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
Category: Reviews
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
THE GREEN KNIGHT
By: Renee’ C. Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) A fantasy re-telling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel) and the Green Knight (IMDB). Let me start by saying this film is visually stunning and Dev Patel gives a great performance as Sir Gawain. The problem is this film is way too long.… Continue reading THE GREEN KNIGHT
THE GREEN KNIGHT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Even though this film is based upon an Arthurian tale, it is very much an interpretation and adaptation by filmmaker David Lowery. The film director has taken this story and given it a truly incredible and artistic realization that feels very modern and timely, despite the… Continue reading THE GREEN KNIGHT
STILLWATER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) On the surface, the timing of this movie’s story seems totally wrong, given that it involves a white American supposedly wrongfully accused of a murder. What I mean is that there are so many people of color in America wrongfully under arrest, awaiting trial, or wrongfully… Continue reading STILLWATER
JUNGLE CRUISE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) If there is one thing that Disney’s Pirates of the Carribean has proven, it is the fact that Disney producers with the right creative filmmakers can turn a popular Disney park attraction into a highly entertaining and well-made movie. And that is exactly what Disney hopes… Continue reading JUNGLE CRUISE
JUNGLE CRUISE
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Following in the footsteps of successful franchises like “Pirates of the Caribbean”, Disney’s Jungle Cruise sails into theatres just before school starts, offering families a fun escape from the sweltering heat. Based on the popular Disney amusement park attraction, this CGI and action-packed adventure-comedy showers viewers with spectacle, special effects… Continue reading JUNGLE CRUISE
OLD
By Laurie Coker Rating: D+ It is easy to give director M. Night Shyamalan second (third, fourth …) chances. After all, he did blow our minds with “The 6th Sense” and entertain us with “Signs” and for some “Unbreakable”. Since then, however, his subsequent films are more whaaat? than wow. “Old”, the director’s latest venture… Continue reading OLD