Author: Mark Saldana

Review: PROMISE AT DAWN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) A single mother struggles to provide her son with the best and most successful life possible. Now I know this simple synopsis sounds rather cliche and common in cinema now. However, considering that the story takes place between the 1920s and 1950s makes this a more… Continue reading Review: PROMISE AT DAWN

SXSW 2019 Review: “Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins”

By Liz Lopez Rating: A Director Janice Engel’s feature documentary was screened during SXSW a few months ago and is easily one of my favorites from this year’s festival. I am not the only one to think so, as this film is an Audience Award Winner in the Festival Favorites category. Engel and Monique Zavistovski… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: “Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins”

Review: AFTER THE WEDDING

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on Suzanne Bier’s Danish film Efter brylluppet, After the Wedding has plenty of stong, compelling material, but its execution and presentation gets bogged down with indulgent melodrama and a third act and epilogue that play out rather flatly. I suppose an argument could be made… Continue reading Review: AFTER THE WEDDING

Film Release and Interview: Veronica Diaz Carranza talks about “A Dark Place” as it hits Digital HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand

By Liz Lopez Gravitas Ventures acquired the United States rights to “A Dark Place,” written, produced and directed by Christopher Piñero, after the festival circuit where the film was named Best Thriller at the Manhattan Film Festival (2018), won Best Editing and Best Supporting Actor at the Hoboken international Film Festival (2018) and was the… Continue reading Film Release and Interview: Veronica Diaz Carranza talks about “A Dark Place” as it hits Digital HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand

Critica De Cine: ANGEL HAS FALLEN

Gerard Butler stars as ‘Mike Banning’ in ANGEL HAS FALLEN. Photo Credit: Simon Varsano.

Por Liz Lopez Rating: C+ Si le ha gustado las películas “Olympus has Fallen” (2013) y “London has Fallen” (2016), entonces es muy posible que anticipe ver la tercera en esta instalación de películas de acción, aun ser un poco predecible el guion y los personajes. El director, Ric Roman Waugh escribió el guion en… Continue reading Critica De Cine: ANGEL HAS FALLEN

Review: ANGEL HAS FALLEN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) If anyone had asked me six years ago that I will enjoy the two sequels to Olympus Has Fallen, I would have thought them insane. Even though the films in this franchise franchise often have dumb and silly elements, they do have likable characters, incendiary action… Continue reading Review: ANGEL HAS FALLEN

Review: ONE CHILD NATION

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In 1979, the government of China implemented a birth planning program which included a strict policy of limiting the birth of children to one per family in an attempt at controlling the population growth and improving a troubled economy. Though the nation was in need of… Continue reading Review: ONE CHILD NATION