Category: Reviews

By Liz Lopez Rating: B  Some people that enter the movie theater to see the “new” feature film, “The Predator,” were likely not born before the original “Predator” 1987 film hit theaters. It starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and his mission takes place in Central America. When filmmaker Shane Black was an actor in the mid -1980s,… Continue reading Review/Interview: THE PREDATOR

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) A SIMPLE FAVOR centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town (IMDB). Honestly, watching the trailer made me want to see this film because it seemed to… Continue reading Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Paul Feig, the comedic mind behind TV’s Freaks and Geeks and films Bridesmaids and Spy, makes his first entry in the mystery thriller genre and the results are fantastic. With A Simple Favor, Feig brings his comic talents to a story that even Hitchcock would… Continue reading Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) During the 1980s Detroit teen Richard Wershe, Jr. not only became a street hustler and drug dealer, he became the youngest FBI informant, all before the age of 16.  A new crime drama by director Yann Demange recreates these amazing events of Wershe’s life.  Though the… Continue reading Review: WHITE BOY RICK

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Behind every great man, stands either an equally great or even superior mate.  On the surface of this indie drama, that saying would appear to be the central theme.  However, as the film reveals, the saying can hold true whether or not said man is actually… Continue reading Review: THE WIFE

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Jennifer Garner brings a fiery intensity to her lead role in Peppermint, a film that also delivers some incendiary action sequences.  However, these positive elements are simply not enough to elevate this movie above the average revenge flick.  An undercooked script with underdeveloped characters keeps this… Continue reading Review: PEPPERMINT

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Inspired by the gothic novel by Sarah Waters, Academy Award nominated director Lenny Abrahamson (Room) has created a gloomy and occasionally eerie film that looks gorgeously dank and has plenty of mood to spare.  However, given all of its fine world building and aesthetic wickedness, the… Continue reading Review: THE LITTLE STRANGER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2014, directors Jonathan and Josh Baker released a short film titled Bag Man which further inspired the inventive filmmakers to do a feature film version of the story.  Four years later, the Bakers have returned with a finished product, an entertaining movie called Kin. Though… Continue reading Review: KIN

By Jan Hamilton Set in England, shortly after the Second World War, this movie is a combination of the British country manor drama and a scary movie, which are my favorite and least favorite movie categories, respectively. The film tells the story of young Dr. Faraday and his strange experiences with the Ayres family. Thirty… Continue reading Review: THE LITTLE STRANGER