By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) First published in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick would go on to make a huge impact on English Literature. Not only would the novel find its critical acclaim, but it would make its way on the required reading lists for high school and college-level literature classes.… Continue reading Review: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
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Review: CHI-RAQ
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Spike Lee’s newest film, like several of his previous ones, has a message, and in light of the amount of violence in the news this year, it is a highly relevant and important one. Chi-raq keeps its commentary on violence closer to home and in the… Continue reading Review: CHI-RAQ
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LEGEND
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The opening night film for this year’s Austin Film Festival was a good old fashioned gangster flick based on the true story of the infamous Kray twins. Reggie and Ronnie Kray (Tom Hardy in both roles) ruled the East End of London, England during the 1960s… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LEGEND
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LEGEND
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ There are frequently films available about criminals that can keep viewers on the edge of their seat. Stories about real life criminals can be very intriguing and oftentimes, if it is not a criminal based stateside, U. S. audiences may not know the history of the characters. The new biopic… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LEGEND
Review: THE GOOD DINOSAUR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Disney/Pixar has another hit family film with The Good Dinosaur, and one that should make for a fun trip to the cinema during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Written and directed by Peter Sohn, who co-wrote with Erik Benson, Meg LeFauve, Kelsey Mann, and Bob Peterson, this… Continue reading Review: THE GOOD DINOSAUR
Review: CREED
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Creed, aka Rocky VII, reinvigorates a long running and popular movie franchise with an awesome story idea that finally acknowledges the age of its lead character Rocky Balboa and passes the torch to a proper heir. Rocky franchise producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler have also… Continue reading Review: CREED
Review: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) Told from Igor’s (Daniel Radcliff) perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein (James McAvoy), and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man – and the legend – we know… Continue reading Review: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: BROOKLYN
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Leaving the comfort of your family home for the first time, for whatever reason – education and work, among many others – is not an easy feat for many who have various adjustments to make. It is one thing to make the move in the city you are born in… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: BROOKLYN
Review: BY THE SEA
By Liz Lopez Rating: C If it is an action and a fast pace film you seek this weekend, By the Sea, Angelina Jolie Pitt’s third feature as director, is not one you may choose. Jolie Pitt also wrote and produced the film with her real life spouse, Brad Pitt, plus they have the leading… Continue reading Review: BY THE SEA
Review: SPOTLIGHT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Much like Woodward and Bernstein brought out the truth behind the Watergate scandal, the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team revealed the truth behind the Boston sexual abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. Writer/director Tom McCarthy, who co-wrote with Josh Singer, does an outstanding job recreating these events… Continue reading Review: SPOTLIGHT