By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ In “Free Guy”, Ryan Reynolds’ character is a bank teller named Guy who lives in a world that doesn’t change day to day and that is because his world isn’t real. Guy is a video game character, but a non-playable one (known as an NPC, or “non-playable character”), which means… Continue reading Free Guy
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SCENES FROM AN EMPTY CHURCH
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The setting is New York City, 2020. The city has been locked down, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the pastor has passed away because of the virus, a Catholic church has shut its doors for the time being. Surviving priests Fathers Andrew (Kevin Corrigan) and… Continue reading SCENES FROM AN EMPTY CHURCH
THE SUICIDE SQUAD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) For anyone mostly unfamiliar with the career of James Gunn, the filmmaker began his career with the Troma movie Tromeo and Juliet. That might seem like a wild and weird place to start for the filmmaker who made the highly lovable Guardians of the Galaxy movies,… Continue reading THE SUICIDE SQUAD
ANNETTE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From French filmmaker Leos Carax and the musical duo Sparks, comes a most unique cinematic experience, and one that makes Carax’s English-language debut. Carax and the Sparks brothers have collaborated to make an artistically surreal movie musical that focuses on the relationship between two very different… Continue reading ANNETTE
WHAT WE LEFT UNFINISHED
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Whenever a lot of Americans think of cinema, they don’t automatically think of Afghanistan. To be fair, we don’t exactly have a lot of exposure to what their cinema has to offer. And at this point, we may never have the full experience ever. Afghanistan is… Continue reading WHAT WE LEFT UNFINISHED
Bentonville FF Critica de cine: At the Ready
Por Liz Lopez Rating: A La directora Maisie Crow (película anterior, Jackson, ganadora de un Emmy) es la directora y directora de fotografía del largometraje documental At the Ready, disponible para su visualización durante el Festival de Cine de Bentonville esta semana en la categoría de Largometrajes Documentales en Competencia. Crow destaca el programa de… Continue reading Bentonville FF Critica de cine: At the Ready
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: TVR’s First Time
By Mark Saldana For the very first time, True View Reviews will be covering the Fantasia Film Festival. The reason I say this is because this year’s Fantasia has gone virtual this year, and TVR’s Liz Lopez and myself could not resist the opportunity to review more movies. This year’s Canadian genre film festival has… Continue reading Fantasia Film Festival 2021: TVR’s First Time
Festival News: Fantasia International Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary Running Aug 5-25, 2021
By Liz Lopez The Fantasia International Film Festival will launch its 25th edition as a virtual event composed of screenings, panels, and workshops, August 5th to August 25th. The festival will be accessible across Canada, geo-locked to the country, and will maintain unique film admittance quantities in line with the cinema experience. In celebration of… Continue reading Festival News: Fantasia International Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary Running Aug 5-25, 2021
HOME ENT NEWS: Midnight in the Switchgrass
By Liz Lopez Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD), Lukas Haas (INCEPTION), and Colson Baker (BIRD BOX) in this gritty and intense crime-thriller directed by Randall Emmett and written by Alan Horsnail. The film is now… Continue reading HOME ENT NEWS: Midnight in the Switchgrass
Home entertainmet news: Luca on digital, 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD
By Liz Lopez Escape to the beautiful Italian seaside town of Portorosso when Disney and Pixar’s Luca is available on digital, 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD August 3rd. The release touts a variety of bonus features including never-before-seen featurettes, deleted scenes and two alternate openings. Film Synopsis Set in a seaside town on the… Continue reading Home entertainmet news: Luca on digital, 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD