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Review: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Classic video game bad-guy Ralph is back in the delightfully entertaining Ralph Breaks the Internet. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) race back into our hearts. Co-directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore stop at nothing to engage readers with… Continue reading Review: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: WIDOWS

Viola Davis stars in Twentieth Century Fox’s WIDOWS. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Steve McQueen, a filmmaker known for his bleak and powerful films Shame and Twelve Years A Slave, has a new film in theaters that shares his dark and cynical style, but still manages to be entertaining and empowering.  With Widows, McQueen takes on a heist… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: WIDOWS

Review: INSTANT FAMILY

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Considering that this movie comes from the director of Daddy’s Home and Daddy’s Home 2, I went into this screening with low expectations.  I just could not find much entertainment value in these two previous films by Sean Anders.  Regarding his latest entry, Instant Family, however,… Continue reading Review: INSTANT FAMILY

Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The Wizarding World saga continues with what is essentially its second chapter in the franchise.  This follow up to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them picks up months after the events of the previous film and attempts to delve into darker and more mature territory… Continue reading Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Review: WIDOWS

By Renee’ C. Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women, Viola Davis as Veronica, Michelle Rodriguez as Linda, Elizabeth Debecki as Alice and Cynthia Erivo as Belle, with nothing in common accept a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into… Continue reading Review: WIDOWS

Blu-Ray Giveaway: PIXAR SHORTS COLLECTION: VOLUME 3

Source: Disney Home Entertainment TVR is giving away two Blu-Ray copies to two randomly chosen winners.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter.  From Disney•Pixar and the creative minds who brought you The Incredibles, Finding Nemo and Toy Story comes the studio’s latest collection of delightful and inspiring animated stories – Pixar Shorts: Volume 3.  Thirteen shorts including… Continue reading Blu-Ray Giveaway: PIXAR SHORTS COLLECTION: VOLUME 3

Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

By Renee’ C. Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). Nevertheless, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has… Continue reading Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Review: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Ever since Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” franchise was released in the United States, the triology of Swedish films based on crime novels became some of my top favorite films featuring the Lisbeth Salander character from his novels. All three films feature Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist and Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth… Continue reading Review: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB

Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: OVERLORD

“Overlord” World War II Thriller Mixes Action, Mystery and Horror   By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ “Overlord” premiered at this year’s Fantastic Fest and judging by the audience in the theater I was in, the J.J. Abrams-produced feature film and directed by Julius Avery (“Son of a Gun”) sounded as if it was an overall… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: OVERLORD