Author: Mark Saldana

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Going into this movie, I couldn’t help, but think, ” You’ve seen one movie about an obsessive psychopath, then you’ve seen them all.” To be fair, that is not always the case. In the case of The Intruder, the movie does have much in common with… Continue reading Review: THE INTRUDER

By Liz Lopez  Rating: B “El Chicano” premiered during the opening weekend of the Los Angeles Film Festival in September of last year, followed by a screening in the Marquee Features category of the Austin Film Festival. If you missed it at the one – time screening in Austin last October, here is your chance… Continue reading Review and Interview: AFF’s “El Chicano” opens Theatrically featuring Raul Castillo in the Lead

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From writer/director László Nemes, the filmmaker who made the critically acclaimed of Saul, comes a different type of story that follows a female protagonist during an era of much prejudice and sexism. The appropriately titled Sunset is a historical drama that entails a lost woman’s quest… Continue reading Review: SUNSET

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) After eleven years and twenty-one movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe reaches a major turning point with Avengers: Endgame. Not only does the film serve as an end to the Thanos/Infinity Stones story arc, it also serves as a bridge to new adventures ahead. I won’t get… Continue reading Review: AVENGERS: ENDGAME

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Even though this latest installment in The Conjuring Universe premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, I simply wasn’t quite that interested in the film to attend the festival screening. It was just a gut feeling, but at the time, I felt that this movie would… Continue reading Review: THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Disneynature comes another gorgeously shot documentary which showcases the life and trials of a particular species. The subject, this time, is a family of Adélie penguins as they go through their regular seasonal routines. This actually proves to be much more exciting than it sounds.… Continue reading Review: PENGUINS