Rating: B- National Champions está dirigida por Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland, Angel Has Fallen) basado en el guión de Adam Mervis (21 Bridges) y basado en la sinopsis proporcionada, anticipé ver una historia muy interesante sobre un joven listo para inspirar cambios en un sistema de atletismo universitario en beneficio de los estudiantes que arriesgan… Continue reading Critica De Cine: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Month: December 2021
Critica De Cine: BEING THE RICARDOS
Rating: A- En la pelicula Being the Ricardos del escritor / director Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman interpreta a LA Lucy del programa televisivo de comedia “I Love Lucy”, y Javier Bardem interpreta a su esposo cubano, Desi Arnaz, como los ficticios Lucy y Ricky Ricardo. Esta no es una película biográfica de su programa de… Continue reading Critica De Cine: BEING THE RICARDOS
Critica De Cine: WEST SIDE STORY
Rating: A El largometraje musical de West Side Story (1961) es bien conocido por las canciones y los números de baile, los coloridos trajes, además del excelente guión que ganó varios premios Oscar. La nueva versión de Steven Spielberg de West Side Story comienza con una escena muy aleccionadora y sombría de un sitio de… Continue reading Critica De Cine: WEST SIDE STORY
WEST SIDE STORY (2021)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Steven Spielberg reimagines one of Hollywood’s and Broadway’s most beloved musicals and delivers another masterful film. I am sure there are plenty of people who absolutely adore either the 1961 version of West Side Story or experienced a stage production of the musical that is near… Continue reading WEST SIDE STORY (2021)
BEING THE RICARDOS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the tumultuous relationship between television sweethearts Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and a scandal regarding Ball’s political leanings, writer/director Aaron Sorkin depicts a particularly rough week for everyone working on the I Love Lucy sitcom. Sorkin, who is known for his dialogue-heavy scripts, delivers… Continue reading BEING THE RICARDOS
ENCOUNTER
Rating: B The moment I learned that the film Encounter stars Oscar-nominated actor Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), I was game to watch it without looking at the trailer. Directed by Michael Pearce (Beast) based on a script he co-wrote with Joe Barton (My Days of Mercy, The Ritual), the film is listed as a… Continue reading ENCOUNTER
Critica De Cine: ENCOUNTER
Rating: B En el momento en que supe que la película Encounter está protagonizada por el actor nominado al Oscar Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), estaba dispuesto a verla sin mirar el avance. Dirigida por Michael Pearce (Beast) basado en un guión que coescribió con Joe Barton (My Days of Mercy, The Ritual), la película… Continue reading Critica De Cine: ENCOUNTER
WOLF
Rating: B+ Wolf by writer/director Nathalie Biancheri (Nocturnal) is a dramatic narrative film that most certainly is thought provoking. A young man named Jacob (George MacKay, 1917) is taken by his parents to a “clinic” because he has identified himself as a wolf that was born as a human being. There aren’t many details about… Continue reading WOLF
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: SILENT NIGHT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Leave it to Fantastic Fest to conclude their film extravaganza with a Christmas movie. Of course, this is not the typical, feel-good holiday fare one comes to expect from the season. What is served up is a pitch-black comedy that takes place during Christmas, but during… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: SILENT NIGHT
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: BENEDETTA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Always an evocateur, Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven takes on Catholicism in a film that empowers women and challenges its audience to think critically about the conventions that often prevent Christian religions from remaining relevant to the people they are supposed to serve. Verhoeven, who utilizes exploitation… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: BENEDETTA