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Jurassic World is Just What Fans Wanted From a Sequel
Jurassic World Directed by: Colin Trevorrow Screenplay by: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow Based on: Characters created by Michael Crichton Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B. D. Wong, Irrfan Khan Running time: 124 minutes Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Home was Innocuous and Not Quite Clever Enough
Home Directed by: Tim Johnson Written by: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember Based on: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex, Matt L. Jones Starring: Rihanna, Jim Parsons, Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin Running time: 94 minutes Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor Home is a relatively innocuous children’s film, I mean […]
Insurgent is Lacking in Every Possible Way
The Divergent Series: Insurgent Directed by: Robert Schwentke Written by: Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, Mark Bomback Based on: Insurgent by Veronica Roth Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet Running time: 119 minutes Rated PG-13 for intense violence and […]
Run All Night is a Solid yet Arduous Action Film
Run All Night Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra Written by: Brad Ingelsby Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Common, Ed Harris Release date: March 13, 2015 Running time: 114 minutes Rated R for strong violence, language including sexual references, and some drug use Run All Night is a pretty solid action film about mobsters, and hit men, […]
