By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) The 19th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival began on Wednesday night at the Marchesa Hall & Theater with an outstanding film from the country of Peru. The film festival highlights the work of Latino and Native filmmakers from various parts of the world and… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 19 Review: MAGALLANES
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Review: THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Racial prejudice in and of itself holds back the progress of humanity on so many levels. It is an intrinsically human failure that has troubled the world throughout our history. It has been particularly tragic when prejudice obstructs the work of some of our most brilliant… Continue reading Review: THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY
Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) The Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008 with Iron Man has reached its thirteenth film with Captain America: Civil War. All numerical superstitions aside, thirteen happens to be much more than a charm for the MCU. Granted, this is mostly thanks to writers Christopher Markus,… Continue reading Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
By Laurie Coker Rating: A- The name Avengers makes us think of superheroes battling bad guys for the better of all human kind. What doesn’t typically come to mind is the idea of superheroes fighting each other. Batman versus Superman changed that, and now the Avengers are at each other’s throats verbally and physically in… Continue reading Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
SXSW Film 2016 Review: KEANU
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) What started out as a spoof of John Wick has gone on to become something a little different, but either way, the comedy duo Key and Peele have scored themselves a winner with their first feature film. On Saturday, March 12 at midnight, Keegan Michael Key… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: KEANU
Review: MOTHER’S DAY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Movie plots do not get any more predictable than this. Director Garry Marshall’s latest holiday film is more or less the same as his previous ones. People have real-life problems. Things get a bit stressful, with both comedic and dramatic results. People argue and fight, with… Continue reading Review: MOTHER’S DAY
SXSW Film 2016 Review: KEANU
By Laurie Coker Rating: B Comedic pair Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele take their unique form of comedy off cable TV and land on the big screen in an amusing story of a pair of cousins and one fateful weekend. Having ended their comedy series on Comedy Central, this dynamic duo makes their debut in… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: KEANU
Review: SING STREET
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In this day and age of cynicism, I often find it refreshing when a much needed breath of cinematic optimism comes along and is handsomely executed. Writer/director John Carney is one of those filmmakers who doesn’t seem completely jaded by the world and is a welcome… Continue reading Review: SING STREET
Review: COMPADRES
By Liz Lopez Rating: B On April 22nd, the bilingual feature film, Compadres, had a theatrical release in the United States and when it opened in Austin, it was not screened for all film critics. Pantelion Films may have allowed one critic to screen it for only one outlet locally, as far as I can… Continue reading Review: COMPADRES
SXSW Film 2016 Review: GREEN ROOM
By Liz Lopez Rating: A Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s third feature Green Room debuted at The Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes (2015) and subsequently, many of us who attended the 2015 Fantastic Fest here in Austin were also able to view this crime, horror thriller starring Patrick Stewart in any character you have seen in the recent… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: GREEN ROOM