Category: Reviews

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After receiving universal acclaim with 2011’s Drive and discordant responses for 2013’s  Only God Forgives, Danish writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn is back in theaters with another film that has already polarized audiences and critics.  Refn’s The Neon Demon takes a story similar to All About Eve… Continue reading Review: THE NEON DEMON

By Liz Lopez Rating: A No matter what age a film fan is, he or she has probably heard of, if not viewed, the following films: Carrie, 1976; Dressed to Kill, 1980; Blow Out, 1981; Scarface, 1983; The Untouchables, 1987; Carlito’s Way, 1993; and Mission: Impossible, 1996. These are but a few of the feature… Continue reading Review: DE PALMA

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Thirteen years ago, when Finding Nemo hit theaters, nothing popped to indicate that ditzy, memory challenged Dory was lost. Now, Disney and Pixar bring back old favorites and new creature characters to offer the backstory to one of animated movies’ most beloved and likable characters. Finding Dory is a visually… Continue reading Review: FINDING DORY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Kevin Hart’s comedies have been either hit or miss for me.  Though I enjoyed Get Hard and About Last Night, I had problems and complaints with the Think Like a Man movies, both Ride Along films and The Wedding Ringer.  I like Hart’s comic stylings, but… Continue reading Review: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish (Ellen DeGeneres) reunites with her loved ones and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way (IMDB). PIXAR has a knack for taking the mundane and making it extraordinary. It is amazing how a simple… Continue reading Review: FINDING DORY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) The actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy never revealed his face.  In the one scene where he could have, another actor took his place.  After the films, David Prowse was never given his due: eventually, he was even banned from attending… Continue reading Review: I AM YOUR FATHER

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces… Continue reading Review: WARCRAFT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Though not quite as frightening as the first Conjuring film (or Insidious 2 for that matter), The Conjuring 2 is still a respectable sequel that delivers entertainment in other ways.  This installment may be labeled as a supernatural horror film; however, I feel that the movie… Continue reading Review: THE CONJURING 2

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In the past couple of years actress Greta Gerwig has starred in some of my favorite comedies. Particularly her collaborations with writer/director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, Mistress America) have impressed me the most.  Well Gerwig is back in theaters with another great comedy.  Only this time,… Continue reading Review: MAGGIE’S PLAN

By Liz Lopez Rating: C+ Now You See Me 2, directed by Jon Chu, is the story of the Four Horsemen who have come out of hiding as they had done in the 2013 film Now You See Me. Although I was entertained by the first film, I did not quite enjoy this sequel as… Continue reading Review: NOW YOU SEE ME 2