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By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After a rather disappointing TMNT reboot in 2014, producer Michael Bay is back with a Ninja Turtle sequel that is actually better than the first installment.  Even though the writing has improved, it still has some dumb moments and failed attempts at humor, but is not… Continue reading Review: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Former SNL comedy troupe The Lonely Island has made a music mockumentary and the results are hilarious.  The trio consisting of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone have taken on pop star documentaries like Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, but also incorporate some of the expected… Continue reading Review: POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From 1999 to 2011, Anthony Weiner made a name for himself as a brash and bold Democrat U.S. Representative for New York.  During his terms, he challenged his conservative Republican opponents on many key issues and often did so quite loudly.  In 2011, Weiner made the… Continue reading Review: WEINER

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The usual characters are back in this latest installment of the X-Men franchise. The actors chosen to portray the main characters in first few films were well chosen.  However, the more recent selection of younger actors to portray the same characters has given a new life to… Continue reading Review: X-MEN APOCALYPSE

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- I had heard and read that Oscar Isaac is in X-Men: Apocalypse (as the mega-mutant Apocalypse), and my anticipation to view the film was high. I thought I would enjoy the entire film, following the previous X-Men: Days of Future Past, but I did not walk out of the theater… Continue reading Review: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This joyful, inspiring, and poignant sports documentary tells the story of a little horse that could and did, at least for a little while.  In South Wales, a small town bar employee decides that she wants to breed a horse intended for grooming and training for… Continue reading Review: DARK HORSE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Though visually imaginative and colorful, Disney’s 2010 live action/CGI version of Alice in Wonderland doesn’t really have much of a story.  To be perfectly honest, I had to re-watch the film a few days ago because I seriously did not remember much about that film other… Continue reading Review: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS