By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The seventh annual Israel Film Center Festival took place between June 3 and 12 this year at The Marlene Meyerson Jewish Community Center, Manhattan where a diverse assortment of Jewish voices from multiple countries showcased their films. I was given the awesome opportunity to review a… Continue reading Israeli Film Center Festival 2019 Review: REDEMPTION (GEULA)
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Review: SHAFT (2019)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The Shaft saga continues with a movie that attempts to be more politically correct and less misogynistic than any other previous entry in the series. However, this approach, paired with a more comedic tone, will probably grate with die hard fans of the original Blaxploitaion movies… Continue reading Review: SHAFT (2019)
Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Considering that I liked (not loved) the first installment of this animated franchise, I actually approached this film with hopeful anticipation. My biggest gripe with the first movie is that it is basically a rip off of Toy Story, but applied to dogs, cats and other… Continue reading Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
Review: DARK PHOENIX
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) After nineteen years and twelve feature films, Fox’s X-Men movie franchise has reached the end. Though not all of the movies have been winners, 2000’s franchise opener, X-Men, deserves much credit for launching a successful new era for Marvel Comics film adaptations. Without X-Men, audiences might… Continue reading Review: DARK PHOENIX
SXSW 2019 Review: ADOPT A HIGHWAY
By Jan Hamilton Synopsis Source: SXSW Participants After being released from prison following a twenty year sentence for a minor offense, an ex-con must learn to navigate the modern world while coming to terms with his own life which has moved on – all while caring for the abandoned baby he finds in a dumpster.… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: ADOPT A HIGHWAY
Review: AVENGERS: END GAME
By Laurie Coker Rating: A Even the tiniest towns in the most rural areas waited to pack theaters for opening night and weekend of Avengers: End Game. The buzz is significant, and the box office on this most recent in the series stands to bust box in an even bigger way. In true form, the… Continue reading Review: AVENGERS: END GAME
SXSW 2019 Review: GET DUKED!
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Every year, SXSW usually has a wonderful assortment of great comedies, and this year was no exception. From the UK, comes this delightful, hilarious and biting comedy that pulls no punches and beautifully wallows in absurdity. A group of delinquents decide to participate in a special… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: GET DUKED!
SXSW 2019 Review: TONE-DEAF
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Though generational divisions have always existed, they feel much more obvious and in public in today’s political climate. This SXSW treat of a comedy/horror flick lampoons both sides of the modern generational/political wall. Amanda Crew stars as Olive, a recently unemployed millennial who is lost and… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: TONE-DEAF
SXSW 2019 Review: PINK WALL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) One of my favorite films at SXSW this year is this intimate glimpse into the life of a romatic relationship. Writer/director Tom Cullen tells the story of Jenna (Tatiana Massey) and Leon (Jay Duplass) through six different scenes, detailing six key moments in their relationship. From… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: PINK WALL
SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE
By Jan Hamilton Synopsis Source: SXSW Participants After discovering that her husband’s addiction to escorts has left their family penniless, Alice finds herself drawn into the world of high-end prostitution as a means of caring for herself and her child. Alice (Emilie Piponnier), her husband Francois ( Martin Swabey), and her son Jules are the… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE