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By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently best known as the creative mind and lead performer behind the critically acclaimed musical Hamilton. However, before he achieved accolades and massive success with his historically-inspired musical, Miranda did receive some respect and adoration for his stage musical adaptation, In The… Continue reading IN THE HEIGHTS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Underdog stories can be a wonderful source of joy and inspiration, but they can also fulfill that human need to feel good. And though this movie has a lovable and winning story inspiring it, the film falls and mostly fails due to cliche story telling and… Continue reading 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the novel, The Jewish Dog, by author Asher Kravitz, writer/director Lynn Roth adapts this remarkable, fictional story about a loving and loyal German shepherd caught up in the midst of World War II and the holocaust. Roth takes the audience on a dog’s often… Continue reading SHEPHERD: THE STORY OF A JEWISH DOG

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2018 John Krasinski’s fantastic horror/science fiction thriller, A Quiet Place, opened that year’s SXSW Film Festival and wowed its audiences at a packed Paramount Theater. That night, I was completely wowed, and was sold on the idea that Krasinsky is not only a talented actor,… Continue reading A QUIET PLACE PART II

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Going into this movie, I didn’t know what to think. 1961’s 101 Dalmations definitely had an impact on my childhood when I first saw it during a re-release during the 1970s. However, the live-action remakes that were released decades later left me rather flat. Well, my… Continue reading CRUELLA