Review: PAWN SACRIFICE

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Whether or not you are a fan of, or play chess, director/producer Edward Zwick’s feature film about American chess legend Bobby Fischer- Pawn Sacrifice – is definitely a film to watch. It is so much more than watching people play the game. Although Steven Knight’s screenplay does not delve heavily… Continue reading Review: PAWN SACRIFICE

Review: THE INTERN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Written and directed by Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated, The Holiday), The Intern initially struck me as a sappy, overly saccharine movie attempting to make women cry and some men cringe in their seats.  Well, at least that was my impression of the promos I had seen… Continue reading Review: THE INTERN

Review: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Maybe Adam Sandler is better suited for children’s movies.  Well, I have to say his work in family animated  fare works a hell of a lot better than his attempts at raucous comedy.  Sandle co-writing with Robert Smigel and having Genndy Tartakovski return to direct proves… Continue reading Review: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2

Movie Trailer: THE BIG SHORT

Sources: Paramount Pictures & Regency Pictures When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea:  The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.    Based on the… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE BIG SHORT

Blu-Ray/DVD Release: GOTHAM: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

OWN IT NOW ON BLU-RAY, DVD & DIGITAL HD   Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment BURBANK, CA  – With an average of 9.6 million viewers per week, Gotham has captured and held the attention of audiences since the premiere episode which delivered FOX’s highest-rated fall drama debut in 14 years with Adults 18–49. Before the series returns… Continue reading Blu-Ray/DVD Release: GOTHAM: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

Review: EVEREST

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Reaching the top of earth’s highest mountain is a challenge that endangers the life of anyone who attempts it.  Several people have achieved this goal and lived to tell about it.  Others have either died trying or succeeded, but didn’t survive the climb down.   In… Continue reading Review: EVEREST

Review: BLACK MASS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After a few movie misteps (The Lone Ranger, Transcendence, Mortdecai), Johnny Depp is back in top form and is “badder” than ever.  Based on the true story of Boston criminal James “Whitey” Bulger, Black Mass will definitely please fans of the gangster genre and will certainly… Continue reading Review: BLACK MASS

Movie Trailer: JUNGLE BOOK

Source: Walt Disney Studios Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, “The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome… Continue reading Movie Trailer: JUNGLE BOOK