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A Latina Perspective on Entertainment, Lifestyle and Life.

The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Review

11/02/2018 by Yolanda Machado

The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Review

It's rare that I watch a Disney film, much less a Disney Christmas film, and turn to the person sitting next to me and say "what was that" and no, it wasn't in amazement. It was a very perplexed WTF reaction to a particular sequence that I just- I don't know- it was weird, yo. But I suppose there is a first time for everything and "The Nutcracker and The Four Realms" definitely is ... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment Tagged With: Eugenio Derbez, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Morgan Freeman, Richard E Grant, THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS

How Ralph Breaks The Internet Brought The Internet To Life

10/25/2018 by Yolanda Machado

How Ralph Breaks The Internet Brought The Internet To Life

Imagine having to explain the internet to someone who had never heard of it, who probably hasn't even seen a computer, what would you say? It's an invisible place that you can connect to and read and watch stories from all over the world, right? Sure, but show me how! That's where it gets tricky. That's exactly what the creative team behind Ralph Breaks The Internet was tasked to do by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment, Featured Tagged With: alan tudyk, KNOWSMORE, Netizens, Phil Johnston, Ralph Breaks The Internet, Rich Moore, Taraji P. Henson, YESSS

SMALLFOOT Review

09/20/2018 by Yolanda Machado

SMALLFOOT Review

Creating a family film, nowadays, is a complicated feat. Kids are much more technologically savvy and there are worlds of creative content just a smartphone away, and usually for free. It takes a good story, with a strong, yet not overbearing message, and a lot of wit and whimsy to keep not just a child's attention, but nudge a parent to want to spend those hard earned dollars at the movies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Family Tagged With: channing tatum, Common, gina rodriguez, James Corden, lebron James, Smallfoot, Zendaya

How That Amazing Princess Scene Came To Be In “Ralph Breaks The Internet”

09/20/2018 by Yolanda Machado

How That Amazing Princess Scene Came To Be In “Ralph Breaks The Internet”

The long-anticipated sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, justly called Ralph Breaks The Internet, took last year's D23 by storm when they unveiled a hilarious, and a very unexpected clip featuring all the Disney Princesses in their canon. The clip, which shows Vanellope Von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) meeting the princesses in a sitting room, sent the audience into roars of laughter, and the internet was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment, Featured

“Mission Impossible Fallout” Or How Tom Cruise Schools All Action Stars On How It’s Done

07/12/2018 by Yolanda Machado

“Mission Impossible Fallout” Or How Tom Cruise Schools All Action Stars On How It’s Done

It's rare that I sit down to write a review and all I could think of yelling is "RUN TO SEE THIS MOVIE AS SOON AS YOU CAN" but here we are. Mission Impossible: Fallout is the best in the franchise, by far and it raises the bar for every action film to come after it. Yes, every single one, be it Marvel, or DC, or whatever, the platinum standard has been set. This is Christopher McQuarrie telling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Featured Tagged With: Henry Cavill, Mission Impossible Fallout, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames

REVIEW: LEAVE NO TRACE leaves one on the soul

07/10/2018 by Courtney Howard

REVIEW: LEAVE NO TRACE leaves one on the soul

Filmmaker Debra Granik constantly strives to infuse her magnificent works with authenticity, eloquently capturing tremendously moving portraits of her subjects. She often grounds the narrative in very real, intensely relevant aspects of marginalized societies. Whether it be focusing her lens on fringe communities (as in WINTER’S BONE) or overlooked and unappreciated people (like the Vietnam Vet in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Anne Rosellini, Ben Foster, Debra Granik, Debra Granik Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, LEAVE NO TRACE, My Abandonment, Peter Rock

REVIEW: SKYSCRAPER Lifts Us Up Where We Belong

07/10/2018 by Courtney Howard

REVIEW: SKYSCRAPER Lifts Us Up Where We Belong

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who celebrate a movie in which America’s most beloved hero, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, leaps from a crane to a building engulfed in flames, and those who don’t. I don’t want to know any of the latter. Writer-Director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s SKYSCRAPER doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does add much-needed flair, fire and feminism to a genre … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Featured Tagged With: DIE HARD, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, ENTER THE DRAGON, furious 7, John Wick Chapter 2, McKenna Roberts, Neve Campbell, Noah Cottrell, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Roland Møller, SKYSCRAPER, THE TOWERING INFERNO

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Why The Wasp Deserved Double Billing Not Just “A Side Note”

07/05/2018 by SMinLA Team

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Why The Wasp Deserved Double Billing Not Just “A Side Note”

Contributed by Mike Manolo “It’s about damn time!” Those final words from uttered by Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) during the first Ant-Man film's mid-credits scene are what rang in the ears of every fan. This wasn’t just because they were frothing at the mouth to see long-time comic book Avenger, The Wasp, finally in action, but also because 2015 represented a time where female … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment Tagged With: Ant Man and The Wasp, evangeline lilly, Hannah John-Kamen, Kevin Feige, Laurence Fishburne, michael douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Peyton Reed

The Incredibles 2 – The Superhero Family We Need

06/14/2018 by Joelle Monique

The Incredibles 2 – The Superhero Family We Need

Incredibles 2 quenches the fourteen-year-long thirst left by the first film. Director Brad Bird knows what you want, and doesn't waste time on exposition or backstory. The Incredibles 2 picks up mere seconds after the end of the first installment, and opens as the family is in mid-fight and they begin to learn that coming out of the proverbial closet isn't as sweet or as easy as they had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment Tagged With: Brad Bird, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, The Incredibles 2

The Fourteen Year Evolution of The Incredibles 2

06/14/2018 by Joelle Monique

The Fourteen Year Evolution of The Incredibles 2

In the fourteen years since the first Incredibles film hit theaters, the landscape of superhero films has dramatically changed. Notably Marvel celebrated a 10 year anniversary, having dominated the superhero genre since it’s debut of “Iron Man” in 2008. Fast forward to 2018, and Pixar is giving us a much anticipated, and new superhero film to delight audiences for years to come- The Incredibles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment Tagged With: Brad Bird, The Incredibles 2

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