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By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The stoner buddy comedy is a movie subgenre that has nearly been done to death. However, how many of these flicks have females as their lead protagonists? Well, as far as I know, there haven’t been any.  That is until now.  With Never Goin’ Back, writer/director/editor… Continue reading Review: NEVER GOIN’ BACK

By Liz Lopez Rating: A Director Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It is the almost unbelievable true story of a Colorado Springs black police detective, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington, “Ballers” TV series, “Malcolm X”) who conducted a risky undercover investigation that led to him ultimately being granted Ku… Continue reading Review: BLACKKKLANSMAN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From director Ken Marino (How to Be a Latin Lover) comes a comedy that has its share of charming and amusing moments, but suffers from the cliche tropes it inexplicably embraces.  Dog Days comes across as a strange hybrid of a movie which combines a sincere,… Continue reading Review: DOG DAYS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Unlike last year’s Goodbye Christopher Robin, which serves as a biopic for Winnie-the-Pooh creator A.A. Milne, this live-action/CGI Disney production is pure fantasy.  Acting as a sequel to all of the fictionalized Christopher Robin/Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this film examines what could happen when the title character is… Continue reading Review: CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

The Spy Who Dumped Me” Provides Action and Comedy with a Hint of Romance   By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ “The Spy Who Dumped Me” is fun from the start as viewers slowly learn about two 30 – something best friends who have known each other forever and remain friends despite having some radically different… Continue reading Review: THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME

By Renee’ C. Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong (IMDB). The usual IMF good guys are back; Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) and Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin). … Continue reading Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) For someone who barely watched the original Teen Titans animated series and never once watched the Teen Titans Go! series which inspired this movie, I found this animated film to be a joyfully fun experience.  Filled with intelligently written and executed hilarity, Teen Titans Go! To… Continue reading Review: TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After offering movie audiences an impressive Mission: Impossible installment with Rogue Nation, director Christopher McQuarrie returns to wow audiences with another breathtaking and incendiary film.  With Fall Out, McQuarrie, his writers, cast and crew set out to out-do their previous stellar work and succeed winingly.  The… Continue reading Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT