Fawzia Mirza (Signature Move), starring actors Nicole Nwokolo (as Noor)… Continue reading Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Review: Noor & Layla
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The Marvel Cinematic Universe expands its world further to include a back story that it has only been previously touched upon, but now finally explains its true origins. In previous films, Iron Man and Iron Man III, the legend of The Mandarin and the Ten Rings… Continue reading SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
YAKUZA PRINCESS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Brazilian director Vicente Amorim presents a film full of style and some panache that looks great on the big screen. It is obivious that filmmaker has drawn from various inspirations and does so in some dynamic visual ways. Unfortunately, the writing that went into this screenplay… Continue reading YAKUZA PRINCESS