By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/directors Derek Cianfrance and Lars Von Trier both have unique styles of filmmaking and storytelling, but both know how to write about people, relationships and the dark and melancholy direction that these relationships often follow. A new name can be added to the list of esteemed filmmakers… Continue reading Review: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
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Review: A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES
By Laurie Coker Rating: C After hearing mumblings as I left the screening, I might be one of a few who actually didn’t hate Liam Neeson’s latest film, A Walk Among the Tombstones, directed and adapted to screening by Scott Frank. This does not mean, however, that I like it either. A lumbering pace and… Continue reading Review: A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES
Review; THE DROP
By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ Tom Hardy’s face, except perhaps as Bane in the last Batman, is becoming quite familiar these days and in each film, whether comedy, romance or drama, he shows his natural talent as an actor. In The Drop, a new film by director Michael Roskam (Bullhead), Hardy melds in to a… Continue reading Review; THE DROP
Review: THE LAST OF ROBIN HOOD
By Laurie Coker Rating: D Kevin Kline has been on my radar for quite a long time. From his early days in film (Sophie’s Choice) to his later years (Last Vegas), no matter how insipid the script, Kline (close to 20 years older than the character he plays) melds into each character seamlessly. In his… Continue reading Review: THE LAST OF ROBIN HOOD
Review: AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I have grown a bit lukewarm towards found-footage movies. Modern filmmakers have increasingly flocked to this low tech, low budget style for all the obvious reasons. Still, this gimmick has begun to wear out its welcome a bit. Nevertheless, there have been some great movies in… Continue reading Review: AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect (IMDB). Pierce Brosnan (Devereaux) is best known for his role as 007 in… Continue reading Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN
Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Smooth and debonair, Pierce Brosnan is best known for his portrayal of Agent 007 in four of the Bond movies. While Daniel Craig, with his no-nonsense, grittier approach, has taken over that role, the 61 year-old Brosnan proves he can still hold his own as an… Continue reading Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN
Review: SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Fans of the first Sin City movie (including me) had to wait nine years for this film to finally hit theaters. Back in 2009 at the Shorts movie premiere at Austin’s Paramount Theater, I asked director Robert Rodriguez if we could expect a Sin City sequel… Continue reading Review: SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
Review: IF I STAY
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall (Cloe Grace Mortez) after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined (IMDB). Mortez has been… Continue reading Review: IF I STAY
Review: IF I STAY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) While not as powerful or well written as The Fault in Our Stars, If I Stay still is an engrossing and poignant tearjerker of a movie that is certainly worth watching. Based on the novel by Gayle Forman, screenwriter Shauna Cross and director R.J. Cutler’s film… Continue reading Review: IF I STAY