Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is another heart-pounding thrill ride
Five movies in and the ‘Mission: Impossible” franchise is only getting better… continue reading
Movie Reviews
Take another Vacation down the Holiday Road to Walley World
Rusty Griswold is all grown up, and now is the time to take the family on an all-new vacation … almost … continue reading
Southpaw :: Great acting can’t save this mediocre movie
‘Southpaw’ has a few very good actors in it, but the story is predictable, dull, and problematic… continue reading
Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck is no trainwreck
Amy Schumer has parlayed her caricature of herself into a winning big screen comedy… continue reading
Marvel’s Ant-Man is no cinematic small fry
Marvel takes a page from the Guardians of the Galaxy playbook and produces another entertaining hit… continue reading
Minions madness has descended upon the masses
Resistance is futile – ‘Minions’ have invaded just about every walk of life these days, from being on our Twinkies and Facebook memes to being all over our kids’ bedrooms. Does the prequel to ‘Despicable Me’ answer everything you want to know about them? … continue reading
The Gallows is a tight, tense found footage thriller
Found footage horror films may have run their course a long time ago, but ‘The Gallows’ does a decent job of making the hair on the back of your next stand on end… continue reading
A Little Chaos :: Great actors can’t save this boring period drama
‘A Little Chaos’ features some great actors in a dull drama peppered by a few occasionally diverting scenes… continue reading
Ted 2 captures comedic lightning a second time for Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Thunder Buddies’
Can comedic lightning strike twice for the ‘Thunder Buddies’ in ‘Ted 2’ or will the film go up in smoke as being just another sub-par sequel failing to step out of the shadows of its predecessor?… continue reading
Infinitely Polar Bear is a realistic look at mental illness, life, love and parenting
What happens when you cross ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ with ‘Mr. Mom’? You get Maya Forbes’ quirky, heart-warming biopic about what one family did to live and thrive with mental illness… continue reading
Pixar’s Inside Out shows a range of emotions
For those who may have been counting Pixar out of the game with some of their recent duds, the studio is back in stellar form with the complex story of what makes us tick… continue reading
Jurassic World’s dinosaurs may have evolved, but mankind and the subplots have not
The Park is open once more in ‘Jurassic World.’ John Hammond’s dream of having a fully functional dinosaur island attraction has finally been realized – and it packs a powerful nostalgic punch, even if the film isn’t perfect… continue reading
Insidious: Chapter 3 succeeds in delivering the scares
Writer/director Leigh Whannell piles on the scares while star Lin Shaye guides us through the terror in a horror film sure to make you jump out of your seats… continue reading
Spy gives Melissa McCarthy a chance to finally shine
What happens when you cross Molly Flynn with James Bond? You get an outstanding, hilarious spy movie spoof… continue reading
Entourage the Movie is Entourage the Movie in every way imaginable
‘Entourage’ is essentially an extended episode of the show with a bit more of a budget and all that entails, good and bad… continue reading