By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Seeing movies at an Alamo Drafthouse theater is, at the very least, fun. In addition to the availability of delicious food and adult beverages, just about every movie has a fun pre-show, featuring viral videos and movie trailers somehow connected to the feature presentation. Just prior… Continue reading Review: CRIMINAL
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SXSW Film 2016 Review: MILES AHEAD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) To set one’s musical artist biopic apart from many others that have preceded it, is a difficult task for any filmmaker attempting an entry in the well-worn genre. Some films like Walk the Line, Get on Up, and Ray have managed to stand-out with superb performances… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: MILES AHEAD
Review: CITY OF GOLD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Jonathan Gold has two main passions in his life: food and writing about food. The Los Angeles based, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic lives to experience as much culinary delight as humanly possible in L.A. Though he can appreciate fine cuisine, he is not so snobby that… Continue reading Review: CITY OF GOLD
Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, the newest Disney version goes beyond what I imagined. I grew up with the original Disney animated cartoon, shared it with my son and then his children. Directed by Jon Favreau, the latest Jungle Book excites, engages and explores Kipling’s original themes with astonishing… Continue reading Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK
Screening Pass Giveaway: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR
Source: Universal Pictures TVR is giving readers a chance to win a complimentary pass to see a special advance screening on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. For a chance to win a pass (admit 2), send an e-mail to Trueviewreviews2@gmail.com and in the Subject line of your e-mail, please note “THE HUNTSMAN:WINTER’S WAR in Austin”. A limited… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR
SXSW Film 2016 Review: HUSH
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ There is plenty of home invasion horror films that I have seen during the several years that I have been writing about films and just when I think they can be predictable, another one arrives that leaves me a little bit unsettled when the story is tweaked a bit from… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: HUSH
SXSW Film 2016 Review: DEMOLITION
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Losing a loved one is not easy, and the grieving process is very different for each individual. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a cocky Wall Streeter, Davis Mitchell, married to Julia (Heather Lind) in his latest film, Demolition. At the beginning of the film, this couple is having what appears to… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: DEMOLITION
Movie Teaser Trailer: DOCTOR STRANGE
Source: Marvel Entertainment Synopsis Source: IMDb.com After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant and conceited surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil. Witness the power of the Sorcerer Supreme in the first teaser for Marvel’s ‘Doctor… Continue reading Movie Teaser Trailer: DOCTOR STRANGE
Movie News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE BRINGS ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS SUMMER
“Return of the Trilogy” roadshow program will take audiences back to a galaxy far, far away with triple-feature screenings at more than twenty locations nationwide Source: The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin, TX – Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – Alamo Drafthouse is so excited they could pull the ears off a gundark to announce they’ll be… Continue reading Movie News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE BRINGS ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS SUMMER
Review: THE BOSS
By Laurie Coker Rating: D Actress Melissa McCarthy churns out movies like a machine. Her talent for comedic timing is impeccable, but unfortunately, her choice of scripts, many written and directed by her husband Ben Falcone, leaves little to be desired in many cases. Foul language, filthy gags and silly pratfalls make for dull, dull… Continue reading Review: THE BOSS