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‘Millers in Marriage’

2025/02/17 at 6:29pm

‘Millers in Marriage’ Proves Hollywood Needs More Movies About Midlife

02.17.2025 | By Jack Rico |

For those who grew up in the ’90s film scene, Edward Burns was a defining indie voice. His films, The Brothers McMullen and Sidewalks of New York, shaped my teenage understanding that in relationships, love alone isn’t enough, it takes work. Eventually, Burns shifted to acting and directed less, making only two movies in the last 15 years. One of them is his latest, Millers in Marriage, a story of love, fidelity, and reinvention in midlife. Read More

Selena Gomez: The Invisible Latina Billionaire

Selena Gomez: First Latina Billionaire

By Jack Rico

2024/09/17 at 10:13pm

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Selena Gomez: The Invisible Latina Billionaire

09.17.2024 | By Jack Rico |

In a year when the economy has had many of us on edge, Selena Gomez, 32, recently became the first Latina self-made billionaire in America. This monumental achievement, largely due to her beauty brand Rare Beauty, should have been a major celebration. But if you look at the headlines from major outlets like Bloomberg and even Latino media, you’ll notice something missing: her Mexican-American identity. Read More

By SBC Staff

2015/06/04 at 4:12pm

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New Trailer: ‘Lila and Eve’ starring Jennifer Lopez & Viola Davis

06.4.2015 | By SBC Staff |

Jennifer Lopez doesn’t do many co-starring roles with other women, specially Academy Award nominees such as Viola Davis. In Lila and Eve, a revenge thriller, it begs the question: What extents would a mother go to to gain justice for her dead son? Read More

By SBC Staff

2014/09/08 at 12:57pm

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New Trailer: Jennifer Lopez’s ‘The Boy Next Door’

09.8.2014 | By SBC Staff |

Jennifer Lopez who seems to think it is the year 2000 all over again, is back making music and movies. In her latest film The Boy Next Door, very reminiscent of Beyoncé’s Obsessed, Lopez leads the cast in this psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far. Directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) and written by Barbara Curry, the film also stars Ryan Guzman, John Corbett and Kristin Chenoweth. Release will be January 23, 2015. Read More

By Jack Rico

2013/08/30 at 6:21pm

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Getaway (Movie Review)

08.30.2013 | By Jack Rico |

The “1-4-0”: #TheGetaway isn’t as bad as critics say. Yes, it has wild leaps of logic, but its escapism does entertain with its skilled car stunts.

The Gist: With a Shelby GT500 in tow, Ethan Hawke has to obey the criminal instructions of a voice in order to recover his kidnapped wife. Selena Gomez plays his innocent accessory.

The Highlights: This escapist B thriller is a mix between the movies Drive and Fast and Furious. Director Courtney Solomon revolves the movie around highly creative car stunt choreography that is a visual delight and doesn’t really get tiring. He’s also a director who has an artistic eye. With fluid dissolves and fades, plentiful car chases and bullet fire, it all crescendos into the final mesmerizing sequence that has the camera chasing a Mercedes SUV for five minutes. It is very reminiscent of the French film “C’était rendez-vous” by Claude Lelouch from 1976.

The Lowlights: “Getaway” is an insult to the human intelligence; the profuse gaps of rationality are to be laughed at. This movie is the perfect example of how to not write a script, yet, perhaps this is the reason this particular film works. Film is art and entertainment and directors sometimes separate these two features to achieve a result. In this case, Getaway is simple escapism, where the idea is to leave your brain at the door and ingest straightforward plots and dialogue that don’t bother with standard structure of complex details of character and story. Absurd movies usually are flops, but this one is well done with a capable cast of big names. Taken and Unknown are good examples of anomalies in the genre.

Pay or Nay?: Pay for it because it is a watchable film. But it is interesting that although its defects are evident, the film still manages to flow swiftly from scene to scene providing enough entertainment to distract you for a good hour and a half. Getaway doesn’t pretend to be ambitious or cool, just to engage you enough to steal your $15 per ticket! Part of the charm of the B thriller genre is its corniness which really does make you chuckle.

The Getaway (2013) Trailer

Gina Rodriguez: “I Wasn’t Prepared For The Attention From Jenni’s Death”

By Jack Rico

2013/04/17 at 12:00am

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Gina Rodriguez: “I Wasn’t Prepared For The Attention From Jenni’s Death”

04.17.2013 | By Jack Rico |

Updated December 2025

When Filly Brown makes its theatrical release on Friday, April 19th, many Latino moviegoers will be waiting to see Jenni Rivera‘s first and last performance on film. But what many will also be seeing is the birth of a brand new star in Puerto Rican actress Gina Rodriguez. From the hood to the big screen, Rodriguez is ready for the lights of Hollywood in a big way and it looks like there is little that can stop her from achieving it.

Salma Hayek In Trailer For Comedy Grown Ups 2

Roxanne Feder (Salma Hayek) in her boutique in Columbia Pictures’ GROWN UPS 2.

By Mariana Dussan

2013/04/04 at 12:00am

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Salma Hayek In Trailer For Comedy Grown Ups 2

04.4.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |

“I want to get chocolate wasted” is without a doubt one of the most epic movie quotes of our generation from child Latina actress Alexys Nycole Sanchez. From college frat boys at a house party to 10-year-old kids at an ice cream parlor, we’ve all said it and loved it so much that the movie Grown Ups is back for a second round. Read More

America Ferrera To Star In Indie Film XY With Husband

By Mariana Dussan

2013/03/25 at 12:00am

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America Ferrera To Star In Indie Film XY With Husband

03.25.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |

Honduran actress America Ferrera and her husband Ryan Piers Williams have begun to look into the struggles of their relationship. No, they are not breaking up, even better they are actually teaming up on a new Indie Film “X/Y.”

According to Deadline.com, Ferrera and Williams are producing the film as well as starring in it as a couple: Silvia and Mark. The film looks inside the lives and minds of a group is friends in New York City by exploring the challenges of communication and connecting. Read More

Colombiana Zulay Henao Joins Tyler Perry Movie

By SBC Staff

2012/11/19 at 12:00am

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Colombiana Zulay Henao Joins Tyler Perry Movie

11.19.2012 | By SBC Staff |

*Updated December 2025

According to Blackfilm.com, Colombian actress Zulay Henao has been cast as the second of four female leads in Tyler Perry’s next movie The Single Moms Club, joining Perry, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and William Levy.

By Jack Rico

2010/04/23 at 12:00am

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The Back-Up Plan (Movie Review)

04.23.2010 | By Jack Rico |

Puerto Rican actress Jennifer Lopez makes her long awaited comeback to the big screen in the New York romantic comedy ‘The Back Up Plan’. Lopez is back to form in what is, in my opinion, a charming and pleasant cinematic experience. Any thoughts on Lopez being washed up will have to wait since she can still carry a film on charm alone even with a modest B list cast. The movie possesses appeal, mostly from its star, but also from its relevant and topical plotline.

Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has been on hundreds of dates looking to find a prince charming whom she can fulfill her life long dream of starting a family with. Regrettably, she discerns her time has past and resorts to what she feels is her ‘back up plan’ – artificial insemination. As fate must have it, Zoe meets the man of her dreams (Alex O’Loughlin) on the same day she submitted herself to the procedure. Will she tell her shining prince that she’s pregnant with some unknown man’s sperm? Will he feel he has to father kids that aren’t his own? How will it all end for Zoe?

Jennifer Lopez’s movie career spiraled down a bit when El Cantante was released in 2006 (the film only generated 7.6 million dollars). For those who have followed her career since Money Train we have noticed her strengths lie in the romantic comedy genre and even perhaps in action films. When she naturally decides to branch out into more demanding genres such as drama, her deficiencies as an actress are magnified. I disagree with people who say she isn’t a good actress. She is not an Oscar caliber actress, but she is a good one. You might think it’s easy to play cutesy and adorable in a movie. But she makes it look that easy. That’s her gift. I compare her to Sandra Bullock and put her in that range set. You never know Jennifer Lopez might have one Oscar win in her.

Nevertheless, most women will love this film, at least the ones that are suckers for romance. Men will barf at it because Alex O’Loughlin, the male lead, portrays a character at the end of the film of a man that doesn’t seem to exist in real life. The implausible fantasy is a bit too much to bear. It is a fantasy film full of romance though, full of hope and obviously a feel good sentiment. That is what you’ll be buying for the price of a movie ticket, and that is not bad. I liked it, it made me like that world a bit better than ours, even if it’s just for an hour and a half.

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