Review: SAFE HAVEN

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

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 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