Comedy

Emergency

Growing up in the Latino community, I noticed that many of my friends and family members constantly had to do this calculation about how they were being perceived–trying to make sure that they weren’t being […]

Drama

Firebird

I’m a sucker for anything that says based on a true story. I’m not sure what it is, but I find it that much more interesting when I know that there’s a kernel of truth. […]

Drama

Pleasure

Pleasure is probably not a film you want to watch with your family. I watched it with my wife, but I couldn’t image if one of my parents or siblings had been around. Awkward would […]

Horror

The Cellar

While I love a good slasher flick, I usually struggle with supernatural and psychological horror. I can still watch psychological horror, but I don’t enjoy it the way I do slasher flicks and supernatural horror […]

Movies

All the Old Knives

Let’s start this review with a question. Is it time for an American 007? My one takeaway from this film was that I could totally see Chris Pine slipping into the role of James Bond. […]

Drama

Aline

The love story is at the heart of the film. I like mismatched couples, star-crossed lovers who carry the day in the end. The only thing that interests me is love stories, but I never […]

Action

The Contractor

Chris Pine has been in a lot of excellent films over the years. Seeing him in The Contractor reminded me that not every film will be excellent. That’s not to say that The Contractor isn’t a good […]

Crime

Boon

When Boon first came to my attention, I was really excited. The story sounded up my alley and the cast list was filled with a selection of actors that I love seeing on screen. Actor […]

Drama

Nitram

Nitram covers the events leading up to the Port Arthur mass shooting in 1996 without actually depicting the event itself. While the synoposis of the film talks about it being the mid-90s and the film […]

Comedy

All My Friends Hate Me

“A dark comedy- horror mash up for anyone who’s ever experienced social anxiety and lived to tell about it.” When I saw that sentence, I knew this was a film that I had to see. […]