SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Immediately following the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Jon Watts’ latest addition to the MCU’s/Sony’s live-action Spiderverse challenges Peter Parker in new ways that will eventually threaten his moral code. I must admit that there was a part of me that feared that this movie, and all that… Continue reading SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) To preface this review, I must disclose that I have never once seen the 1947 film adaptation, nor have I ever read the book that inspired both that movie and this new adaptation by acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro. That said; I have watched and enjoyed… Continue reading NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE HAND OF GOD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From acclaimed Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, comes a film that very well feels like a very personal fictionalized depiction of the filmmaker’s life during his teen years. Much like Roma does for Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron and Belfast is to Irish filmmaker Kenneth Branagh, The Hand… Continue reading THE HAND OF GOD

RED ROCKET

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Both Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers, The Beach Bum) and Sean Baker love representing and depicting characters best described as social outcasts on the fringe. However their styles of storytelling certainly differ in that Korine tends to blend realism with cartoonish, over-the-top elements while Baker is much… Continue reading RED ROCKET

Critica De Cine: RED ROCKET

Rating: B+ El equipo de cineastas del escritor / director / productor Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine) y su coguionista habitual Chris Bergoch (The Florida Project, Tangerine) han creado una historia realista sobre un estafador narcisista, Mikey Saber (Simon Rex), una ex estrella del porno que vive como si se quemara la vela en… Continue reading Critica De Cine: RED ROCKET

AMERICAN SICARIO

Rating: B – Filmmaker RJ Collins, with a long history of being a producer, makes his directorial debut based on the script written by Rich Ronat (The Rising Hawk, Grand Isle, While We Sleep). American Sicario is about the real-life story of Erik Vasquez, also known as La Munequita, a Texas -born United States American who… Continue reading AMERICAN SICARIO

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- National Champions is directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland, Angel Has Fallen) based on the screenplay by Adam Mervis (21 Bridges) and based on the synopsis provided, I anticipated viewing a very interesting story about a young man ready to inspire change in a college athletics system to benefit the… Continue reading NATIONAL CHAMPIONS