By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Racial prejudice in and of itself holds back the progress of humanity on so many levels. It is an intrinsically human failure that has troubled the world throughout our history. It has been particularly tragic when prejudice obstructs the work of some of our most brilliant… Continue reading Review: THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) The Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008 with Iron Man has reached its thirteenth film with Captain America: Civil War. All numerical superstitions aside, thirteen happens to be much more than a charm for the MCU. Granted, this is mostly thanks to writers Christopher Markus,… Continue reading Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Spanish Review: KEANU
By Liz López Rating: C+ El largometraje, Keanu, tuvo un estreno durante el Festival de cine SXSW el mes pasado. Fue uno de esas películas que nos invitaron para verla a media noche, como si fuera algo muy única y la próxima en ser un gran espectáculo. El estreno de esta cinta no tuvo buenas… Continue reading Spanish Review: KEANU
Spanish Review: SING STREET
Por Liz López Rating: A No todas las cintas con el tema de un joven adolescente llegando a la mayoría de edad son divertidos, tal vez por el guion que a veces puede ser un poco cansado, o en raras ocasiones, que el actor no convenció el audiencia sobre la vida que está pasando. En… Continue reading Spanish Review: SING STREET
SXSW Film 2016 Review: KEANU
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) What started out as a spoof of John Wick has gone on to become something a little different, but either way, the comedy duo Key and Peele have scored themselves a winner with their first feature film. On Saturday, March 12 at midnight, Keegan Michael Key… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: KEANU
Review: MOTHER’S DAY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Movie plots do not get any more predictable than this. Director Garry Marshall’s latest holiday film is more or less the same as his previous ones. People have real-life problems. Things get a bit stressful, with both comedic and dramatic results. People argue and fight, with… Continue reading Review: MOTHER’S DAY
Review: SING STREET
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In this day and age of cynicism, I often find it refreshing when a much needed breath of cinematic optimism comes along and is handsomely executed. Writer/director John Carney is one of those filmmakers who doesn’t seem completely jaded by the world and is a welcome… Continue reading Review: SING STREET
Review: COMPADRES
By Liz Lopez Rating: B On April 22nd, the bilingual feature film, Compadres, had a theatrical release in the United States and when it opened in Austin, it was not screened for all film critics. Pantelion Films may have allowed one critic to screen it for only one outlet locally, as far as I can… Continue reading Review: COMPADRES
SXSW Film 2016 Review: GREEN ROOM
By Liz Lopez Rating: A Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s third feature Green Room debuted at The Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes (2015) and subsequently, many of us who attended the 2015 Fantastic Fest here in Austin were also able to view this crime, horror thriller starring Patrick Stewart in any character you have seen in the recent… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: GREEN ROOM
Movie Trailer: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
Source: 20TH Century Fox Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and… Continue reading Movie Trailer: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE