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Review: FROZEN II

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Frozen II brings back an exceptional voice cast and does so with beautiful, vivid, animated CGI splendor.  The songs are spectacular although not quite as memorable as the first and the imagery ignites the senses. Staying true to the original’s themes of sisterhood and family, romance and comedy and action… Continue reading Review: FROZEN II

Screening Pass Giveaway: THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN

Source: 20th Century Fox TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to an advance screening of this movie in Austin, TX, scheduled for Thursday, August 1 at 7:00 p..m.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters!

Review: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star in ONCE UPON TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director Quentin Tarantino is back and with a movie that celebrates and honors one of his favorite subjects in his life and career–Hollywood. Now, as the veteran filmmaker faces his eventual retirement, it is absolutely appropriate and relevant that his new movie deal with the end… Continue reading Review: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Review: TOY STORY 4

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Everyone loves a good story, in particular, children and the child in all of us love Toy Story, and each of the subsequent sequels have continued to please young and old. Woody, of course, is back along with with Buzz and Jesse and all of the original toys. New characters,… Continue reading Review: TOY STORY 4

Review: THE FAREWELL

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) This particular movie feels a bit out of place amid all of the usual big Hollywood summer entries, but it proves to be a welcome breath of fresh air.  The Farewell is a smaller, more personal indie film which deals with true-to-life characters and immerses its… Continue reading Review: THE FAREWELL

Review: THE LION KING

By: Renee C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) After the murder of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones), a young prince, Simba (Daniel Glover), flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery (IMDB). The actors chosen to voice these characters perform wonderfully and their singing is great as well. Especially,… Continue reading Review: THE LION KING

Review: STUBER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Considering that I saw a work-in-progress version of the film at this year’s SXSW, I held back from writing a review until I saw the actual theatrical version. Well, as it turns out, both versions are pretty much identical. And that’s a good thing too because… Continue reading Review: STUBER

Review: MIDSOMMAR

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) After writer/director Ari Aster made a huge breakthrough last year with his near-perfect feature film debut, Hereditary, the talented horror auteur is back. Though strikingly different from his previous movie, Midsommar shows the filmmaker’s talents beautifully and is arguably one of the best horror films in… Continue reading Review: MIDSOMMAR