Category: Reviews

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Poor writing/character development, messy editing and inexplicable acting choices plague what is sometimes a grtipping and intense action-thriller by director Peter Berg.  Berg, who works with Indonesian actor/stuntman/ fight choreographer Iko Uwais, manages to create and capture some amazing action sequences of visceral violence, but just… Continue reading Review: MILE 22

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the popular novel by Kevin Kwan, Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians may sometimes play like a soap opera or a typical romantic comedy, but it is actually more than that.  This charming and entertaining movie celebrates and critiques a beautiful Asian culture with… Continue reading Review: CRAZY RICH ASIANS

Jason Statham Stars in the Shark Thriller “The Meg”   By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ Directed by Jon Turteltaub (“National Treasure,” “Phenomenon”), “The Meg” appears to be a ’70s disaster movie that no doubt will have many viewers finding themselves reminded of “Jaws” that was released during the summer of 1975. “The Meg,” an action… Continue reading Review: THE MEG

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