By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe (IMDB). I am… Continue reading Review: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
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Review: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
By Laurie Coker Rating: C Two hours and seventeen minutes – a lifetime in a theater seat – even watching exceptional CGI and astonishingly vivid imagery. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is an energetic, extravagant, and overall a decent experience particularly for ‘tweens and teens. Unfortunately, however, too many parts of the… Continue reading Review: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
Review: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the highly influential French comic book series, Valérian and Laureline, writer/director Luc Besson’s adaptation is a vibrantly colored feast for the eyes, has loads of exciting and highly entertaining creatures and characters, and has world-building for days. It seems, though, that Besson has put too… Continue reading Review: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
Review: GIRLS TRIP
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) With great movies like Wonder Woman, Colossal, Maudie, and The Women’s Balcony premiering this year, 2017 might end up becoming the year for women in film. With compelling female characters, empowering stories, and talent both in front of and behind the cameras, women have had quite… Continue reading Review: GIRLS TRIP
Review: DUNKIRK
By Laurie Coker Rating: A Together director Christopher Nolan and longtime collaborator composer Han Zimmer have created the perfect blend of visual intensity and musical majesty in movie making. Dunkirk, set during World War II when allied troupes were desperately in need of evacuation as Nazi forces pushed them closer and closer to the sea,… Continue reading Review: DUNKIRK
Review: MAUDIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Until watching this movie, I had not heard of the artist Maud Lewis, nor was I aware of her story. Now that I have learned about her, I feel grateful for the opportunity to review this fascinating and compelling biopic. Maudie details the adult life of… Continue reading Review: MAUDIE
Review: A GHOST STORY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) With films Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and 2016’s Pete’s Dragon as his first two feature films, filmmaker David Lowery has already made a name for himself as a writer/director capable of compelling and beautiful work. However, Lowery didn’t contently rest on his laurels and quickly began work… Continue reading Review: A GHOST STORY
Review: WISH UPON
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Typically a PG-13 rating on a horror thriller is a tell – too mild for true horror fans, but acceptable to tweens and above. Wish Upon hardly offers an original story, but it does harbor a few shocks and surprises making it worth a look. A strong lead in Joey… Continue reading Review: WISH UPON
Review: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As the sole cinematic property of Sony, the character Spider-Man achieved tremendous successes with its first movie franchise which begin in 2002 with Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. After two failed attempts at a reboot franchise with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Sony… Continue reading Review: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
Review: DESPICABLE ME 3
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru (Steve Carell) finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But, when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has… Continue reading Review: DESPICABLE ME 3