Rating: B-/C+ The new crime thriller written and directed by John Swab (Body Brokers), Ida Red, may not be the most original in story, but I did find it entertaining and a good switch from the other films I was viewing virtually during the Fantasia International Film Festival. I have viewed many films that star… Continue reading Fantasia Film Review 2021: IDA RED
Author: Liz Lopez
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review/News: THE BETA TEST
Rating: B Jim Cummings is back as co-director and star in this pitch – black film biz satire. Cummings revels in the full spectrum of bad behavior, leaving you laughing and gasping in equal measure. Cummings stars as a married Hollywood agent who receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter. After deciding to… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review/News: THE BETA TEST
Austin Film Festival 2021 Review: SPENCER
Rating: B+ If you are not sure if you want to view Spencer because it is another film to talk about the late Princess Diana’s life, then know that Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (Jackie, Neruda) has not created a typical biopic about her. Instead, he has focused on a specific time in her life and… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2021 Review: SPENCER
Critica de Cine: ETERNALS
Rating: B- Los Eternos son seres sobrehumanos de otro planeta enviados al nuestro, hace 7000 años antes, desde un mundo llamado Olimpia por un dios cósmico llamado Arimesh, un Celestial, para defender a la humanidad de los monstruosos nombrados Deviants. Hicieron sus deberes y ayudaron con algunos avances tecnológicos durante su estancia. También se les… Continue reading Critica de Cine: ETERNALS
Austin Film Festival 2021 Critica De Cine: SPENCER
Rating: B+ Si no está seguro de querer ver a la cinta Spencer porque es otra película que habla sobre la vida de la difunta princesa Diana, entonces sepa que el cineasta chileno Pablo Larraín (Jackie, Neruda) no ha creado una película biográfica típica sobre ella. En cambio, se ha centrado en un momento específico… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2021 Critica De Cine: SPENCER
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN
Rating: A Benedict Cumberbatch produced the film and stars as Louis Wain, a late 19th and early 20th century English illustrator in the new Amazon Studios film “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.” I honestly did not really know what to expect when I quickly read a brief synopsis of the film about a man,… Continue reading THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN
Film Review and News: THE BIG BEND
Rating: B+ The Big Bend is the latest feature film from writer/director Brett Wagner (The Hidden, Chief) and it had the World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival. The premiere had a sold-out theater and probably the same for the second screening during the festival. It was so popular it was a Buzz Screening selection… Continue reading Film Review and News: THE BIG BEND
Fantastic Fest Film 2021 Review: DEAD & BEAUTIFUL
Rating: B – When someone mentions a vampire film, some horror fans will jump right in and be ready to watch, while others may think it is a tired theme. Dead & Beautiful is written and directed by David Verbeek (R U There, How to Describe a Cloud, Full Contact) and his story shows the audience what… Continue reading Fantastic Fest Film 2021 Review: DEAD & BEAUTIFUL
Critica de Cine Fantastic Fest 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Rating: A Last Night in Soho, dirigida por Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs.The World), es una película de terror psicológico que sigue a Ellie Turner (Thomasin McKenzie, JoJo Rabbit, Leave No Trace) que vive en el Londres actual y tambien se encuentra viviendo también en el vibrante Londres de los sesenta. Su realidad… Continue reading Critica de Cine Fantastic Fest 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
ANTLERS
Rating: B+ This is a horror film. Perhaps not so much because of the creature itself, but what the two elementary school aged boys endure in the film. It could give parents and/or grandparents nightmares. To be very honest, in the first five minutes of the film (or so) when I saw the younger child… Continue reading ANTLERS