By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) After being underwhelmed by The Purge, and pleasantly surprised with the improved, but still problematic The Purge: Anarchy, I now get to review the next chapter in the Purge franchise. Writer/director James DeMonaco is back with another installment in his subversive series of violence and destruction.… Continue reading Review: THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR
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Review: SWISS ARMY MAN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Infamously known as the “farting corpse movie,” Swiss Army Man, all flatulence aside, is probably the most bizarre and most unique film of the year (so far). At the same time, this movie might also be the most imaginative and heartwarming fantasy film of the year.… Continue reading Review: SWISS ARMY MAN
Movie Trailer: MORGAN
Source: 20th Century Fox A corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent “human,” who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.
Movie Teaser Trailer: AMERICAN PASTORAL
Source: Lionsgate Movies Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Philip Roth novel, AMERICAN PASTORAL follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s. Ewan McGregor (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Beginners) makes his directorial debut and stars as Seymour “Swede” Levov, a once legendary high school athlete who is now… Continue reading Movie Teaser Trailer: AMERICAN PASTORAL
Television News: QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Premiered on USA Network June 23rd
By Liz Lopez Source: Fox 21 Television Studios, USA Network Queen of the South tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza, a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. In the process, she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to… Continue reading Television News: QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Premiered on USA Network June 23rd
Movie Trailer: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL
Source: Universal Pictures It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one. In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt… Continue reading Movie Trailer: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL
Movie Trailer: INFERNO
Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment Academy Award® winner Ron Howard returns to direct the latest bestseller in Dan Brown’s (Da Vinci Code) billion-dollar Robert Langdon series, Inferno, which finds the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital… Continue reading Movie Trailer: INFERNO
Movie Trailer: MECHANIC: RESURRECTION
Source: Lionsgate Movies Arthur Bishop [Jason Statham] returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 action thriller. When the deceitful actions of a cunning but beautiful woman [Jessica Alba] force him to return to the life he left behind, Bishop’s life is once again in danger as he has to complete an impossible… Continue reading Movie Trailer: MECHANIC: RESURRECTION
Review: THE FREE STATE OF JONES
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The true story of Southern revolutionary Newton Knight is a fascinating one. Knight’s life and work was definitely ahead of its time, as he did more for race relations during that era, than any politician could. His actions would have both positive and negative results for… Continue reading Review: THE FREE STATE OF JONES
Review: THE NEON DEMON
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After receiving universal acclaim with 2011’s Drive and discordant responses for 2013’s Only God Forgives, Danish writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn is back in theaters with another film that has already polarized audiences and critics. Refn’s The Neon Demon takes a story similar to All About Eve… Continue reading Review: THE NEON DEMON