Category: Movie Reviews

  • “Ex Machina” Movie Review

    “Ex Machina” Movie Review

    (Creepy Artificial Intelligence) – – Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) is a programmer at a high tech company. He just got an email telling him he is the winner of seven days in a beautiful remote location with the CEO of the company, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Arriving at the location, Caleb is greeted by a robotic voice…

  • “Mountain Men” Movie Review

    “Mountain Men” Movie Review

    (Wilderness Survival) – – Estranged brothers Toph (Tyler Labine) and Cooper (Chace Crawford) re-start their relationship (sort of) at their mother’s wedding. Still mourning the death of their father, Toph and Cooper decide to spend some time in the family cabin in the woods. Dad left society and became a survivalist living in that cabin….he…

  • “Bad Moms” Movie Review

    “Bad Moms” Movie Review

    (Great Fun) Amy (Mila Kunis) is trying her best to be a great mom. But, the pressure to be a great mom is incredible as she drives the kids where they need to go, goes to work at a start-up (where she is the oldest employee at 32), and tries to meet the expectations of…

  • “After the Sunset” Movie Review

    “After the Sunset” Movie Review

    (Diamond Thieves Retire in Paradise) – – Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek) are master jewel thieves who have already stolen the first of three “Napoleon” diamonds (but were never proven to have done so). The FBI is in charge of delivering the second “Napoleon” diamond, worth millions, to an LA museum.…

  • “Big Stone Gap” Movie Review

    “Big Stone Gap” Movie Review

    – – In 1978, Big Stone Gap, VA was a small Appalachian town where coal was king and everyone knew everyone else. Ave Maria Mulligan (Ashley Judd) just turned 40 and is officially an “old maid”. Her friends think it is about time she settled for anyone and got married.  But, Ave is still being…

  • “Suicide Squad” Movie Review

    “Suicide Squad” Movie Review

    (Bad Asses Save the World) Superman is dead. Batman is busy. If the world needs saving, who will save it? The proposal to gather the worlds worst bad-asses as a team and let them wreak havoc on whatever threat is out there becomes a viable option. Luckily for the movie, a threat to the world…

  • “An Unfinished Life” Movie Review

    “An Unfinished Life” Movie Review

    (Heart Warming Family Drama) – – Jean Gilkyson (Jennifer Lopez) has been beaten by her low life boyfriend for the last time. Jean and her 11 year old daughter, Griff (Becca Gardner), pack up their things and leave. On the road, they consult a map trying to figure out their ultimate destination. But Jean already…

  • “Ride Along 2” Movie Review

    “Ride Along 2” Movie Review

    (Frenetic Cops & Robbers) – – Picking up where Ride Along left off, Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) has graduated from the police academy and, in a week, he will marry Angela (Tika Sumpter). But duty calls as the fledgling beat cop accompanies his future brother-in-law, and Atlanta police detective, James (Ice Cube), on a mission…

  • “Jackie & Ryan” Movie Review

    “Jackie & Ryan” Movie Review

    (Terrific Music / Sweet Rom-Com) – – Ryan (Ben Barnes) is a drifter playing music in whatever town the train drops him off. Stopping in Ogden, Utah to play for awhile and to gather some money for the trek to Portland, Oregon…..Ryan meets Jackie (Katherine Heigl). Jackie is a former music star now living the…