Author: Mark Saldana

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

Review: DOG DAYS

Adam Pally stars as "Dax" in Ken Marino’s DOG DAYS, a LD Entertainment release. Credit : Jacob Yakob / LD Entertainment

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From director Ken Marino (How to Be a Latin Lover) comes a comedy that has its share of charming and amusing moments, but suffers from the cliche tropes it inexplicably embraces.  Dog Days comes across as a strange hybrid of a movie which combines a sincere,… Continue reading Review: DOG DAYS

Review: CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Unlike last year’s Goodbye Christopher Robin, which serves as a biopic for Winnie-the-Pooh creator A.A. Milne, this live-action/CGI Disney production is pure fantasy.  Acting as a sequel to all of the fictionalized Christopher Robin/Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this film examines what could happen when the title character is… Continue reading Review: CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

Review: THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME

The Spy Who Dumped Me” Provides Action and Comedy with a Hint of Romance   By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ “The Spy Who Dumped Me” is fun from the start as viewers slowly learn about two 30 – something best friends who have known each other forever and remain friends despite having some radically different… Continue reading Review: THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME

Local Film News: FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING WITH A WORLDWIDE EXPLOSION OF GENRE FILM, INCLUDING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WORLD PREMIERES FROM NETFLIX AND PARAMOUNT

The fourteenth incarnation of Fantastic Fest brings the best in global genre to Austin, TX from September 20 – 27, 2018, featuring the World Premieres of J.J. Abrams-produced OVERLORD and Gareth Evans’ new gothic frightener APOSTLE, as well as Iko Uwais in the highly anticipated THE NIGHT COMES FOR US, and much, much more! Sources: Fantastic… Continue reading Local Film News: FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING WITH A WORLDWIDE EXPLOSION OF GENRE FILM, INCLUDING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WORLD PREMIERES FROM NETFLIX AND PARAMOUNT

Critica De Cine: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

Tom Cruise y su equipo llenan a “Mission Impossible – Fallout” con acción fenomenal   By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ La sexta producción “Mission Impossible – Fallout” es la última de la serie de larga duración “Mission Impossible”, basado en el show televisivo de la década 1960 que fue muy especial. Desde 1996, el primer… Continue reading Critica De Cine: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT