By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) 2015’s festival offered the highly anticipated biopic of Hank Williams starring Tom Hiddleston in the lead role. The British actor, best known for portraying Loki in three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, not only portrays the legendary country music singer, but does all of the… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: I SAW THE LIGHT
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SXSW Film 2016 Review: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Directed and written by Richard Linklater, Everybody Wants Some!! is the SXSW Film Festival Opening Night film in the Headliners category and after a couple of more screenings during the festival, followed by a fundraiser for the Austin Film Society on March 26th, it opens in theaters nationwide on April… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
SXSW Film 2016 Review: TRANSPECOS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature is a tense, nail-biting character-driven drama that takes place along the U.S./Mexico Border. A trio of Border Patrol agents are almost finished with their long, boring shift at a highway checkpoint in the desert. Young and… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: TRANSPECOS
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: I SAW THE LIGHT
By Liz Lopez Rating: B Marc Abraham’s biopic of Hank Williams, I Saw the Light, has incredible performances from Tom Hiddleston (as Williams) and Elizabeth Olsen (as his first wife, Audrey), and several of Williams’ timeless songs, including Cold, Cold Heart, Your Cheatin’ Heart and Lovesick Blues among many others. I grew up hearing country… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: I SAW THE LIGHT
SXSW Film 2016 Review: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) I found it fitting that the opening night film of Austin’s largest and most recognized international film festival would feature the newest film by Austin favorite-son filmmaker Richard Linklater. Following the critical success of his twelve-year project Boyhood, Linklater decided to make what has been dubbed… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
SXSW Film 2016 Review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special supernatural thriller had a North American Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in the Headliners category and now is in theatrical release. Writer/director Nichols’ fourth feature reunites him with actor Michael Shannon (Take Shelter, Mud, Shotgun Stories). The film may appear to be one story at… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Review: MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- It does not seem it has been 14 years since the very successful romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding hit theaters and became a high grossing film, so much so that many of us who enjoyed it have been more than hopeful and very anxious to view a sequel… Continue reading Review: MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2
SXSW Film 2016 Review: HUSH
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Horror fans have seen similar slasher films, but this one has one major difference. The main protagonist of the film is hearing impaired and unable to speak or scream. This story/character choice for the main character only adds to the suspense and horror. Don’t get me… Continue reading SXSW Film 2016 Review: HUSH
Review: EYE IN THE SKY
By Liz Lopez Rating: A- Eye in the Sky is quite the thriller as viewers learn early in this film that the “eye” referred to are drones and metal spies. This warfare has perils as the military crews from multiple countries are in a race against time to at first capture individuals on a Most… Continue reading Review: EYE IN THE SKY
Review: BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Warner Bros. Pictures and director Zack Snyder have attempted to do with one film that Marvel Studios has done with several and the results are neither exceptional nor horrendous. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice not only serves as a sequel to 2013’s Man of Steel,… Continue reading Review: BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE