By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Valentine’s Day has arrived. Couples after a romantic dinner often want to cuddle to a film on this special day celebrating love. Depending on one’s taste in movies, the options this week consist of teenage wiccan romance in Beautiful Creatures, intense action and violence in A… Continue reading Review: SAFE HAVEN
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Review: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Horror-lite for teens seems to dominate at the box office now. Following the success of the Twilight saga, the imitators have arrived trying to cash on this genre as well. Two weeks ago, the zom-rom-com, Warm Bodies, opened and this week (February 14), the wiccan version… Continue reading Review: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Review: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
By Laurie Coker Rating: F+ Not since the original Die Hard have any of its sequels measured up, and frankly, they have gotten progressively worse with each installment. Proof lies in the abysmal A Good Day to Die Hard, in which Bruce Willis reprises his role as the daredevil John McClane. Director John Moore certainly… Continue reading Review: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
Review: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
By Laurie Coker Rating: C- There is no limit on teen romance novels and films these days. I used to eat up books about teen love in my youth, but I have no recollection of such stories including vampires, zombies, and witches. The market for such dribble must be huge, because authors and filmmakers are… Continue reading Review: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Review: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Having so many mixed feelings regarding a film makes for a difficult review. A self analysis of the most dominant feeling, the emotion within me that stands out the most after a film helps. After leaving the fifth installment of the Die Hard franchise, the word… Continue reading Review: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
Review: SAFE HAVEN
By Laurie Coker Rating: C- My preference in reading lies in mystery novels and not sappy, heart-wrenching, tortured romance, like those written by Nicholas Sparks, so his latest film, with which he is highly involved, Safe Haven, didn’t have me rushing to the screening. In fairness, I have enjoyed some of his films in the… Continue reading Review: SAFE HAVEN
Review: IDENTITY THIEF
By Laurie Coker Rating: D- I do not like stupid, trashy comedy. I do, however enjoy intelligent, tasteless humor. Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, unfortunately, lacks intelligent, and frankly, even these exceptional comedic actors can’t save a tired road trip tale. With only the occasional laugh, and I mean OCCASIONAL, director Seth… Continue reading Review: IDENTITY THIEF
Review: SIDE EFFECTS
By Laurie Coker Rating: B I like a good mystery, thriller – one that maintains my interest and keeps me guessing. Side Effects, starring Jude Law, Rooney Mara and Catherine Zeta-Jones, provides just enough excitement to satisfy. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Side Effects appears to be a movie that aims to make people see and… Continue reading Review: SIDE EFFECTS
Review: SIDE EFFECTS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Steven Soderbergh might be Hollywood’s most versatile filmmaker. With over twenty feature films on his resume, spanning multiple genres, Soderbergh plans to retire soon. Following the release of his latest theatrical feature Side Effects, the director will finish post-production work on his television movie Behind the… Continue reading Review: SIDE EFFECTS
Review: IDENTITY THIEF
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Midnight Run and Planes, Trains & Automobiles are two movies which got it right. More recently, Due Date and Identity Thief both fail in their attempts. Road trip movies, where either enemies bond and become friends or opposites attract, go way back in cinematic history. The… Continue reading Review: IDENTITY THIEF