By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) In 1964, Walt Disney Pictures released Mary Poppins, and captured the hearts of children and adults all over. Even after forty-nine years, the film still brings joy to audiences discovering it for the very first time. The making of the film wasn’t always a joyful experience.… Continue reading Review: SAVING MR. BANKS
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Review: AMERICAN HUSTLE
By Savannah Wood Rating: B+ On the wake of American Hustle’s seven Golden Globe nominations and widespread critical acclaim, I went into the theater with high expectations. Certainly I enjoyed myself over the course of the almost two and a half hour-long film, but when it was over I wasn’t left with the buzzing positivity… Continue reading Review: AMERICAN HUSTLE
Review: AMERICAN HUSTLE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Just prior to writing this review, I wrote a review about the latest film by Ethan and Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis. In this review, I discussed the trademark characters and brand of humor for which the directors are known. Another director known for a certain… Continue reading Review: AMERICAN HUSTLE
Review: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) When Bob Dylan first sang, “The times, they are a-changin.” he wasn’t just whistling Dixie. Big changes in pop culture, politics, mores, and music arrived in a huge way in the 1960s. Dylan, the main icon of 60s folk music changed as well when he went… Continue reading Review: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
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By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) The choice of Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers is spectacular because they are two of the best actors on the planet in my opinion. Author P. L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during… Continue reading Review: SAVING MR. BANKS
Review: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) There is not much to be said about this visually impressive movie adaptation of the BBC television miniseries. Well, that sentence pretty much details one of the few positive aspects of this 3D film which obviously is intended for young children and has nothing to offer… Continue reading Review: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
Review: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5) I am a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories and I reveled in watching the 1978 animated version of Lord of the Rings when I was much younger; not to date myself. I very much looked forward to seeing these stories remade using current technology and I… Continue reading Review: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Review: FROZEN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) I planned on taking my twelve year old niece and mother to see this film but at the last minute they had to cancel, so I was left on my own to see this film and absolutely loved it and wished they had not missed the… Continue reading Review: FROZEN
Review: PHILOMENA
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I am an absolute fan of all things Dame Judy Dench and when I saw the trailer for Philomena I knew immediately that I wanted to see it. A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken… Continue reading Review: PHILOMENA
Review: HOMEFRONT
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 1 (Out of 5 Reels) I have actually enjoyed Jason Statham’s previous work in the Transporter series; that is the first and third film. He also performs well in the remake of The Italian Job along-side Donald Sutherland, Edward Norton and Mark Wahlberg. A former DEA agent moves his family to… Continue reading Review: HOMEFRONT