By Laurie Coker Rating: A Nice Guys can finish first when it comes to guys like Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in particular. Their new buddy film works on a variety of entertaining levels because of their delightful onscreen chemistry, excellent comedic timing and an excellent ensemble cast. Co-writer/director Shane Black’s perfect 1977 period piece… Continue reading Review: THE NICE GUYS
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Review: THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
By Laurie Coker Rating: D+/C- An all-star voice cast leads the charge in The Angry Birds Movie, based on the popular app game of the same name. For years, Angry Birds has challenged young and old alike. Birds of various shapes, sizes and hues are sling-shot with a drag and release of a single finger… Continue reading Review: THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
Review: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ Nothing about Neighbors warranted me wanting to see the second installment, Neighbors 2, but because I am part of a couple and he “likes this kind of movie,” I went grudgingly to the screening. Two years after the first, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising catches us up with Mac and Kelly… Continue reading Review: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: THE LOBSTER
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ In our society, people can be inquisitive to an extensive degree about other people’s personal life. If a person is single, the question comes up – “Why don’t you have a boyfriend? You are so pretty.” Another one is “Why aren’t you married?” and so on and so forth. Many… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: THE LOBSTER
Review: THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The once popular and addictive Rovio phone video game gets the cinematic treatment and the results are more or less similar to other films based on video games. I have yet to see a game-inspired movie that truly impresses me. Last year’s Hitman: Agent 47 came… Continue reading Review: THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
Review: NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Two years after the first battle between the Radners and “zoo fraternity” Delta Psi, the creative team behind the first Neighbors movie has returned with a sequel that may not be quite funny and entertaining as the first film, but does make a valiant effort to… Continue reading Review: NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING
Review: THE NICE GUYS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Acclaimed screenwriter Shane Black is not only back with an awesome new script, but has also returned to the director’s chair for an absolute riot of a comedy that had me constantly laughing, often to the point of tears. The Nice Guys may turn out to… Continue reading Review: THE NICE GUYS
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT
By Liz Lopez Rating: B Last Days in the Desert premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and then the Austin Film Festival’s 2015 film slate in the Marquee Features included this seventh feature by writer/director Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, Mother and Child). Luckily for those of us… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT
Cine Las Americas 19: Festival Recap
By Mark Saldana Film Synopses Source: cinelasamericas.org The 19th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival came and went in what seemed like a flash. The five day film festival presented films not only from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, but from the United States and from Native American filmmakers. I was able to see only… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 19: Festival Recap
Review: BEING CHARLIE
By Liz Lopez Rating: B In the feature film directed by Rob Reiner (And So it Goes, Flipped, The Bucket List), the protagonist in Being Charlie can be any one of a number of teenage individuals struggling with addictions that film audiences have seen in a number of films or television characters. The difference in… Continue reading Review: BEING CHARLIE