Por Liz López Rating: B- No todas las películas con estreno el día 25 de diciembre serán de un tema muy placentero, pero de seguro, el largometraje Concussion es uno que debe ser una en su lista de ver. El actor Will Smith (Focus, Men in Black, Men in Black II y Men in Black… Continue reading Spanish Review: CONCUSSION
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: YOUTH
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Youth – when you are in the midst of it, you know and see nothing else except what appeals to you at that very moment, with nary a thought of what is just up the road in your journey in life. For some, it may not be until the age… Continue reading Review: YOUTH
Review: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- The Chipmunks music began in the 1950s as a novelty and probably, the animated music group was not originally anticipated to remain popular over fifty years later, appealing to multiple generations. Alvin, Simon, Theodore, managed by their human “father,” David (Dave) Seville, grew to have The Chipmunk Song become a… Continue reading Review: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP
Review: THE BIG SHORT
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Ever since the United States economy tanked in 2008, there have been a myriad of feature films based on original or adapted scripts about how it happened, who is to blame and who got away with it. Margin Call (2011); Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Too Big To… Continue reading Review: THE BIG SHORT
Review: THE BIG SHORT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) During the financial crisis of the late 2000s, the housing market collapsed due to highly questionable practices by financial institutions offering mortgages to under and unqualified creditees. As a result, these financial institutions nearly collapsed and the government had to step in and bail them out… Continue reading Review: THE BIG SHORT
Review: CAROL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) After seeing Far from Heaven and I’m Not There, I became rather impressed with director Todd Haynes. He is definitely a visionary artist who knows not only how to compose a gorgeous looking film, but a filmmaker who knows how to make his story and characters… Continue reading Review: CAROL
Review: THE DANISH GIRL
By Liz Lopez Rating: A Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne is incredibly mesmerizing in his performance as illness transforms Steven Hawking’s body in The Theory of Everything. Now, he stars in The Danish Girl, portraying Einar Wegener who undergoes gender-reassignment to fulfill his desire to live like a woman named Lili Elbe. I have no doubt… Continue reading Review: THE DANISH GIRL
Spanish Review: SISTERS
By Liz Lopez Rating: B Por si acaso no ha vista el avance del largometraje, Sisters, es la nueva comedia en la cual protagoniza la premiada actriz/escritora de televisión y cine, Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) junto a la comediante/actriz, Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Mean Girls). Si… Continue reading Spanish Review: SISTERS
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: YOUTH
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Paolo Sorrentino, the critically acclaimed director of The Great Beauty, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, is back with a wonderful film that is both poignant and rather amusing. Sorrentino’s film focuses on the issues of aging, retirement, and reflection on one’s life. … Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: YOUTH
Review: SISTERS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) If one loves when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the Golden Globe awards, then have I got an awesome recommendation! The witty and hilarious comedy duo portrays totally opposite siblings going through a midlife crisis, and their vain attempts at recapturing their excitement and energy… Continue reading Review: SISTERS