Author: Mark Saldana

Movie Trailer: SUBURBICON

Source: Paramount Pictures Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) must navigate the town’s… Continue reading Movie Trailer: SUBURBICON

Movie Trailer: GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

Source: Fox Searchlight GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will TIlston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and… Continue reading Movie Trailer: GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

Movie Trailer: DEATH WISH

Source: MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents director Eli Roth’s reimagining of the classic 1974 revenge thriller DEATH WISH. Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of Chicago violence when it is rushed into his ER – until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in… Continue reading Movie Trailer: DEATH WISH

Review: THE DARK TOWER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) As a teen and an adult, I have read several of Stephen King’s stories, but have never read the popular Dark Tower series.  Thirty-six years after the release of the first book, The Gunslinger, a film adaptation, is opening in theaters.  I went into this film… Continue reading Review: THE DARK TOWER

Review: LANDLINE

Jenny Slate and Abby Quinn appear in Landline by Gillian Robespierre, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jojo Whilden.

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director Gillian Robespierre showed tremendous promise with her controversial debut film Obvious Child.  Robespierre has taken her film making talent and writing sensibilities and applied them to her newest project Landline.  With Landline, Robespierre explores dysfunctional relationships of both familial and romantic varieties.  Instead of focusing… Continue reading Review: LANDLINE

Film News: Patricia Vonne’s “Huerta de San Vicente” Wins Best Animation Award at the Madrid International Film Festival

By Liz Lopez Patricia Vonne is back from Madrid with the Best Animation award for “Huerta de San Vicente,” a music video and homage to Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. The Texas native, musician, actress and two time SXSW Best Female Vocalist winner adds another award to her growing accolades. The video, from the song… Continue reading Film News: Patricia Vonne’s “Huerta de San Vicente” Wins Best Animation Award at the Madrid International Film Festival

Review: 13 MINUTES

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) In 1939, German citizen Georg Elser planted a bomb in a building where Adolf Hitler was making a speech in an attempt to assassinate him.  The attempt was a failure and eventually led to Elser’s execution.  The story leading up to the assassination attempt and some… Continue reading Review: 13 MINUTES

Review: ATOMIC BLONDE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) David Leitch, who made his directorial debut with John Wick, has now taken his action sensibilities and brought it to a Cold War, espionage story.  Atomic Blonde not only takes on the 80s spy world, it also tells the story through a badass female protagonist.  The… Continue reading Review: ATOMIC BLONDE