Category: Reviews

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Arnold is back.  He may be much older, but not “obsolete”.  Apparently filmmakers and studios feel that the franchise has not grown obsolete either.  Using a story device that has reinvigorated other movie franchises (Star Trek, X-Men), the brains behind Terminator Genisys hope to do the… Continue reading Review: TERMINATOR GENISYS

By Liz Lopez You may have already heard or read about the feature film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, since January when it screened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It is not only the winner of the Grand Jury Prize, it also won the Audience Award. The film is based on the… Continue reading Interview: Director and Cast of ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As “violence begets violence”, abuse often begets abuse.  There are no other clearer messages delivered by this haunting, disturbing, and heartbreaking film that floored audiences at the 2014 Fantastic Fest and earned the film’s star Amy Everson an award for Best Actress in the New Wave… Continue reading Review: FELT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Marriage has to be the relationship that faces the most challenges and complications to maintaining the happiness/content of those involved.  With love, romance, sex, chemistry, ambitions, desires, career, etc. providing plenty of obstacles and diversions, married couples have plenty of work ahead of them.  Throw children… Continue reading Review: THE OVERNIGHT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After continued success with animated shows Family Guy and American Dad!, and mixed reviews, and moderate box office success with western spoof, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Seth MacFarlane has returned to cinema with the sequel to his funny, but sometimes raucous teddy… Continue reading Review: TED 2

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the young adult novel (of the same name) by Jesse Andrews, this film does cover familiar emotional territory, but does so in such a fresh and inventive way.  Going into this movie, without any knowledge about the novel, I expected another sob story about… Continue reading Review: ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) A dog that helped his trainer Kyle (Robbie Amell), a US Marine in Afghanistan, returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his family after suffering a traumatic experience (IMDB). Highly trained dogs have been used by the military for a very long time.  They help… Continue reading Review: MAX

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Pete Docter, the acclaimed Disney/Pixar writer/director is back and in great form.  His latest movie for the computer animation giant, Inside Out ,may not be his best work with D/P so far, but it comfortably sits high up in second place after his brilliant and entertaining… Continue reading Review: INSIDE OUT

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) After young Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house… Continue reading Review: INSIDE OUT