By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) It is a story as old as time. A young aspiring artist, struggling to survive in poverty, has the tenacity, the skills, and the passion to use that talent to rise above the situation. Hip hop has had plenty of heroes that fits this description… Continue reading Review: PATTI CAKE$
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Review: GOOD TIME
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Ben and Josh Safdie, the acclaimed filmmakers who wrote and directed Heaven Knows What and Lenny Cooke, comes this gritty, seedy, adrenaline-fueled crime drama that plays out like a wild comedy of errors and bad decisions. The title of the film may be Good Time, but… Continue reading Review: GOOD TIME
Review: LOGAN LUCKY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From director Steven Soderbergh, the filmmaker who brought audiences Ocean’s 11, 12, and 13, comes a different kind of heist comedy, but one that plays like a less famous, redneck relative of that trilogy. Logan Lucky doesn’t have the suave and debonair, fast-quipping crew that Danny Ocean… Continue reading Review: LOGAN LUCKY
Review: THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) The world’s top bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds) gets a new client, a hit man (Samuel L. Jackson) who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time (IMDB). Writer Tom O’Connor’s… Continue reading Review: THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD
Review: WIND RIVER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Taylor Sheridan, the acclaimed writer of Sicario, and Hell or High Water, comes this powerful and intense slow-burning mystery thriller that addresses the horrible treatment of Native American people in the United States. Wind River is not just another screenplay for Sheridan, it is also a… Continue reading Review: WIND RIVER
Review: THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) More mediocrity and dullness is what this highly unnecessary sequel has to offer. Like the first installment, The Nut Job 2 has an excellent voice cast, but does so little with them. Unfunny attempts at humor and a transparent plot will no doubt bore parents or… Continue reading Review: THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE
Review: BRIGSBY BEAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Dave McCary and Kyle Mooney, two creative minds from TV’s Saturday Night Live, with co-writer Kevin Costello have come up with this heartfelt, endearing and entertaining movie which examines fandom and the creative juices fandom often fuels. In addition to writing, Mooney also stars as the… Continue reading Review: BRIGSBY BEAR
Review: ANNABELLE: CREATION
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) First introduced in James Wan’s The Conjuring and later given its own movie Annabelle, the utterly creepy doll returns in a film which serves as a predecessor to the first Annabelle film and the other Conjuring films. The first Annabelle movie did have its moments, but… Continue reading Review: ANNABELLE: CREATION
Review: WIND RIVER
By Laurie Coker Rating: A There is the intensely visceral aspect to Taylor Sheridan’s new film Wind River. His presentation of the gorgeous, frigid landscapes penetrates to the core and his characters are rich and engrossing. Sheridan, who also penned the script, captures his audience, draws it directly and unforgivingly into the frozen, harsh Wyoming… Continue reading Review: WIND RIVER
Review: THE DARK TOWER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) As a teen and an adult, I have read several of Stephen King’s stories, but have never read the popular Dark Tower series. Thirty-six years after the release of the first book, The Gunslinger, a film adaptation, is opening in theaters. I went into this film… Continue reading Review: THE DARK TOWER