Author: Mark Saldana

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The new movie by the Warner Animation Group (The Lego Movie) delivers laughs, but also might have a tendency to grate on one’s nerves with some of its over-the-top cartoonishness and some jokes that are just plain duds.  Judging from the reactions of the audience at… Continue reading Review: STORKS

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- The Magnificent Seven is anything but original, as the first feature made by the same name was in 1960, and is a Western enjoyed to this day by the elders who are familiar with that version of it. Even that feature is a remake of 1950s Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. The… Continue reading Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)

By Liz Lopez Rating: C+ Storks is the new animated comedy feature film that includes what the birds used to do back in the day and what they have since been doing when that industry was shuttered. Instead of delivering babies, they deliver consumer packages. While it is not the best animated comedy film this… Continue reading Review: STORKS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Released in 1954, Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai tells a story about a group of Ronin (masterless samurai) who selflessly defend a village of farmers from bandits who constantly steal crops.  This film as well as its American Western remake The Magnificent Seven (1960) share the… Continue reading Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)