The Giver: Movie Review
It has taken Jeff Bridges 18 years to bring Lois Lowry’s acclaimed novel “The Giver” to the big screen. Having sold over 10 million copies, I am surprised [...]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014): Movie Review
I didn’t grow up with the TMNT comics. Before their first feature film in 1990, I hadn’t even heard of them. That didn’t stop me from loving the original [...]
Into the Storm: Movie Review
How often do two movies come out on the same day that were both written by the same person? John Swetnam wrote “Step Up: All In” and “Into the Storm”. [...]
The Hundred-Foot Journey: Movie Review
Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais and directed by Lasse Hallstrom, “The Hundred-Foot Journey” takes us through a profound journey that isn’t measured by distance. [...]
Get On Up: Movie Review
A film’s rating rarely has an effect on my enjoyment of it. Unfortunately director Tate Taylor’s follow-up to 2011’s “The Help” is seriously [...]
Guardians of the Galaxy: Movie Review
The Guardians of the Galaxy are by far the least known characters from the Marvel cannon that have been given their own feature film. I went into the screening pretty much [...]
Lucy: Movie Review
There is so much stupidity in Luc Besson’s “Lucy” which is ironic since the story follows the main character becoming increasingly intelligent. I was able [...]
Boyhood: Movie Review
Richard Linklater is one of my favorite filmmakers working today. Past projects like the “Before” trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, and “Dazed and [...]
The Purge: Anarchy: Movie Review
Last year, Writer/Director James DeMonaco came up with the clever idea of having his movie take place during an event called the annual purge in which all crime (even murder) [...]
Sex Tape: Movie Review
My expectations were set very low before entering the screening for “Sex Tape”. I am a fan of Jason Seigel but not so much for Diaz. Thankfully, because of my low [...]
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