Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, BD Wong Directed By: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Sleek, stylish, and reminiscent of all the times Cary Grant had fun on the big screen, Focus is a fairly … Continue reading Focus
Starring: Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, David Strathairn, Penelope Wilton Directed By: John Madden A film with this cast can’t actually be terrible. Disappointing? Yes. Misguided? Yes. Definitely. Unnecessary? … Continue reading The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Starring: JK Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Julia Ormond, Cara Seymour, Scott Adsit, Mia Maestro Directed By: Jim Kohlberg ‘ I had heard really good things about this film back when it came out in 2012, but I never got around … Continue reading The Music Never Stopped
Oh yeah, I went there. Fifty Shades Of Grey did absurdly good, opening to 81.6M over three days for a 22,400 per screen average. It’s a shame it did so well, because no one will be talking about Kingsman, which … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Fifty Shades’ Beats The Competition Into Submission
Starring: Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan Directed By: Richard LaGravenese I’m a ridiculously huge fan of the musical The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown. I was even excited when I heard it was being made into a movie, … Continue reading The Last Five Years
Starring: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Jack Davenport, Mark Hamill Directed By: Matthew Vaughn Matthew Vaughn remains one of the most promising new directors of the last ten years. He … Continue reading Kingsman: The Secret Service
Starring: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, James D’Arcy Directed By: The Wachowskis Jupiter Ascending isn’t that bad. Come on America. I’ve seen way worse, and frankly way darker, films do a … Continue reading Jupiter Ascending
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Victor Rasuk, Luke Grimes, Marcia Gay Harden, Max Martini Directed By: Sam Taylor Johnson Well, that was silly. First of all, do I believe that this film glorifies violence against women? No, one … Continue reading Fifty Shades Of Grey
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Willow Shields, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Paula Malcomson, Natalie Dormer, Evan Ross, Elden Henson, Wes Chatham, Patina Miller … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1
Starring: Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena, Jim Parrack, Brad William Henke, Jason Issacs, Xavier Samuel, Scott Eastwood Directed By: David Ayer Yes, the same David Ayer that made Sabotage. This was infinitely better than Sabotage. … Continue reading Fury
Starring: Tyler Perry Directed By: Frank Marino So… Tyler Perry made an animated Madea movie. And, honest to God, it might be the best Madea movie since the first one. No, seriously. Hear me out. Don’t run for the door … Continue reading Madea’s Tough Love
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent Directed By: Sharon Maguire The first Bridget Jones film is 14 years old now. That’s amazing. It’s almost old enough to audition for American Idol. I rewatched the film for probably … Continue reading Bridget Jones’s Diary
Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, Alan Ritchson, Olivia Thirlby, Ken Howard, Mimi Rogers Directed By: Jeremy Garelick Kevin Hart, I’ve come to realize, is an acquired taste. He’s a little like the love child … Continue reading The Wedding Ringer
Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Astro, Boyd Holbrook Directed By: Scott Frank This is another film in the newly minted “Liam Neeson” genre, which now rests somewhere between Action and Thriller. You know the film… someone has been taken, and … Continue reading A Walk Among The Tombstones
Starring: Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, Ansel Elgort, Kaitlyn Dever, Olivia Crocicchia, Dennis Haysbert Directed By: Jason Reitman Jason Reitman needs to get his shit together. He started out strong with Thank You For Smoking, … Continue reading Men Women and Children
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