Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal Directed By: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon If you enjoyed Perks Of Being A Wallflower, you’ll love Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. It’s one of the … Continue reading Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
Slow West
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, Caren Pistorius Directed By: John Maclean Slow West starts out as a pretty self fulfilling prophecy. Slow. But, you really need to give it a full chance because Slow West is one … Continue reading Slow West
Ted 2
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Morgan Freeman, Sam Jones, Michael Dorn, Bill Smitrovich, John Slattery, John Carroll Lynch, Morgan Freeman Directed By: Seth MacFarlane This is another film taking an unfair beating … Continue reading Ted 2
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Documentary. Directed By: Liz Garbus Netflix has backed this documentary on the life of Nina Simone, the legendary singer. It’s an interesting weekend for celebrities, as Amy opens in limited release and explores the toxic nature of being a celebrity … Continue reading What Happened, Miss Simone?
Terminator Genisys
Starring: Jai Courtney, Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, JK Simmons, Byung-hun Lee, Matt Smith, Dayo Okeniyi, Courtney B. Vance, Sandrine Holt Directed By: Alan Taylor There must be some scenes on a cutting room floor somewhere. Why was Courtney … Continue reading Terminator Genisys
Max
Starring: Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham, Luke Kleintank, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitali, Dejon LaQuake, Jay Hernandez Directed By: Boaz Yakin If your son is investigating arms dealers in real life… he’s probably going to die. If he’s the … Continue reading Max
Friday Box Office: ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Jurassic’ Defeat Disappointing Newcomers
Terminator Genisys is tanking. It will debut below every Terminator film except the first Terminator. A B+ cinemascore is suggesting it won’t have legs either. It won’t fall off the face of the earth, but audiences are kind of echoing … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Jurassic’ Defeat Disappointing Newcomers
Taken 3
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Forest Whitaker, Dougray Scott, Famke Janssen, Sam Spruell, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, Jonny Weston Directed By: Olivier Megaton So we’re at the third Taken film. Obviously, we’re just going for cash cow status here, and … Continue reading Taken 3
Project Almanac
Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner Directed By: Dean Israelite A cool premise doesn’t make good with underdeveloped characters and a muted delivery. I no longer give films props just for reinventing the “found footage” … Continue reading Project Almanac
The DUFF
Starring: Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skylar Samuels, Romany Malco, Ken Jeong, Nick Eversman, Allison Janney Directed By: Ari Sandel Each generation has their set of teen movies. There are the token horror movies, like Nightmare … Continue reading The DUFF
The Loft
Starring: James Marsden, Karl Urban, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rachael Taylor, Isabel Lucas, Valerie Cruz, Kristin Lehman, Margarita Levieva, Rhona Mitra, Kali Rocha Directed By: Erik Van Looy OK, this film is definitely better than 11% on Rotten … Continue reading The Loft
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water
Starring: Antonio Banderas Directed By: Paul Tibbitt Actually… not a bad movie. I spent most of the movie wondering when the Sponge was actually going to go “Out Of Water”. It took a very long time. Like… the final 4th … Continue reading The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water
Hot New Trailer: Creed
No, it’s not a biopic of the Christian Rock band. It’s kinda sorta a Rocky sequel/spinoff. And it looks amazing. Ryan Coogler directs Michael B Jordan. I was skeptical till I saw the trailer. Now I’m excited. Continue reading Hot New Trailer: Creed
For Your Consideration: Best Actress In A Drama
I have to start by saying that the Emmys owe Katey Sagal either a nomination or an explanation. I don’t know how they can let her seriously do her character on Sons Of Anarchy for so long and continue to … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Actress In A Drama
Weekend Box Office: ‘Magic’ At The Box Office? Or Time For A ‘Genisys’?
Magic Mike XXL is going to beat Terminator Genisys. Some people say the tracking is close, but Magic Mike XXL is tracking in women… and there isn’t anything else targeting women right now (except perhaps Spy, which isn’t doing a … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Magic’ At The Box Office? Or Time For A ‘Genisys’?
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