By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) I may not fall into the target demographic for the Percy Jackson series, but I am a kid at heart and I do enjoy fantasy, science fiction and mythology. As for this latest pre-teen friendly movie series, based on the popular books for the same age… Continue reading Review: PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS
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Review: WE’RE THE MILLERS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Take a zany family road trip movie like National Lampoon’s Vacation, add some off-beat, uncomfortable and occasionally gross humor of the Farrelly brothers and you’ll have We’re the Millers. Actually for me, that isn’t such a bad thing. Despite the fact that the usual formula of family… Continue reading Review: WE’RE THE MILLERS
Review: 2 GUNS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The trailers and TV spots do not do this awesome action/comedy enough justice. I went into this screening neither excited nor apprehensive, but rather indifferent. It certainly adds to the enjoyment of a movie when it surprises in all the right ways. 2 Guns features the… Continue reading Review: 2 GUNS
Review: THE SMURFS 2
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) A mere ten hours after sitting through the first Smurfs movie, I couldn’t help, but enter this Sunday morning screening grouchily. The first movie is one of those films geared purely for young children. Chock full of silly slapstick and a cliché Smurf out of water… Continue reading Review: THE SMURFS 2
Review: I’M SO EXCITED
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ Sex, seduction, booze, debauchery and strangeness all take place aboard Peninsula Flight 2549 as it heads to Mexico City from Spain. An interesting group of first class passengers, three flamboyant fight stewards and an unusual cock pit team get into all sorts of odd and sometime sexual situations, as… Continue reading Review: I’M SO EXCITED
Review: BLUE JASMINE
By Laurie Coker Rating: A- Cate Blanchet offers an impressive performance, as the emotionally broken Jasmine, in Woody Allen’s latest film Blue Jasmine. Her performance fills each scene with passion, craziness and disillusion, and Allen’s ensemble cast ties it together perfectly. It’s the tale of a once wealthy woman forced to rely on a sister… Continue reading Review: BLUE JASMINE
Review: To Do List
By Laurie Coker Rating: F I’ve grown too old, I think, especially as a parent and as a teacher. As I sat through To Do List, I cringed at almost every scene. When I watched Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza), the class valedictorian graduating from high school, spend her last summer before college checking disgusting… Continue reading Review: To Do List
Review: FRUITVALE STATION
By Laurie Coke Rating: B+ There is one phone call parents never want to receive. Fruitvale Station brings to life one mother’s nightmare, a daughter’s loss and the story of a life cut short. After celebrating New Year’s Eve with friends in 2009, Oscar Grant III died when a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police… Continue reading Review: FRUITVALE STATION
Review: THE TO DO LIST
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Most sex comedies are told from a male perspective. So in recent years, TV shows like Sex and the City and Girls have breathed some much needed fresh air into this long lived television and film genre. The To do List does just that for the teen sex romp. IMDB.com probably has… Continue reading Review: THE TO DO LIST
Review: THE WOLVERINE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After the mostly ill received X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the surly mutant with metal claws returns to theaters in another solo outing. With more mature themes and less cartoonish content, this movie should sufficiently please audiences, but probably won’t receive resounding praise from all. Because of some questionable… Continue reading Review: THE WOLVERINE