Category: Reviews

By Liz Lopez Rating: A There is no doubt in my mind the film, Coming Home, written by Zou Jingzhi and directed by Zhang Yimou, will be a film that leaves my memory very soon. Based on the novel The Criminal Lu Yanshi by Yan Geling, the film is set during the Cultural Revolution and… Continue reading Review: COMING HOME

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Whether or not you are a fan of, or play chess, director/producer Edward Zwick’s feature film about American chess legend Bobby Fischer- Pawn Sacrifice – is definitely a film to watch. It is so much more than watching people play the game. Although Steven Knight’s screenplay does not delve heavily… Continue reading Review: PAWN SACRIFICE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Written and directed by Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated, The Holiday), The Intern initially struck me as a sappy, overly saccharine movie attempting to make women cry and some men cringe in their seats.  Well, at least that was my impression of the promos I had seen… Continue reading Review: THE INTERN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Maybe Adam Sandler is better suited for children’s movies.  Well, I have to say his work in family animated  fare works a hell of a lot better than his attempts at raucous comedy.  Sandle co-writing with Robert Smigel and having Genndy Tartakovski return to direct proves… Continue reading Review: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Reaching the top of earth’s highest mountain is a challenge that endangers the life of anyone who attempts it.  Several people have achieved this goal and lived to tell about it.  Others have either died trying or succeeded, but didn’t survive the climb down.   In… Continue reading Review: EVEREST

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After a few movie misteps (The Lone Ranger, Transcendence, Mortdecai), Johnny Depp is back in top form and is “badder” than ever.  Based on the true story of Boston criminal James “Whitey” Bulger, Black Mass will definitely please fans of the gangster genre and will certainly… Continue reading Review: BLACK MASS

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ There is nothing quite like the bond between a grandmother and her grandchild. I am sure there is plenty of articles and books written about this topic. For anyone who is not a grandparent yet, it may be a bit difficult to comprehend. In the new feature film, Grandma starring… Continue reading Review: GRANDMA

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) During China’s Cultural Revolution, a young urban student, Cheng Zhen (Shaofeng Feng) is sent to live with Mongolian herders, where he adopts a wolf cub (IMDB). The Chinese government decides to send students from large cities into the countryside to live with the Mongolians for two… Continue reading Review: WOLF TOTEM

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Opening in IMAX theaters is the latest film by acclaimed director Jean Jacques Annaud (Quest for Fire, The Bear), and it is a film that looks absolutely gorgeous in the massive screen format.  The beautiful cinematography by Jean-Marie Drejou and the lush score by recently deceased… Continue reading Review: WOLF TOTEM