Category: Reviews

Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: BOY ERASED

BOY_02597_R5 Lucas Hedges stars as Jared and Nicole Kidman as his mother Nancy in Joel Edgerton’s BOY ERASED, a Focus Features release.

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Before Garrard Conley started his career as an acclaimed writer, he lived a rather simple life in Arkansas with his loving parents.  His parents have a traditional marriage with his mother working as a hairdresser and his father working as a car salesman while also serving… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: BOY ERASED

Review: A PRIVATE WAR

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From 1985 until 2002, American journalist Marie Colvin risked her life on a regular basis, working as a foreign affairs and war correspondent for British newspaper, The Sunday Times.  During her tenure at the paper, Colvin would interview Muammar Gaddafi and cover multiple conflicts in the… Continue reading Review: A PRIVATE WAR

Review: DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.” Those immortal lyrics will be forever sung every holiday season.  Since 1957, when Dr. Seuss published his story, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, this beloved/reviled sourpuss character would eventually become a Christmas icon.  This fate was sealed when animation filmmakers… Continue reading Review: DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH

Austin Film Festival 2018 Review/Interview: ORIGINAL SIN (PECADO ORIGINAL)

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- “Original Sin” (“Pecado Original”) had its Texas premiere at the 25th Annual Austin Film Festival in competition in the Comedy Vanguard category. Director/Writer: Jean Lee presents her feature directorial debut, “Original Sin” (“Pecado Original”) and stars an international cast, including Maia Nikiphoroff, an up-and-coming star from Paraguay, alongside costars Alejandro… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review/Interview: ORIGINAL SIN (PECADO ORIGINAL)

Review: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After director Bryan Singer’s firing from this project went public, it seemed as if the future of this film was in jeopardy.  A lot of the movie had already been filmed, but producers had to act quickly if they wanted to see it completed.  Thankfully, actor/director… Continue reading Review: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: EMPATHY, INC.

By Liz Lopez Rating: B Empathy Inc. screened as part of The Austin Film Festival at The Alamo Drafthouse Village on October 27th as it made a Texas Premiere. I am absolutely glad that I was able to catch the film in the theater to get the full experience of this Sci-Fi thriller. When the film… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: EMPATHY, INC.

Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: CARE TO LAUGH

AARP Studios Presents “Care to Laugh” Documentary about Comedian Jesus Trejo By Liz Lopez Rating: A+ Comedian Jesus Trejo is born and raised in Long Beach, California and was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch in 2017. A regular at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, Trejo often appears on Comedy Central’s… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review: CARE TO LAUGH

Review: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert (IMDB). I have been a fan of Queen’s music since I was a kid and have seen documentaries about Freddy Mercury and Queen so I knew a lot about… Continue reading Review: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Austin Film Festival 2018 Review/Interview: HALTER OFF

Jake Bulgarino and James Young present “Halter Off” Doc Short   By Liz Lopez The 25th Austin Film Festival (AFF) is well underway since this past Thursday and “Halter Off,” an all-new short documentary focused on the world of horse racing, is making its Texas Premiere at this year’s festival. Filmmaker Jake Bulgarino’s award-winning short documentary,… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018 Review/Interview: HALTER OFF