Author: Mark Saldana

Movie Trailer: TRAGEDY GIRLS

Source: Gunpowder & Sky Best friends Sadie and McKayla are on a mission to boost their social media fandom as amateur crime reporters hot on the trail of a deranged local serial killer. After they manage to capture the killer and secretly hold him hostage, they realize the best way to up get scoops on… Continue reading Movie Trailer: TRAGEDY GIRLS

Movie Trailer: DOWNSIZING

Source: Paramount Pictures Downsizing imagines what might happen if, as a solution to over-population, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall and propose a 200-year global transition from big to small. People soon realize how much further money goes in a miniaturized world, and with the promise of a better life,… Continue reading Movie Trailer: DOWNSIZING

Movie Trailer: THE DISASTER ARTIST

A true story about following your dreams. The full trailer for James Franco’s THE DISASTER ARTIST has arrived.  The film premiered to raucous laughter and standing ovations at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness last night. Source: A24 With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE DISASTER ARTIST

Filmmaker Interview: Director Miguel Arteta on “Beatriz at Dinner” as it Arrives on DVD Now

By Liz Lopez Written by Mike White (“School of Rock,” TV’s “Enlightened”) and directed by Miguel Arteta (“Youth in Revolt,” “The Good Girl”), “Beatriz at Dinner” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year and subsequently was released theatrically this past summer. Oscar® nominees Salma Hayek (“Frida,” “How to Be a Latin Lover”) and John… Continue reading Filmmaker Interview: Director Miguel Arteta on “Beatriz at Dinner” as it Arrives on DVD Now

Review: HOME AGAIN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) After reviewing great movies such as The Big Sick, Signature Move, and Band Aid,  it seems like the romantic comedy genre was on the rise.  However, as most film critics know, it is only a matter of time before a not-so-great movie sets things back again.… Continue reading Review: HOME AGAIN

Review: CROWN HEIGHTS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) For many years, the number of incarcerated Black Americans has outnumbered that of white people and other ethnic groups.  In more recent times, many wrongful imprisonments have been uncovered; however, these cases often get revealed after these prisoners have already served years, even decades.  Several films… Continue reading Review: CROWN HEIGHTS

Review: IT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In 1986, Stephen King’s epic horror novel, IT, hit books stores, and through the following decades, the book has become one of the acclaimed author’s more celebrated stories.  The novel received an ambitious, albeit weak,  TV miniseries treatment in 1990. Fans would have to wait, though, for… Continue reading Review: IT

Movie Trailer: THELMA

Sometimes the most terrifying discovery is who you really are.   Source: The Orchard Thelma, a shy young student, has just left her religious family in a small town on the west coast of Norway to study at a university in Oslo.  While at the library one day, she experiences a violent, unexpected seizure.  Soon… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THELMA

Movie Trailer: A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS

Source: STX Entertainment A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas.  And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own… Continue reading Movie Trailer: A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS