Author: Mark Saldana

Critica De Cine: THE OLD WAYS

Por Liz Lopez Rating:B+ Ha habido varios esfuerzos cinematográficos de terror para transmitir aspectos de la cultura mexicana cuando se trata de rituales de curación, a menudo etiquetados como brujería por personas que no están familiarizadas con la cultura y / o cómo se curan algunas enfermedades antes de que la medicina moderna de Occidente… Continue reading Critica De Cine: THE OLD WAYS

Sitges Film Festival Review: THE OLD WAYS

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ There have been several horror cinematic efforts to convey aspects of the Mexican culture when it comes to rituals for healing, often labeled as witchcraft by individuals who are not familiar with the culture and/or how some maladies are cured before modern medicine of the West was introduced.  Some scripts… Continue reading Sitges Film Festival Review: THE OLD WAYS

BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Fourteen years later, actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has returned as his most famous/infamous character, the often beloved, sometimes hated journalist from Kazakhstan named Borat. Call it serendipity or perfect timing, but Borat has returned to America at a crazy time. Going into this mockumentary, my obvious… Continue reading BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

A Celebration of Fantastic Fest 2020 Review: TEDDY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Even though I began my virtual festival a day early with a screener, the actual virtual fest began the following night with a beastly opener from France. Every Fantastic Fest has a central theme, and usually the festival highlights and celebrates the films of a particular… Continue reading A Celebration of Fantastic Fest 2020 Review: TEDDY

A Celebration of Fantastic Fest 2020: LAUGHTER

By Mark Saldana Rating 4 (Out of 4 Stars) This French Canadian entry is not what one might expect from Fantastic Fest, and I do sincerely mean that in the best possible way. Don’t get me completely wrong. I absolutely relish the popcorn horror flicks and entertaining, comedic thrillers and action movies, but this movie… Continue reading A Celebration of Fantastic Fest 2020: LAUGHTER

THE DEVIL HAS A NAME

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ The Devil Has a Name” is a fictionalized drama of true events in California. News in recent years have shed light on the practice of oil companies dumping toxic wastewater into vital waterways and director and Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos’ latest feature the Central Valley’s water contamination, based on… Continue reading THE DEVIL HAS A NAME

THE WAR WITH GRANDPA

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the children’s novel of the same name, The War With Grandpa is a fun and amiable movie for the whole family to enjoy. The film focusses on two vastly different generations, each with their own problems, but with one thing in common. Both parties… Continue reading THE WAR WITH GRANDPA