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By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Two months after the Cannes Film Festival, the latest feature film written and directed by Woody Allen (Blue Jasmine) is Café Society, a romance drama with some humor mixed in to make for an enjoyable time at the cinema. Does it have a little bit of predictability with the love… Continue reading Review: CAFE SOCIETY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The latest film by writer/director Woody Allen is yet another love letter to his favorite era in the twentieth century–the 1930s.  In this charming romantic comedy Allen examines this golden age of Hollywood and juxtaposes this social scene with that of New York high society.  At… Continue reading Review: CAFE SOCIETY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) dodges a ruthless CIA official (Tommy Lee Jones) and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer (IMDB). This is the fifth installment of the Jason Bourne series spanning fourteen years.  All… Continue reading Review: JASON BOURNE

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father, Ben (Viggo Mortensen), devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent… Continue reading Review: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert (Kristin Wiig) and Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), and subway worker Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) band together to stop the otherworldly threat. Having an all-woman main cast for this remake is… Continue reading Review: GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Directors Ariel Schumann and Henry Joost, the filmmakers who examined online relations in the documentary Catfish, have adapted a very timely and relevant young adult novel with their feature film Nerve.  With so many people in the world fixated with their phones, mobile devices and computers,… Continue reading Review: NERVE

By Liz Lopez Rating: B In today’s world, if there is a need or desire for something, it is not long before someone develops a way to resolve or respond and present it via technology. “There is an app for that” is a frequent response you will hear from individuals who are tech savy and… Continue reading Review: NERVE