By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2014, directors Jonathan and Josh Baker released a short film titled Bag Man which further inspired the inventive filmmakers to do a feature film version of the story. Four years later, the Bakers have returned with a finished product, an entertaining movie called Kin. Though… Continue reading Review: KIN
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Review: THE LITTLE STRANGER
By Jan Hamilton Set in England, shortly after the Second World War, this movie is a combination of the British country manor drama and a scary movie, which are my favorite and least favorite movie categories, respectively. The film tells the story of young Dr. Faraday and his strange experiences with the Ayres family. Thirty… Continue reading Review: THE LITTLE STRANGER
Review: SEARCHING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Now that smart phones, computers, internet and social media play such large roles in most people’s lives, it was only a matter of time before movies would follow suit. The Blumhouse horror features Unfriended and Unfriended: Dark Web have both attempted to use electronic media in… Continue reading Review: SEARCHING
Screening Pass Giveaway: PEPPERMINT
Source: STX Entertainment TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Wednesday, September 5 at 7:30 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: PUZZLE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) While there have been several films where an underappreciated and taken-for-granted housewife finds an escape from her usual rut, this particular film definitely has some strong assets in its stars Kelly Macdonald and Irrfan Khan. The two talented and charming actors share an enjoyably awkward chemistry… Continue reading Review: PUZZLE
Reviews: THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Brian Henson, son of late Muppet creator Jim Henson, comes a movie which attempts to entertain adult audiences with raunch, shock and awe, but ultimately falls flat. The Happytime Murders takes puppet characters similar to Jim Henson’s Muppets and places them in adult scenarios of… Continue reading Reviews: THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS
Fantastic Fest News: FANTASTIC FEST 2018 ANNOUNCES EPIC SECOND WAVE OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDING ITS OPENING NIGHT FILM, THE UPCOMING HALLOWEEN, WITH THE LEGENDARY JAMIE LEE CURTIS IN ATTENDANCE
Several new exciting World Premieres are also unveiled in the next wave, along with highly anticipated screenings of CLIMAX, HOLD THE DARK, BORDER, TUMBBAD… plus much more! September 20 – 27, 2018 – Austin, TX Sources: Fantastic Fest/ The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Blasting off the festival in its 14th year will be the U.S.… Continue reading Fantastic Fest News: FANTASTIC FEST 2018 ANNOUNCES EPIC SECOND WAVE OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDING ITS OPENING NIGHT FILM, THE UPCOMING HALLOWEEN, WITH THE LEGENDARY JAMIE LEE CURTIS IN ATTENDANCE
Austin Film Festival 2018: The First Wave of Films Announcement
Source: AFF Here are the first wave of films to be included in the 25thAnniversary Celebration this October 25 to November 1. THE BLACK STRING World Premiere Writers: Brian Hanson, Richard Handley Director: Brian Hanson Starring: Frankie Muniz, Cullen Douglas, Chelsea Edmundson When a lonely 7-11 clerk has sex with a mysterious woman, his world begins… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018: The First Wave of Films Announcement
Review: MILE 22
By Laurie Coker Rating: D+ Mark Wahlberg looks great, but his latest film, Mile 22 is little more than action, death, and mayhem held together by a thin transparent string of a story. Peter Berg, the director of Lone Survivor, helms this violent, sometimes intense fiasco. Wahlberg does his thing, but it simply isn’t enough.… Continue reading Review: MILE 22
Review: ALPHA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) With gorgeous visuals and beautiful and poignant beats, Albert Hughes’s sentimental film, which offers a fictionalized depiction of humanity’s first relationship with dogs, is sure to become a moderate crowd-pleaser. Though the movie does have its magical moments, it does run a little too long by… Continue reading Review: ALPHA