By Laurie Coker Rating: B- In 1999, director Malcolm D. Lee gave us The Best Man, and this year, his all star cast returns in its sequel Best Man Holiday, catching fans up on the lives of the same friends fifteen years later. Clear cast chemistry kept me connected to a film that sometimes flounders… Continue reading Review: BEST MAN HOLIDAY
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Review: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ Matthew McConaughey had one heck of a year last year, but this year will most likely prove his best year yet! With MUD and now Dallas Buyers Club, a role for which he reportedly lost nearly forty pounds, he surely will get, at the very least, an Oscar nod for… Continue reading Review: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
AFF 2013 Review: NSFW
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) For those who are not-so-savvy in internet lingo, NSFW stands for Not Safe For Work. This abbreviation labels internet content that should only be viewed at home and not at work. This film has this appropriate title, as the main character, Elenore (Audrey Kovar), spends much… Continue reading AFF 2013 Review: NSFW
AFF 2013 Review: ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) The final night of the Austin Film Festival fell on October 31 this year. Appropriately, the programmers of AFF chose to screen a horror film for their closing night movie. Mixing comedy, horror, and some action, All Cheerleaders Die does deliver some laughs and thrills, but… Continue reading AFF 2013 Review: ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE
AFF 2013 Review: CHILD OF GOD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) James Franco’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s third novel is appropriately as raw, primitive and coarse as its feral title character. Franco, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vince Jolivette, never filters or dilutes the sometimes sickening and often disturbing subject matter. This faithfulness to McCarthy’s novel makes… Continue reading AFF 2013 Review: CHILD OF GOD
Review: THOR: THE DARK WORLD
By Laurie Coker Rating: B Decent entertainment – my two word take on Thor: The Dark World. As with most Marvel adventures, the plot of Thor 2 matters far less than do the visual effects and its characters, and in that vein, the film shines. Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the title character and… Continue reading Review: THOR: THE DARK WORLD
Review: ALL IS LOST
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+/B- Fortunately or unfortunately, I watched Robert Redford’s new film All is Lost, about a lone sailor lost at sea, with two accomplished sailing women – my older sister and her friend. Because of their expertise and my own experiences aboard my sister’s boats, I looked on Redford’s character’s adventure with… Continue reading Review: ALL IS LOST
Review: THOR: THE DARK WORLD
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) I enjoyed the first Thor film and looked forward to seeing the latest installment. It doesn’t hurt to have so much eye candy on all levels. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal… Continue reading Review: THOR: THE DARK WORLD
Review: ALL IS LOST
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Robert Redford stars solo in a film about a yacht sailor lost in the vast Indian Ocean. Superb cinematography, precision editing, astounding visual effects, and an excellent, though nearly mute, performance by Redford are all reasons to see this often absorbing film. Now because of the… Continue reading Review: ALL IS LOST
AFF 2013 Review: LAST I HEARD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In a genuinely heartfelt and true to life human interest tale, actor Paul Sorvino portrays a former Mafia Capo named Joe Scoleri. However, this isn’t a typical take on Mafia criminals. Writer/director David Rodriguez focuses his story on the man who is Joseph Scoleri, and not… Continue reading AFF 2013 Review: LAST I HEARD