Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

By Liz Lopez Rating: A The highly anticipated “Avengers: Infinity War” kicks off the summer blockbusters as it opens tonight in theaters.  The 19th feature in the Marvel Comics Universe, viewers will get to see all of the beloved superheroes (all comic-book icons) come together to fight evil for the sake of humanity. If you… Continue reading Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

SXSW 2018 Film Review/Interview: Director Chloé Zhao’s “The Rider” Tells the Story Beyond the Rodeo

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Many people identity themselves by what they do for a living or as a career and are very proud or passionate about it, no matter what the trade or profession. For some individuals, there comes a time and/or a reason they can no longer do what they love – or… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Film Review/Interview: Director Chloé Zhao’s “The Rider” Tells the Story Beyond the Rodeo

Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After his introduction to movie fans six years ago in a mid-credits scene at the end of The Avengers, and after audiences got better acquainted with him in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s big “Mad Titan” has finally received his own movie.  Thanos, the most feared… Continue reading Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Review: I FEEL PRETTY

By Liz Lopez Rating: C+ The crisis of confidence is real for so many people – men and women – and it can happen at any age, but more and more it seems to effect the young population of females growing up in today’s society. The new feature film, “I Feel Pretty,” by the writing/directing… Continue reading Review: I FEEL PRETTY

Review: LOU ANDREAS-SALOMÉ, THE AUDACITY TO BE FREE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Students of philosophy and psychology should know the name Lou Andreas-Salomé; however, those who haven’t probably won’t recognize it.  Most people are familiar with, or have heard of both Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud, though.  These famous intellectuals have probably achieved much more fame than Andreas-Salomé, who has not… Continue reading Review: LOU ANDREAS-SALOMÉ, THE AUDACITY TO BE FREE

SXSW 2018 Review: FINAL PORTRAIT

Stanley Tucci’s “Final Portrait” Arrives in Austin Theaters By Liz Lopez Rating: C+           There is not much that can be said about a feature film that has a very thin premise – an artist painting his subject – but writer/director Stanley Tucci’s work in “Final Portrait” manages to make the limited material into an engaging… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: FINAL PORTRAIT

Review: SUPER TROOPERS 2

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Though the film has a thin plot, the 2001 cult comedy classic Super Troopers does deliver lots of laughs, thanks to the wild and raucous comedy of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe.  Well, it has taken the comedy group a lengthy seventeen years for them to get… Continue reading Review: SUPER TROOPERS 2

SXSW 2018 Review: FINAL PORTRAIT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Stanley Tucci’s fifth feature film as a writer/director details writer James Lord’s experiences in Paris as a model for artist Alberto Giacometti’s last painting.  Based on Lord’s memoir, “A Giacometti Portrait,” Tucci offers a mildly entertaining and interesting glimpse of an artist at work and the… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: FINAL PORTRAIT