New Trailer: ‘Cesar Chavez’ starring Michael Peña
10.29.2013 | By SBC Staff |
The new trailer for the movie Cesar Chavez just dropped and we have it for you to watch! Read More
10.29.2013 | By SBC Staff |
The new trailer for the movie Cesar Chavez just dropped and we have it for you to watch! Read More
10.25.2013 | By SBC Staff |
It’s finally here! The new ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘ trailer! Get to it and watch it! The film releases April 4, 2014. Read More
10.23.2013 | By SBC Staff |
It’s here! The third and new “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” trailer!
Synopsis: With the 70’s behind him, San Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Also back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) – All of whom won’t make it easy to stay classy…while taking the country’s first 24-hour news channel by storm.
10.22.2013 | By SBC Staff |
One year ago to the day, I wrote on this site about the trailer that had leaked regarding Paramount Pictures’ Latino Paranormal Activity. That trailer was never officially acknowledged by the studio, but was seen at the end of the credits of Paranormal Activity 4. Well, today I’m posting the first official trailer of PA 5 called ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’, which will be Hispanic with a full Hispanic cast. Read More
10.22.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Check out Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt in some newly released photos for the upcoming film – “The Counselor” this Friday! Read More
10.22.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
Brad Pitt hasn’t always been a solid actor. He’s had some doozies along the way, and in this article, we list the five worst of what can be deemed a successful career. Read More
10.21.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
*Updated December 2025
With the action thriller Escape Plan not drawing double digit numbers at the box office in its original theatrical release, why don’t we remember the best of Sylvester Stallone‘s finest performances? Read More
10.11.2013 | By SBC Staff |
*Updated December 2025
The “1-4-0”: “MACHETE don’t make good sequels.” He’s a great character who ran into a stale script full of retread jokes and too much dialogue. It’s not as funny anymore.
I really love the cast. Among assembling a who’s who of Hispanic Hollywood actors, Demián Bichir and Sofía Vergara steal the show. I also must confess that Lady Gaga was very good in the brief moments she was on screen. She made her scenes look effortless. I think she has a future in the business, if she so desires it.
The characters that director Robert Rodriguez concocted for this franchise are all for the most part memorable. Add the hilarious fake trailers with their grainy 70’s grindhouse look and Machete Kills has something to offer to fans of the exploitation genre.
For a B movie, Machete Kills delivers a high degree of craft, ingenuity, and some great laughs, like the “hanging” scene. You will appreciate the effort, but the script ultimately got away from the director.
Machete is recruited by the President of the USA (Charlie Sheen) to head into Mexico and stop a madman Cartel boss from blowing up the White House with a nuclear missile.
The performances from the lead ensemble are the strongest element. Bichir and Vergara bring a level of energy that carries the film through its slower moments. The visual style remains consistent with the first entry, maintaining that specific 1970s aesthetic that fans of the series enjoy.
When crafting humor, it really is hit and miss. It looks like Rodriguez brain-drained every great joke on the first movie. In this mediocre sequel, we see jokes being recycled to poker face reactions and too much dialogue that should have been truncated.
This contributed to an uneven flow, and the movie felt a bit on the long side. The whole magic of the first film was based on Danny Trejo’s deadpan brilliance, but he was also given extremely imaginative scenarios to work with. Most of the humor here seemed to have worn out its welcome.
Nay. If this was a great movie I’d say pay for it, but there is much better comedic fare out there worth your hard earned money. Machete Kills isn’t a bad movie, it’s just not as good as the first one. I’d wait for this to hit home video.
10.9.2013 | By Jack Rico |
I usually don’t have much time to read books. My literature is mostly composed from films, documentaries, newspapers, radio, podcasts, web journals, but not hundred paged books. In the case of “Musts, Maybes, and Nevers: A Book About the Movies” by David V. Picker, I conceded victory to him for engaging me from the preface.
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10.7.2013 | By SBC Staff |
After receiving a lengthy standing ovation at its World Premiere at the New York Film Festival, Ben Stiller’s ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty‘ seems to be Oscar bound. How far it’ll get is the question. It’s a fantasy film and they don’t usually prevail at the Oscars. Here is the brand new theatrical trailer that fleshes out the plot a bit more explicitly. Have a look below… Read More
