Disney’s Tomorrowland Is a Dream Come True
Tomorrowland Directed by: Brad Bird Produced by: Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof Screenplay by: Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof Story by: Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, and Keegan-Michael Key Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) is a bright, young, optimistic teen bursting […]
Tomrrowland was lighthearted and inspirational
Tomorrowland Directed by: Brad Bird Screenplay by: Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird Story by:Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, Jeff Jensen Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key Running time: 130 minutes Rated PG for for sequences of sci-fi action violence and peril, thematic elements, and language. Tomorrowland is a multi-faceted […]
Mad Max: Fury Road is the Most Surprisingly Great Film of 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road Directed by: George Miller Written by: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton Running time: 120 minutes R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images There are a few sentences […]
Far from the Madding Crowd is Classic, Solid Storytelling
Far from the Madding Crowd Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg Screenplay by: David Nicholls Based on: Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) by Thomas Hardy Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple Running time: 119 minutes Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence Far from the Madding Crowd is a classic British […]
Hot Pursuit Was Tepid with Recycled Comedy
Hot Pursuit Directed by: Anne Fletcher Written by: David Feeney, John Quaintance Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara Release date: May 8, 2015 Running time: 87 minutes Rated PG-13 for sexual content, violence, language and some drug material. Hot Pursuit boils down to reprocessed ideas in a terrible script that struggled to land a single joke […]
Clouds of Sils Maria: Is it Worth Your Money?
Clouds of Sils Maria Written and directed by: Olivier Assayas Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz Official Synopsis: When she’s cast as the older lover in a romantic lesbian drama opposite an upstart young starlet (Moretz), an established middle-aged actress (Binoche) is overcome with personal insecurities and professional jealousies—all while sexual tension simmers between her and her […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron is a Smorgasbord of Awesome
Avengers: Age of Ultron Directed by: Joss Whedon Screenplay by: Joss Whedon Based on: The Avengers by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Starring:Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwel, lIdris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, Samuel […]
The Age of Adaline was Charming
The Age of Adaline Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger Written by: J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn Release date: April 24, 2015 Running time: 110 minutes Rated PG-13 for for a suggestive comment The Age of Adaline was really quite charming. The performances were […]
Little Boy is a Bomb
Little Boy Directed by: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde Written by: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde, Pepe Portillo Starring: Jakob Salvati, David Henrie, Kevin James, Emily Watson, Ted Levine, Michael Rapaport, Ali Landry, Ben Chaplin Release Date: April 24, 2015 Running Time: 100 minutes Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material and violence The film Little Boy did something […]
Unfriended was Agonizing to Watch
Unfriended Directed by: Levan Gabriadze (as Leo Gabriadze) Written by: Nelson Greaves Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Heather Sossaman Running time: 82 minutes Rated R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use – all involving teens Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s […]
The Longest Ride is Two Movies at the Expense of One
The Longest Ride Directed by: George Tillman, Jr. Screenplay by: Craig Bolotin Based on: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks Starring: Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Alan Alda, Melissa Benoist, Lolita Davidovich Running time: 128 minutes Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, partial nudity, and some sports action The Longest Ride was true […]
An Honest Trailer for Daredevil (2005 Movie)
Remember what it was like when Marvel basically didn’t have control over most of the characters? You know, before Iron Man made Marvel Studios the juggernaut it is today. With Netflix due to release the new Daredevil show on it’s service we finally get an Honest Trailer for the Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke […]
Furious 7 Was Absurd but That’s Good
Furious 7 Directed by: James Wan Written by: Chris Morgan Based on Characters by Gary Scott Thompson which were based on Racer X by Ken Li Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Lucas Black, Jason Statham Running time: 134 minutes Rated PG-13 for prolonged frenetic sequences […]
20 Hard Things That are Not as Hard as Watching Get Hard
Get Hard Directed by: Etan Cohen Written by: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Edwina Findley, Craig T. Nelson, Tip “T.I.” Harris Running time: 100 minutes Rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content and language, some graphic nudity, and drug material Get Hard is terrible, that is […]