Category: Movie Reviews

(Exciting. Electrifying. Epic.) — — Fifteen years ago, nuclear power plant engineer, Joe Brody (Brian Cranston) was concerned that a recent swarm of tremors near the power plant in Japan were not natural. Brody went to work one day, with his wife Sandra (Juliette Binoche), very concerned about the safety of the plant. He sent…

(Raunchy Brainless Fun) — — It is a relatively safe bet that if you go to a Seth Rogan movie you are going to a funny,raunchy affair. No difference here. “Neighbors”  is not an Oscar winning film, but, rather a movie you can get away from reality for a couple of hours. Not boring, fun,…

(Not Amazing) — — Not good when my mind drifted during the movie to the mantra “Where is Tobey?”  This version of Spider-Man, although more accurately depicting the comics, is juvenile, goofy, and predictable. Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man / Peter Parker, and is VERY busy saving almost everyone who needs saving in the metropolis.  He…

(Powerful) — — Mud (Matthew McConaughey) is a drifter wanted by the authorities for the murder of the boyfriend of the woman he loves, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). Two boys (Tye Sheridan as Ellis, and Jacob Lofland as Neckbone) ride their boat to an island where they claim a boat in a tree as their own.…

— — Cameron Diaz (as Carly Whitten) is seeing the man of her dreams (Nickolaj Coster-Waldau as Mark King). He is handsome, great in bed, caring, and……married. Whooops. Leslie Mann (as Kate King) is the wife who Diaz meets when she decides to surprise her wonderful guy at his home. Kate pursues a friendship with…

— — Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Falcon (Anthony Mackie) fight evil forces from WWII and a very powerful opponent, the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). Sleeper agents have been sitting inside S.H.I.E.L.D for years and years waiting to be activated. That time has come, and no…