By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ When I first saw the trailer for the Welcome to the Blumhouse film Madres, I had an idea of what the story would include when Diana (Ariana Guerra, Five Feet Apart, Dumplin’) discovers items from the previous residents of the home on the ranch where she and her husband Beto… Continue reading MADRES
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Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: LAMB
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Anyone who has seen the trailer of this film should already know that they are in for a rather bizarre and unusual movie going into Lamb. Having seen the trailer and intrigued with what it offers, I simply could not resist the opportunity to experience the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: LAMB
VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Following the events of the first movie, journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) continues to struggle living with his symbiotic extraterrestrial Venom, whose nature is much more violent and predatory than he wants to be. Loosely based on the Marvel Comics story arc, Maximum Carnage, this new… Continue reading VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: WHO KILLED THE KLF?
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) If one comes to this documentary looking for all of the answers, well, that is not what you’re going to get. But, that is a testament to how enigmatic a musical “group” The KLF was and remains to this day. To the director’s credit, Who Killed… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: WHO KILLED THE KLF?
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House
By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ The Netflix original, There’s Someone Inside Your House, is a slasher film directed by Patrick Brice (Creep) from a screenplay by Henry Gayden, based on the novel by Stephanie Perkins. It’s set in present day of the fictional town of Osborne, Nebraska. Makani Young (Sydney Park, “The Walking Dead”) moved… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House
VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
By Laurie Coker Rating: C Campiness in a movie can be a great deal of fun, but overdone humor can wear thin pretty quickly. ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ spins with special effects and classy CGI, but falls short on story substance and dialogue. Director Andy Serkis delivers an impressive amount of “carnage,” and Tom… Continue reading VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- The HBO drama series “The Sopranos” was last seen in the final episode 14 years ago and now the highly anticipated movie prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, has arrived. The crime drama directed by Alan Taylor based on the script written by David Chase and Lawrence Konner is about… Continue reading THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK
NO TIME TO DIE
by Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) James Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology (IMDB). Even though the… Continue reading NO TIME TO DIE
OLD HENRY
By Laurie Coker Rating: A Old-school, gritty Westerns are challenging to come by, or so it seems, but ‘Old Henry,’ starring Tim Blake Nelson, comes as close to a true cowboy flick as any of late. Writer/director Potsy Ponciroli has created a slow-burn Western filled with twists and turns. The perfect vehicle for Nelson, ‘Old… Continue reading OLD HENRY
Fantastic Fest 2021: TITANE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined 2020’s Fantastic Fest to a small, totally virtual festival, Austin’s favorite genre film event is back with a vengance. And I say that because the festival officially opened with a tremendously dark and often disturbing body horror film that graphically and… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021: TITANE