By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff, the titular accountant who has some dark secrets and illegal dealings. Wolff may work as an average accountant as a cover, but he makes his fortune legitimizing numbers for criminal organizations. Writter Bill Dubuque and director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) serve up… Continue reading Review: THE ACCOUNTANT
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Review: DENIAL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on Deborah E. Lipstadt’s book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, Denial recounts the events surrounding the British lawsuit between author David Irving and Lipstadt, who, in another one of her books, labeled Irving as a Holocaust denier and discredited… Continue reading Review: DENIAL
Review: THE ACCOUNTANT
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Ben Affleck is perhaps as comfortable behind the camera as he is in front of it, if not more so. Regardless, he finds his rhythm as the titular character in his latest turn as a leading man in The Accountant. Director Gavin O’Connor, from a screenplay by Bill Dubuque, makes… Continue reading Review: THE ACCOUNTANT
Austin Film Festival 2016 Review: DESIERTO
By Liz Lopez Rating: B Taking the Trek in the Badlands Seen in Desierto Makes You Thirst for More from this Filmmaker — With all the talk of immigration, the policy or lack thereof heavily discussed before the presidential election, the feature film Desierto, directed by Jonás Cuarón (Year of the Nail, Gravity), may spark… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2016 Review: DESIERTO
Review: THE ACCOUNTANT
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) As a math savant (Ben Affleck) un-cooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise (IMDB). Christian (Affleck) is a math wiz, an extreme that makes everyday life challenging and because he is… Continue reading Review: THE ACCOUNTANT
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review & Interview: THE VOID
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Appropriately, my first midnight feature of the festival was a doozy of a horror flick that left me wide-eyed and slack-jawed. It is also a film that left me with more questions unanswered than any other film of the fest. Writer/directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steve… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review & Interview: THE VOID
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: S IS FOR STANLEY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) I consider Stanley Kubrick one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. As many of his films that I and other fans have seen, most of us know so little about the enigmatic filmmaker who created such masterpieces as A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: S IS FOR STANLEY
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: SHIN GODZILLA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Going into this film, I was filled with anticipation and excitement, since this latest take on the lovable kaiju was produced by Toho, the Japanese company where Godzilla originated. Following the screening, on the other hand, I left somewhat disappointed. The newest version of Gojira, titled… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: SHIN GODZILLA
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: DEAREST SISTER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Even with the limitations of budget, and that fact that she makes her movies in a Communist state, director Mattie Do remains undaunted and enthusiastic about her films, and wishes to use the medium to shed light on the real problems of her nation. At the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: DEAREST SISTER
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE GREASY STRANGLER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I am thinking this movie will not win any “respectable” movie awards this year, but it certainly deserves an award for being the weirdest comedy of the year. The quotables alone will definitely earn this film a well-deserved cult status. And though I, in my right… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE GREASY STRANGLER