Category: Film Reviews

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars)  22 Jump Street is one of two very different sequels ( the other being How to Train Your Dragon 2) opening this week. Still, these two follow-ups do have something  in common with each other.  They are both well done second installments that more than satisfy, but don’t outshine their predecessors. Directors Phil… Continue reading Review: 22 JUMP STREET

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) This country fried noir of a film features a superb cast delivering remarkable performances, but has little else to offer. Well, to be fair, the movie does have some lovely tense, edge-of-the-seat moments, but the reasons why the characters are in these situations and their motivations… Continue reading Review: COLD IN JULY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Love Story, A Walk to Remember, Forrest Gump, and countless other movies feature love stories where a character dies from a terminal illness. The Fault in our Stars is the latest entry in this sort of depressing genre. I’m sure plenty of people, unfamiliar with the… Continue reading Review: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Though this movie will not score any points for originality of premise or even in the design of its futuristic tech, it does have enough going for it to make a fine entertainment piece for the movie goers who enjoy summer blockbuster fare.  Director Doug Liman… Continue reading Review: EDGE OF TOMORROW

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Some would say seeing yet another Tom Cruise testosterone fest movie was not the best choice but he is unwittingly gaining my respect more and more by his choices of late.  An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien… Continue reading Review: EDGE OF TOMORROW

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Two polar opposite teachers dealing with personal demons and disadvantages form a heated rivalry which fires up the passions of their students and helps the teachers deal with their personal troubles.  I know that film synopsis sounds a bit contrived.  However,  with talented actors Clive Owen… Continue reading Review: WORDS AND PICTURES

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Though it never tops the intelligent, witty, and zany western comedy classic Blazing Saddles, A Million Ways to Die in the West does offer a decent share of funny comedic moments of the raunchy variety. I emphasize raunchy, simply because I know some movie goers despise… Continue reading Review: A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” That is unless you’re Maleficent, or at least the version of the wicked fairy portrayed in this Disney update of the same name. To appeal to modern audiences, Disney producers have decided to take a clearly evil and… Continue reading Review: MALEFICENT

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I find all of the X-Men films exceedingly entertaining and there was no way I was going to miss this latest rendition.  The X-Men send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both… Continue reading Review: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST