Review: ALPHA

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) With gorgeous visuals and beautiful and poignant beats, Albert Hughes’s sentimental film, which offers a fictionalized depiction of humanity’s first relationship with dogs, is sure to become a moderate crowd-pleaser.  Though the movie does have its magical moments, it does run a little too long by… Continue reading Review: ALPHA

Review: MILE 22

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Poor writing/character development, messy editing and inexplicable acting choices plague what is sometimes a grtipping and intense action-thriller by director Peter Berg.  Berg, who works with Indonesian actor/stuntman/ fight choreographer Iko Uwais, manages to create and capture some amazing action sequences of visceral violence, but just… Continue reading Review: MILE 22

Screening Pass Giveaway: THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS

Source: STX Films TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Wednesday, August 22  at 7:30 p..m.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters!

Review: CRAZY RICH ASIANS

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the popular novel by Kevin Kwan, Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians may sometimes play like a soap opera or a typical romantic comedy, but it is actually more than that.  This charming and entertaining movie celebrates and critiques a beautiful Asian culture with… Continue reading Review: CRAZY RICH ASIANS

Critica De Cine: THE MEG

Jason Statham protagoniza en el largometraje “The Meg”   Por Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ Dirigida por el cineasta Jon Turteltaub (“National Treasure,” “Phenomenon”), “The Meg” tiene parecido a las películas de la década 70 de desastres, que sin duda tendrá a muchos espectadores con recuerdos de la gran cinta exitosa “Jaws” que se lanzó en… Continue reading Critica De Cine: THE MEG

Review: THE MEG

Jason Statham Stars in the Shark Thriller “The Meg”   By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ Directed by Jon Turteltaub (“National Treasure,” “Phenomenon”), “The Meg” appears to be a ’70s disaster movie that no doubt will have many viewers finding themselves reminded of “Jaws” that was released during the summer of 1975. “The Meg,” an action… Continue reading Review: THE MEG

Review: NEVER GOIN’ BACK

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The stoner buddy comedy is a movie subgenre that has nearly been done to death. However, how many of these flicks have females as their lead protagonists? Well, as far as I know, there haven’t been any.  That is until now.  With Never Goin’ Back, writer/director/editor… Continue reading Review: NEVER GOIN’ BACK

Review: BLACKKKLANSMAN

By Liz Lopez Rating: A Director Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It is the almost unbelievable true story of a Colorado Springs black police detective, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington, “Ballers” TV series, “Malcolm X”) who conducted a risky undercover investigation that led to him ultimately being granted Ku… Continue reading Review: BLACKKKLANSMAN

Critica De Cine: DOG DAYS

El largometraje “Dog Days” tiene bonitos perros, pero le falta mucho de humor By Liz Lopez Rating: C  Del director Ken Marino (“How to be A Latin Lover”), “Dog Days” es un larogmetraje de comedia romántica con un elenco grande de personajes, ambos ser humanos y perros. “Dog Days” cuenta las historias de varios residentes… Continue reading Critica De Cine: DOG DAYS