By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In recent years, some independent film marketers and filmmakers have reached out to me to review their movies, as they are in much need of help with publicity and promotion. It makes me happy to help good independent films get the attention they deserve, because they… Continue reading Local Film Review: INHUMANITY
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Review: WONDER WOMAN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true destiny… Continue reading Review: WONDER WOMAN
Review: WONDER WOMAN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After getting a brief, but exciting cinematic introduction in Batman v. Superman, Wonder Woman returns with her own feature film entry in the DC Extended Universe, and gets a proper origin story treatment that actually rivals some of Marvel’s top hero movies. Directed by Patty Jenkins… Continue reading Review: WONDER WOMAN
Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) The summer movie season has arrived, and a couple of the movie franchise sequels have already hit theaters. With the arrival of sequels comes the traditional and highly unnecessary beating of dead horses. What I am metaphorically referring to are the new installments of movie sagas… Continue reading Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Review: BAYWATCH
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
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)