Author: Mark Saldana

Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Disney/Pixar’s prequel to Monsters Inc. surely delivers laughs and makes for an adorably fun time at the cinema, but lacks the creative imagination of its predecessor. Using a typical “underdogs’ triumph over adversity” plot doesn’t offer adult audiences anything fresh to enjoy, but it does teach… Continue reading Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

Review: WORLD WAR Z

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) When a film gets delayed for rewrites and re-shoots, it becomes difficult to not lower one’s expectations. With World War Z, it didn’t help that friends, who have read the novel on which it is based, kept telling me that the trailers indicated that the movie… Continue reading Review: WORLD WAR Z

Review: THE BLING RING

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Between 2008 and 2009, a group of troubled teenagers sought out and burglarized the houses of celebrities living in the Hollywood Hills. Dubbed the Hollywood Hills Burglars and The Bling Ring, these kids broke into the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan, and several… Continue reading Review: THE BLING RING