By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Between 2008 and 2009, a group of troubled teenagers sought out and burglarized the houses of celebrities living in the Hollywood Hills. Dubbed the Hollywood Hills Burglars and The Bling Ring, these kids broke into the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan, and several… Continue reading Review: THE BLING RING
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Review: WORLD WAR Z
By Laurie Coker Rating B+ Admittedly, when I first saw a trailer for Brad Pitt’s new film World War Z, I was skeptical at best, worried this might be Pitt’s equivalent to Water World. Since zombie films don’t top my list, Pitt’s newest movie had at least two strikes against it, before I even entered… Continue reading Review: WORLD WAR Z
Movie Trailer: The LEGO® Movie
Here’s the first teaser.
Review: THE EAST
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Before SXSW 2013, embarrassingly, I knew little about Alexander Skarsgård although I got a crash course from a friend, who follows the actor on television’s True Blood. Skarsgård, Ellen Page and Brit Marling star in The East, a film delving into the inner workings of a group bent on stopping… Continue reading Review: THE EAST
Review: MAN OF STEEL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The marriage of realism and fantasy in comic book-based movies can often be a double-edged sword. Through the years, comic book stories have matured, focusing less on the goofy and campy and more on serious themes of a more adult nature. Comic writers have strived for… Continue reading Review: MAN OF STEEL
Review: MAN OF STEEL
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) I have seen every modern version of Superman starting with Christopher Reeve in 1978. So, when yet again, Hollywood decides to make another remake of this story I was not holding out for much that is until I saw the trailer for Man of Steel. Zach… Continue reading Review: MAN OF STEEL
Review: THIS IS THE END
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In watching this often hilarious comedy about the apocalypse, it becomes evident that this group of acting/filmmaking friends and colleagues had an absolute blast making this movie. By portraying fictional versions of themselves, this gave free reign to the comic talent in the film to not… Continue reading Review: THIS IS THE END
Review: THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The tagline for the film reads, “Probably the only alien-folk-duo sci fi-action-romance-comedy movie ever made which probably makes it the best alien-folk-duo sci fi-action-romance-comedy ever made.”* Aside from a sequel which could expand on this “universe”, I cannot seriously see any film taking this title away… Continue reading Review: THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK
Review: THE KINGS OF SUMMER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The one thing about teens that hardly ever changes is the fact that they always seek out adulthood way too fast and often find it way too early. The lure of independence, when coming from a seemingly oppressive household, entices, but comes at a high price… Continue reading Review: THE KINGS OF SUMMER
Review: THE INTERNSHIP
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Actors Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson team up once again in what essentially could have been labeled as a sequel to 2005’s Wedding Crashers. In The Internship, the comedy duo may portray less conniving and more genuinely affable characters than the horn dogs conning women into… Continue reading Review: THE INTERNSHIP