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Cine Las Americas 20 Review: ME ESTAS MATANDO SUSANA

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) On Wednesday, May 3, Austin’s 20th annual, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival began with this hilarious relationship comedy from Mexico.  Every year, the film festival highlights mostly Spanish language films from Mexico, Spain, the United States, and nations of Latin America.  The festival also features… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 20 Review: ME ESTAS MATANDO SUSANA

Review: THE DINNER

By Laurie Coker Rating: D Writer-director Oren Moverman’s The Dinner starring Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, Rebecca Hall and Richard Gere starts nowhere and ends in precisely the same place. Touted as a drama, mystery, suspense film, it is none of the above. Instead, it is a dark, muddled mess of nonsense and dysfunction. Based on… Continue reading Review: THE DINNER

Movie Trailer: IT COMES AT NIGHT

NEW TRAILER FOR IT COMES AT NIGHT DROPS AFTER A SURPRISE WORLD PREMIERE AT THE OVERLOOK FILM FESTIVAL Source: A24 A new horror film from acclaimed filmmaker Trey Edward Shults. Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, and Christopher Abbott star in IT COMES AT NIGHT. June 9th.  Shults’ highly anticipated horror-thriller stunned critics at a secret screening… Continue reading Movie Trailer: IT COMES AT NIGHT

Movie Trailer: THE DARK TOWER

Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen.  The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE DARK TOWER

Movie Trailer: THE BIG SICK

Sources: Lionsgate, Amazon Studios Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, THE BIG SICK tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Zoe Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE BIG SICK

Review: THE CIRCLE

By Laurie Coker Rating: D When a film doesn’t screen for press, red flags fly. The Circle starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson did not, at least not in Austin. It is not difficult to understand why. Riding on the heels of Beauty and the Beast, Watson even coupled with Hanks is given little with… Continue reading Review: THE CIRCLE