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Review: THE PRODIGY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) As far as “evil child” horror films go, The Prodigy is definitely not the smartest or most original; however, it does have an inventive spin on a possession story and has a genuinely creepy performance by Jackson Robert Scott who portrays the title character. There honesty isn’t… Continue reading Review: THE PRODIGY

Austin Art News: Liliana Wilson is the Featured Artist at the Monthly Series Speaker Series

By Liz Lopez The Serie Project continues with the monthly Speaker Series featuring local Austin artists from the print collection at Coronado Studio that continues monthly through May 2019. Artists who have created work for the Serie Project serigraphy print collection established by the late Sam Coronado participate in monthly informal community conversations regarding their… Continue reading Austin Art News: Liliana Wilson is the Featured Artist at the Monthly Series Speaker Series

Review: CAPERNAUM

By Jan Hamilton Capernaum means chaos in Lebanese, and our movie is a perfect representation of the word, but it is not without humanity, goodness and hope. We first see Zain, a small twelve year old boy, in court.  The judge asks why Zain wants to sue his parents, he says “Because they gave me… Continue reading Review: CAPERNAUM

Music News: La Gypsy (Pilar Andújar) to perform in Austin for her first album, “Andró”

By Liz Lopez Pilar Andújar, well known to her Austin and international fans for her talent as a flamenco dancer and vocalist, has arrived in town from Spain as part of her U. S. tour that started January 30th through March 6th for her first album, “Andró,” released as La Gypsy. Andró means “on my… Continue reading Music News: La Gypsy (Pilar Andújar) to perform in Austin for her first album, “Andró”

Review: MISS BALA

Gina Rodriguez Stands Out in the Drama “Miss Bala’’ By Liz Lopez Rating B Actress Gina Rodriguez has shown audiences what work she is capable of in both drama and comedy productions, as noted in her performances in “Annihilation (2018),” “Jane the Virgin” TV series (2014), and “Filly Brown (2012),” among her other work to… Continue reading Review: MISS BALA

Review: THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) There are war documentaries and there is Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old. Though other war documentaries often include footage from other sources, Jackson’s movie almost solely consists of material from the Imperial War Museum’s archives. Jackson molds, shapes and restores to tell some very… Continue reading Review: THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD

Iranian Film Festival NY 2019 Review: PIG

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From writer/director Mani Haghighi comes this often hilarious and surreal satire that pulls few punches when it comes to social commentary and the very human obsession with fame.  I was somewhat taken aback with this film which presents some seriously violent content, but seems to ably spin… Continue reading Iranian Film Festival NY 2019 Review: PIG

Review: COLD WAR

By Liz Lopez Rating A   Pawel Pawlikowski (the Polish auteur of the 2015 Oscar-winning “Ida”) returns with the black-and-white film, “Cold War” (original title: “Zimna wojna”), that was competing in the Cannes Film Festival last May. Director Pawlikowski co-wrote the screenplay with Janusz Glowacki and the collaboration of Piotr Borkowski. Pawlikowski’s jazz-infused romantic drama received… Continue reading Review: COLD WAR

Review: STAN & OLLIE

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By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From the 1920s through the 1930s, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were a popular and thusly, highly successful comedy duo making high profile Hollywood movies. Their film career as a pair would eventually get derailed by personal differences, the changing state of the business, and the… Continue reading Review: STAN & OLLIE