Author: Mark Saldana

Director Matt Reeves’ take on the Dark Knight has arrived and the results are absolutely amazing. I am sure there are some people wondering what makes his version of Batman so great, and I would have to say, that he absolutely gets how a dark, gritty and pulpy Dark Knight detective movie should look, live… Continue reading THE BATMAN

Well, it appears that there are two movies featuring actor Colin Farrell opening this weekend. One movie features Farrell, heavily made up and in a suit that helps him embody the character of the Penguin, in Matt Reeves’ new take on the Dark Knight called The Batman. The other is a more subtle, but still… Continue reading AFTER YANG

While Amazon Prime’s Being the Ricardos offers a fascinating portrayal of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz during a particular span of time in their lives, Amazon Prime’s documentary Lucy and Desi offers a much more comprehensive story. Written by Mark Monroe and directed by Amy Poehler, this wonderful documentary film tells the complete story of… Continue reading LUCY AND DESI

Now available on multiple SVOD platforms is an emotionally charged independent film that touches upon the powerful feelings of grief, guilt, and how people struggle with the recovery from these forms of distress. Written by Rich Cirillo and directed by S J Creazzo, Skipping Stones may be, at times, a tough movie to watch, but… Continue reading SKIPPING STONES

I have seen a few adaptations of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, but I have never previously experienced a musical version that has touched my heart like this new movie by Joe Wright. Taking a very different approach, Wright’s film emphasizes the more sad and tragic aspects of the original story and takes it into… Continue reading CYRANO

Writer/director Sean Ellis takes on the werewolf horror subgenre and gives it a slightly different spin that offers commentary and some fictional social justice on the ugly truths of colonization. Though the movie has its moments that lack intensity, it also has its share of memorably horrific and suspenseful sequences that are sure to keep… Continue reading THE CURSED

Going into this movie, I was worried that it would simply retread so much familiar material that often comes with similar movies of this subgenre. If one has already watched K9 or Turner and Hooch, then they know exactly what I mean. A troublesome dog gets mismatched with a human who previously has had no… Continue reading DOG

As I state in my review for Marry Me, two romantic comedies are available beginning the weekend before Valentine’s Day. While I moderately like that movie, the better, more realistic and thoroughly entertaining movie is I Want You Back, an unorthodox, but solidly written and directed comedy starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate. I had… Continue reading I WANT YOU BACK

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I am not at all surprised that Hollywood has a couple of romantic-comedies planned to open this weekend. Well, good ole lucky me gets to review them both! All snark aside, I actually found something to enjoy from both of these movies. The, first of which is the new… Continue reading MARRY ME