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By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) From Disney/Pixar comes this magical movie that not only delivers laughs and entertainment galore, but also offers a deep and thoughtful reflection of life, death, and the true value of human life. Writer/director Pete Docter and co-writers Mike Jones and Kemp Powers have crafted another animated… Continue reading SOUL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Filmmaker Patty Jenkins and actor Gal Gadot are back and they have arrived at a time when hope, love, and heroism are exactly what people are needing from movies. With 2020 being the dumpster fire it is, a movie like Wonder Woman 1984 is exactly what… Continue reading WONDER WOMAN 1984

By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ Tom Hank’s News of the World blends relevant themes, rich storytelling, and remarkable characters into an awe-inspiring Western for the ages. Written by director Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies from Paulette Jiles’s novel, News of the World demonstrates what true storytelling can provide in more ways than one. There are… Continue reading NEWS OF THE WORLD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As a kid, teen, or even college student, I was never all that into “Roots Music.” I would later discover this genre and fall in love with it through a film. That film is Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz. Now for those unfamiliar with the movie,… Continue reading IT WAS THE MUSIC

By Liz Lopez Rating: A Many of us have heard of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as the last film performance by the late Chadwick Boseman and have highly anticipated it. The new Netflix film is directed by George C. Wolfe based on the acclaimed play by August Wilson, adapted by film and television series actor,… Continue reading MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) When I signed up to review this film, I had the strong feeling that I had selected a disastrous disaster film. What I mean by disastrous is that I just had a bad feeling that this would be another horrendous overindulgent spectacle of bad CG destruction… Continue reading GREENLAND

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Both writer David Loughery and director Deon Taylor seem to enjoy making thriller flicks about psychotic obsessives, as this film isn’t their first rodeo. Last year, the filmmaking duo made the fun melodramatic thriller The Intruder. Now granted, both The Intruder and their latest collaboration, Fatale,… Continue reading FATALE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Now available on Amazon Prime Video is a noir thriller that definitely had me on the edge of my seat with that utterly nervous feeling in my tummy. Actress Rachel Brosnahan shines brightly as a confused and frightened woman on the run with her child in… Continue reading I’M YOUR WOMAN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Wander Darkly, in more ways than one, is an apt title for this film. For audiences, the film can feel like wandering around in the dark, looking for light and clarity. Writer/director Tara Miele disorients her audience quite effectively and often frustratingly. The journey does eventually… Continue reading WANDER DARKLY