Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: WIDOWS

Viola Davis stars in Twentieth Century Fox’s WIDOWS. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Steve McQueen, a filmmaker known for his bleak and powerful films Shame and Twelve Years A Slave, has a new film in theaters that shares his dark and cynical style, but still manages to be entertaining and empowering.  With Widows, McQueen takes on a heist… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: WIDOWS

Review: INSTANT FAMILY

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Considering that this movie comes from the director of Daddy’s Home and Daddy’s Home 2, I went into this screening with low expectations.  I just could not find much entertainment value in these two previous films by Sean Anders.  Regarding his latest entry, Instant Family, however,… Continue reading Review: INSTANT FAMILY

Blu-Ray Giveaway: PIXAR SHORTS COLLECTION: VOLUME 3

Source: Disney Home Entertainment TVR is giving away two Blu-Ray copies to two randomly chosen winners.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter.  From Disney•Pixar and the creative minds who brought you The Incredibles, Finding Nemo and Toy Story comes the studio’s latest collection of delightful and inspiring animated stories – Pixar Shorts: Volume 3.  Thirteen shorts including… Continue reading Blu-Ray Giveaway: PIXAR SHORTS COLLECTION: VOLUME 3

Review: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Ever since Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” franchise was released in the United States, the triology of Swedish films based on crime novels became some of my top favorite films featuring the Lisbeth Salander character from his novels. All three films feature Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist and Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth… Continue reading Review: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB

Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: OVERLORD

“Overlord” World War II Thriller Mixes Action, Mystery and Horror   By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ “Overlord” premiered at this year’s Fantastic Fest and judging by the audience in the theater I was in, the J.J. Abrams-produced feature film and directed by Julius Avery (“Son of a Gun”) sounded as if it was an overall… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: OVERLORD