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
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Review: CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
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
Review: THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME
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
Local Film News: FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING WITH A WORLDWIDE EXPLOSION OF GENRE FILM, INCLUDING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WORLD PREMIERES FROM NETFLIX AND PARAMOUNT
The fourteenth incarnation of Fantastic Fest brings the best in global genre to Austin, TX from September 20 – 27, 2018, featuring the World Premieres of J.J. Abrams-produced OVERLORD and Gareth Evans’ new gothic frightener APOSTLE, as well as Iko Uwais in the highly anticipated THE NIGHT COMES FOR US, and much, much more! Sources: Fantastic… Continue reading Local Film News: FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING WITH A WORLDWIDE EXPLOSION OF GENRE FILM, INCLUDING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WORLD PREMIERES FROM NETFLIX AND PARAMOUNT
Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT
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
Review: TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES
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
Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT
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
SXSW 2018 Review: BLINDSPOTTING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) As I sit and ponder the profound impact of this film on my emotions, I am nearly overwhelmed. This amazing movie, which I had the opportunity to see at this year’s SXSW film festival, works on so many emotional levels. It delivers the expected laughs which… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: BLINDSPOTTING
Review: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
By Laurie Coker Rating: A Here we go again – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, has the same sing-a-long, toe-tapping feel as its predecessor. Packed with the same all-star cast and many talented, fresh stars, Mamma Mia! 2 will appeal fans. Filled will laugh out moments, even with the B-side ABBA tunes, Here We… Continue reading Review: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Review: DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT
Joaquin Phoenix Stars in this John Callahan biopic By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Director/writer Gus Van Sant (“Good Will Hunting,” “To Die For”) has created a wonderful biopic about cartoonist John Callahan, based on the book by the quadriplegic artist about his story, along with co-writers Jack Gibson and William Andrew Eatman. It has… Continue reading Review: DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT