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
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SXSW 2018 Review: LEAN ON PETE
Charlie Plummer Stands Out in “Lean on Pete” Opening in Austin By Liz Lopez Rating: B Based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin, “Lean on Pete” is based on the adapted screenplay by British director Andrew Haigh (“45 Years”). The story is a sad one, but very real as it… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: LEAN ON PETE
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
Review: I FEEL PRETTY
By Renee’ C. Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) A woman, Renee (Amy Schumer) struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed (IMDB)? I admire Schumer’s… Continue reading Review: I FEEL PRETTY
Review: YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
By Liz Lopez Rating: A The Scottish filmmaker, Lynne Ramsay (2011’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin”), returns to screens with her fourth feature film, “You Were Never Really Here,” a thrilling, dark and violent hit man story not so focused on the action the protagonist takes, but the man who makes a living as… Continue reading Review: YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
SXSW 2018 Review: RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/directer Abner Benaim hopes to reveal more about the famous actor and legendary musician Ruben Blades with this love letter of a documentary. Some people only know Ruben Blades for his acting in movies and television, while others know him mostly for his politically-charged contribution to… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME