By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) With the huge critical and financial success of the Jump Street movies, other studios have quickly followed suit with more comedic film adaptations of televisions series, though most of them have yet to achieve the same levels of success and acclaim (Dark Shadows, CHiPs). From 1989 through… Continue reading Review: BAYWATCH
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Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds the winds of ill fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him (IMDB). Henry Turner… Continue reading Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Review: THE WOMEN’S BALCONY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As a child growing up in a Catholic family and remaining active in the church through most of my childhood, I witnessed the different dynamics of power within my community. I saw several pastors come and go, each bringing something different to the church, its services… Continue reading Review: THE WOMEN’S BALCONY
Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
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
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