By Laurie Coker Rating: C- The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise his in the past provided for a thrill ride at the theatre. Johnny Depp created a memorable, fun character in Jack Sparrow and he reprises the role for Disney’s latest film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales, but he seems less… Continue reading Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
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Review: BAYWATCH
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+/B- A film that purposely makes fun of itself works, if even on the most asininely inane level. The Baywatch movie, starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, does just that – with no apologies and none are needed. Director Seth Gordon, working from a script offered by a half dozen writers, uses… Continue reading Review: BAYWATCH
Review: ALIEN: COVENANT (SXSW 2017)
By Laurie Coker Rating: D I often wonder about the “critics” opinions versus my opinion. I am after all a professional film critic myself, but when I look at critic ratings of films and I find that often I sit on the polar opposite side of popular opinion. I can’t help but think – “whaaaaaaaaaaat?”… Continue reading Review: ALIEN: COVENANT (SXSW 2017)
Review: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As far as this film series goes, I found the first film likable, but nothing exceptional, and the second movie less interesting and forgettable. With a brand new cast, director David Bowers is back with a third installment and things just happen to get worse in… Continue reading Review: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL
Review: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Opening this week is another film definitely not made for my demographic, but one that still managed to win some moderate admiration from me. Based on the young adult novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything is a teen romance that has a little… Continue reading Review: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING
Review: CHUCK
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Most people know about the movie Rocky, but not all of these same people know that the first Rocky film was inspired by a real boxer and his lucky shot at the heavyweight title. The new film by Canadian film director Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar), tells… Continue reading Review: CHUCK
Review: ALIEN: COVENANT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After receiving mixed critical responses for his Alien prequel, Prometheus, filmmaker Ridley Scott has returned to the franchise with a follow-up prequel that plays more like a traditional Alien film, but also bridges the gap between its more cerebral and experimental predecessor and the franchise fans know and love.… Continue reading Review: ALIEN: COVENANT
Review: THE LOVERS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As “Old Blue Eyes” used to sing, love and marriage go well together, but as most adult people know by now, traveling that road together has its share of speed bumps, obstacles and hazzards. As another pop song goes, “Love is strange.” Love often has no… Continue reading Review: THE LOVERS
Review: BURNING ANNIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Winner of the 1977 Academy Award for Best Picture, Woody Allen’s Annie Hall has not only had a profound impact on pop culture, but has also inspired filmmakers of many generations that have followed it. During the late 1990s, Allen’s iconic film inspired writers Randy Mack,… Continue reading Review: BURNING ANNIE
Cine Las Americas 20: Recap And Award Winners
By Mark Saldana Source: CineLasAmericas.org The twentieth annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival concluded Sunday night (May 8) with a reception, awards ceremony and screening of the film Sueño En Otro Idioma at the Blanton Museum of Art. After presenting a total of 172 films (both short and feature length) in six different Austin venues,… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 20: Recap And Award Winners