NEW TRAILER FOR IT COMES AT NIGHT DROPS AFTER A SURPRISE WORLD PREMIERE AT THE OVERLOOK FILM FESTIVAL Source: A24 A new horror film from acclaimed filmmaker Trey Edward Shults. Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, and Christopher Abbott star in IT COMES AT NIGHT. June 9th. Shults’ highly anticipated horror-thriller stunned critics at a secret screening… Continue reading Movie Trailer: IT COMES AT NIGHT
Author: Mark Saldana
Movie Trailer: THE DARK TOWER
Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen. The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE DARK TOWER
Movie Trailer: THE BIG SICK
Sources: Lionsgate, Amazon Studios Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, THE BIG SICK tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Zoe Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE BIG SICK
Spanish Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ Con solo escuchar el nombre de Eugenio Derbez, muchos de los Latinos en México y los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) saben que es el actor renombrado de televisión y cine, además de ser escritor, director y productor. Ha tenido mucho éxito con las películas “Instructions Not Included”, “Miracles from Heaven”, y… Continue reading Spanish Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
SXSW 2017 Review: RAMBLIN’ FREAK
By Jan Hamilton Parker Smith is a young filmmaker who lives in Austin. In this documentary film, he goes online to locate an inexpensive used movie camera for his projects. What he buys is a barely used camera with a tape still in it. When he plays the tape he finds connections to his life,… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: RAMBLIN’ FREAK
SXSW 2017 Review: LEMON
By Jan Hamilton Brett Gelman stars as a middle aged actor who teaches a drama class, while seeking acting jobs, in this mostly funny film. Isaac is a humorless man whose life is all suddenly going wrong. Ramona, his blind girlfriend of ten years, seems to be losing interest, and his career is lagging. His Jewish… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: LEMON
SXSW 2017 Review: TWO PIGEONS
By Jan Hamilton Each morning Hussein (Mim Shaikh) wakes in his London flat and prepares for his day at work as a real estate agent for a crooked firm, his job is to skin as many foreigners as possible. After he leaves, a skeleton of a man (Javier Botet) emerges from a small space between… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: TWO PIGEONS
SXSW 2017 Film News: AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
By Liz Lopez The premier pop culture event in the Rio Grande Valley, the South Texas Comic Con, returns for its fourth year and will be held at the McAllen Convention Center from April 28th to April 30th with a wide variety of activities for fans. The three day event offers panels with invited celebrities,… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Film News: AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
Review: NATASHA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Opening on April 28, 2017 in New York City is a truly remarkable film about Russian-Jewish immigrants living in Canada. Written and directed by David Bezmozgis, Natasha is a coming-of-age story about an intelligent, and somewhat assimilated, Russian-Jewish teenager dealing with familial problems while trying to… Continue reading Review: NATASHA
Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The name Eugenio Derbez is pretty well known among the citizens of Mexico, as well as Latino-Americans. The comedic actor has starred in many Spanish language films, and has made a few appearances in some English language ones. With How to Be A Latin Lover, Derbez… Continue reading Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER