By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From wrtiter/director Armando Iannucci, the critically acclaimed filmmaker behind In The Loop and The Death of Stalin, comes this highly lovable and delightfully entertaining adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel. Featuring a tremendously gifted and culturally diverse cast, Iannucci has crafted a Dickens adaptation that has… Continue reading THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
Author: Mark Saldana
Local News: “Murder in the Woods” has a Texas Theatrical Release at Austin’s Galaxy Highland
By Liz Lopez From Rezinate Entertainment and Yel Productions, the horror slasher film “Murder in the Woods” comes to select drive-ins and theaters nationwide and on August 28, it arrives in Austin at the Galaxy Highland. Directed and produced by Mexican filmmaker Luis Iga Garza (The Call) and written and produced by Yelyna De León… Continue reading Local News: “Murder in the Woods” has a Texas Theatrical Release at Austin’s Galaxy Highland
Noticias Locales: Murder in the Woods se estrena en Austin a partir del 28 de Agosto 2020
Por Liz López A pesar de la pandemia que ha causado que la mayoria de salon de cines se cerraran, ahora algunos han abierto sus puertas ofreciendo películas del ayer, además de algunas que se estan lanzando en varios formatos para el público. Uno de las más nuevas cintas que logro distribución en las salas… Continue reading Noticias Locales: Murder in the Woods se estrena en Austin a partir del 28 de Agosto 2020
TESLA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director Michael Almereyda tells the story of Nikola Tesla in a biopic that takes some novel approaches to its visuals and aesthetics, but ultimately struggles to maintain keep its audience engrossed in it. With Ethan Hawke in the plead role, I expected more from this film,… Continue reading TESLA
CHEMICAL HEARTS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland, this movie adaptation examines the way teenagers respond to different kinds of heartbreak and how this sorrow forces them to take leaps away from naive innocence. It is a subject dealt with in other, nearly countless… Continue reading CHEMICAL HEARTS
UNHINGED
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- Carl Ellsworth escribió el guión de Unhinged y, según lo dirigido por Derrick Borte, este equipo de cineastas mantiene a los espectadores al borde de su asiento del cine y, muy posiblemente, puede hacer que alguien no quiera conducir con mucho tráfico durante un par de días. Este thriller de… Continue reading UNHINGED
UNHINGED
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Russell Crowe, the person, has been known to lose his temper quite infamously. So, it came as no surprise to me that he was cast in a movie about a furious and deranged villain who victimizes someone who crosses him in an unfavorable situation. Now, to… Continue reading UNHINGED
TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, who made a huge splash with his zombie flick Train To Busan, is back with a new installment, Peninsula. Yeon actually takes a page out of the career of zombie master George Romero and has created a sequel with different characters… Continue reading TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA
WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the novel of the same name by Julia Walton, director Thor Freudenthal’s and screenwriter Nick Naveda’s film adaptation offers a mostly moving portrait of a teen struggling with mental illness and the people who love him that are determined to see him persevere. Actor… Continue reading WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS
SPUTNIK
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From IFC Midnight comes what quite obviously is the Russian counterpart of Ridley Scott’s Alien. And even though that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it is a plot/concept homaged or blantantly stolen by several other movies. To its benefit, the filmmakers behind Sputnik offer some fresh… Continue reading SPUTNIK