Category: Reviews

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Searle, screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher and director Bill Condon craft a genuinely enthralling cinematic thriller which can boast superb performances by lead actors Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. As the movie progresses, a certain amount of transparency… Continue reading Review: THE GOOD LIAR

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Post-911, the C.I.A. with the permission of some key government leaders adopted an investigative strategy that involved the torture of potential witnesses and prisoners who may have had knowledge about the real villains behind the attacks. Though initially lauded for some progress, these methods became highly… Continue reading Review: THE REPORT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In our modern age of entertainment where audiences demand more substance and less objectification of female characters, it might seem like a tricky feat to pull of leading women that are smart, badass and sexy. However, a female filmmaker can almost certainly know how to achieve… Continue reading Review: CHARLIE’S ANGELS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) From French New Wave to “Mumblecore” there have been some great films that beautifully create and capture candid slice of life moments while seemingly effortlessly developing characters and putting forth some powerful narratives. Unfortunately, Frankie is not one of those movies. Writer/director Ira Sachs makes a… Continue reading Review: FRANKIE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) To this day, Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining remains as an icon piece of horror cinema. Though King has never liked Kubrick’s take on his story, the movie has certainly had an impact on horror cinema that even King cannot deny. In 2013,… Continue reading Review: DOCTOR SLEEP

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The bombing of Pearl Harbor certainly was such a shock to the U.S. government that forced their hands to get completely involved in World War II. However, the imperative and impactful Battle of Midway proved that America would not be completely defeated. The relevance of this… Continue reading Review: MIDWAY

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ The Terminator: Dark Fate feature film will be called a sequel, remake, reboot and on occasion, not necessary, but for die – hard and regular fans of the Terminator franchise, this is the film not to miss. Yes, there were some not so great films in the franchise after the… Continue reading Review: TERMINATOR: DARK FATE