Author: Mark Saldana

Review: THE PHOTOGRAPH

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) To coincide with Valentine’s Day weekend, Universal Pictures is hoping that their newest release will fill theaters for THE date night of the year. The Photograph does actually make for an interesting film. It features a compelling story that intertwines two romances–one of the past and… Continue reading Review: THE PHOTOGRAPH

Review: DOWNHILL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2014, the Swedish comedic drama Force Majeure earned a well-deserved critical acclaim. The film delivers a a subtle and and moderately paced bulid up of tension and awkwardness, as audiences witness marriage in crisis that gets catalyzed by a supposed near-death experience. The film can… Continue reading Review: DOWNHILL

Critica De Cine: DOWNHILL

Por Liz Lopez Rating C+  Will Ferrell y Julia Louis-Dreyfus protagonizan su nueva película Downhill, una nueva versión de Hollywood del drama “Force Majeure” de 2014 del realizador sueco Ruben Östlund. No todos los remakes de películas son muy positivos, pero tenía alguna esperanza para este con el talento de Louis-Dreyfus tanto en comedia como… Continue reading Critica De Cine: DOWNHILL

Review: AFTER PARKLAND

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) For one night only, over 100 cities in the U.S. will screen the poignant and powerful documentary After Parkland to commemorate the second anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Austin, Texas will be one of those cities screening the film in order to… Continue reading Review: AFTER PARKLAND

Review: BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After receiving mixed critical and public reactions to some of their films, particularly Suicide Squad, Warner Bros’s DCEU has gone into clean-up/rebuilding mode. This new strategy hopes to capitalize on the strengths of their otherwise problematic previous entries and build on them without completely ignoring and… Continue reading Review: BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

Critica De Cine: BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- Para cualquiera persona que no haya visto la película “Suicide Squad” con Will Smith (protagonista) y Margot Robbie (robando escenas) como Harley Quinn, puede ser buen idea ver esta cinta para ponerse al día con la vida de Harley, pero no es totalmente necesario. En “Birds of Prey”, la guionista… Continue reading Critica De Cine: BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

Review: GRETEL & HANSEL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The Grimm fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel, has inpired multiple adaptations in various media. Often comedic or juvenile, most film adaptations have failed to explore the dark undertones that the Brothers Grimm brought to their bewitching story. Writer/director Oz Perkins and co-writer Rob Hayes have made… Continue reading Review: GRETEL & HANSEL

Critica De Cine: THE RHYTHM SECTION

Por Liz Lopez Rating B- Para cualquiera que haya leído las novelas de Mark Burnell sobre el personaje Stephanie Patrick, ya conocen la historia y el resultado de esta película. Burnell ha adaptado una de sus novelas para la pantalla y está dirigida por Reed Morano (“The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Meadowland” y “I Think We’ll Alone… Continue reading Critica De Cine: THE RHYTHM SECTION

Austin Local Theater News: ZACH Theatre’s production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Available thru March 8th

By Liz Lopez Rating A ZACH Theatre’s production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, part of ZACH ‘s Moody Foundation Family Series, is created by Jonathan Rockefeller and based on Eric Carle’s books. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show stars both an adult and student cast of puppeteers playing at The Kleberg at ZACH through March… Continue reading Austin Local Theater News: ZACH Theatre’s production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Available thru March 8th