Category: MAIN

Cine Las Americas 2022: CLARA SOLA

Wendy Chinchilla Araya is a first-time film actress in the title role of the feature film Clara Sola from director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. Araya gives a marvelous portrayal of a 40-year-old woman with physical challenges due to a back condition. She appears to be intellectually challenged as well, but that could be questioned given the… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 2022: CLARA SOLA

Critica de Cine para CLAIFF 2022: CLARA SOLA

Wendy Chinchilla Araya es una actriz debutante en el papel principal del largometraje Clara Sola de la directora Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. Araya da una maravillos interpretación de una mujer de 40 años con problemas físicos debido a una dolencia en la espalda. También parece tener problemas intelectuales, pero eso podría cuestionarse dadas las circunstancias en… Continue reading Critica de Cine para CLAIFF 2022: CLARA SOLA

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

Based on the short film of the same name by Dean Fleischer-Camp, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, is an absolute marvel and heartfelt examination of life in our world. Combining stop-motion animation and real-life backgrounds Fleischer-Camp and his crew tell the story of a sweet, optimistic, and irresitably lovable anthropomorphic seashell named Marcel, who… Continue reading MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

The Minions are back and are here to fill in a gap between their first prequel movie and the Despicable Me series that made them popular among some movie audiences. While I mostly enjoyed the first three Despicable Me films, and moderately liked the first Minions solo movie, I felt my usual sequel/prequel qualms going… Continue reading MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

LIGHTYEAR

While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source (IMDB). We are introduced to a new set of characters in the Toy Story genre. Most notably Chris Evans how voices this version of… Continue reading LIGHTYEAR

THE MAN FROM TORONTO

Kevin Hart is comedy gold, and he has to be one of the busiest actors in America. In The Man from Toronto, Hart is in his element, and playing against Woody Harrelson makes for some funny moments. Director Patrick Hughes makes the best of his actors, but the story, written by Robbie Fox and Chris… Continue reading THE MAN FROM TORONTO

THE BLACK PHONE

With creative partners Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill not able to see eye-to-eye with Marvel/Disney on their plans for the Doctor Strange sequel, the two filmmakers decided to do a simpler, smaller-scale horror movie. And I absolute believe that cinema is all the better for it. Not only did we get treated to a… Continue reading THE BLACK PHONE

ELVIS

Going into this movie I had my qualms. While I enjoyed most of what I saw in the official trailer of the film, I cringed when it came to Tom Hanks’ performance as Colonel Tom Parker. I was very much worried that his performance thoughout the film would totally tank this movie, and well, I… Continue reading ELVIS

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN

In the 1976 British Open Championship golf tournament, an amateur golf enthusiast managed to get accepted as a competitor and made history as the worst scoring golfer in the competition’s history. That man is none other than Maurice Flitcroft. Flitcroft, a shipyard crane-operator by trade, apparently wanted to pursue a new career as a professional… Continue reading THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN