Category: Reviews

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director Quentin Tarantino is back and with a movie that celebrates and honors one of his favorite subjects in his life and career–Hollywood. Now, as the veteran filmmaker faces his eventual retirement, it is absolutely appropriate and relevant that his new movie deal with the end… Continue reading Review: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Everyone loves a good story, in particular, children and the child in all of us love Toy Story, and each of the subsequent sequels have continued to please young and old. Woody, of course, is back along with with Buzz and Jesse and all of the original toys. New characters,… Continue reading Review: TOY STORY 4

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) This particular movie feels a bit out of place amid all of the usual big Hollywood summer entries, but it proves to be a welcome breath of fresh air.  The Farewell is a smaller, more personal indie film which deals with true-to-life characters and immerses its… Continue reading Review: THE FAREWELL

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The dust,  mixed reviews and responses to Disney’s Aladdin remake haven’t even had enough time to settle yet, and the studio is back with yet another redo.  This time Disney and director Jon Favreau have taken the Lion King story and have given it a photo… Continue reading Review: THE LION KING (2019)

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Considering that I saw a work-in-progress version of the film at this year’s SXSW, I held back from writing a review until I saw the actual theatrical version. Well, as it turns out, both versions are pretty much identical. And that’s a good thing too because… Continue reading Review: STUBER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) After writer/director Ari Aster made a huge breakthrough last year with his near-perfect feature film debut, Hereditary, the talented horror auteur is back. Though strikingly different from his previous movie, Midsommar shows the filmmaker’s talents beautifully and is arguably one of the best horror films in… Continue reading Review: MIDSOMMAR

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In just four MCU films, Peter Parker/Spider-Man has been through a lot. That is a bit of an understatement, considering that the hero’s ages in this movie’s universe has ranged between fifteen and sixteen. Queen’s beloved wall crawler just wants to go home and enjoy some… Continue reading Review: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) “All you need is love. Love is all you need.” Simply, but beautifully put, these lyrics from one of The Beatles’ more beloved songs may as well have been the legendary band’s credo. It is most definitely the key theme of this film which delivers a… Continue reading Review: YESTERDAY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Even though Disney/Pixar could have ended a successful franchise with a trilogy, they opted to make it a quadrilogy, and the results aren’t actually bad. The latest installment in the Toy Story saga shows a tremendous amount of love for its characters and stories; though I… Continue reading Review: TOY STORY 4