By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Much like the 2012 version of Total Recall failed to outdo Paul Verhoeven’s original film, this 2014 upgrade of RoboCop never matches the smart humor, over the top violence, and awesome characters that have made Verhoeven’s version a cult favorite. The new film may boast improved… Continue reading Review: ROBOCOP
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Review: LEGO MOVIE
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ My grandson begged and begged me to take him to the screening of The Lego Movie, as if I wouldn’t, so he and his sister and I took in the Saturday morning screening. When he found out I had been to busy to write my review, he was furious! He… Continue reading Review: LEGO MOVIE
Reviews: MONUMENTS MEN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) I wanted to see this film because I have learned about Hitler’s plan to steal and stock pile everything he could get his hands on which included art but I had no idea how far he went. An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to… Continue reading Reviews: MONUMENTS MEN
Review: THE LEGO MOVIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are on a four film winning streak. Starting with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in 2009 and continuing with 21 Jump Street, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, this filmmaking duo has achieved fame, success and critical… Continue reading Review: THE LEGO MOVIE
Review: THE MONUMENTS MEN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel, George Clooney’s latest directorial effort hardly feels like an effort, and not necessarily in a good way. The light breezy approach to this, otherwise facinating, story lacks… Continue reading Review: THE MONUMENTS MEN
Review: LABOR DAY
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Certainly one of my favorite films of the 2013 Austin Film Festival, Labor Day kept me mostly captivated and on the edge of my seat the first time I viewed the film at the historical Paramount Theater. I had the opportunity to view the film again… Continue reading Review: LABOR DAY
Review: LABOR DAY
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ Dark and gloomy describes not only the characters of screenwriter/director Jason Reitman’s new film Labor Day; it also expresses tone of every moment in the story. Passionate performances from first class actors, perhaps one of the best of Brolin’s career, kept me engrossed in the tale, but little is new… Continue reading Review: LABOR DAY
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Savannah Wood Grade: B Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit revives the 90’s film series based on the novels of Tom Clancy, over ten years after the franchise’s last installment. The film falls more in vein with recent reboots than a normal piece in a series, voyaging back to Ryan’s origins and tinkering around with his… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Laurie Coker Rating: C- At least three different actors have played Tom Clancy’s famed action hero Jack Ryan, and in the latest adaptation, Chris Pine (Star Trek) plays the title character. Admittedly, I don’t read Clancy novels. Pines, Ryan has all the good looks and muscle power necessary to play Ryan, but Clancy’s story,… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Jack Ryan, the character created by late author Tom Clancy, has had quite a successful run in Clancy’s novels, as well as some of the movies based on these books. Opening in theaters is a film which is actually not based on a particular Clancy penned… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT