Movie Reviews

Review: Jack the Giant Slayer

  The latest film from Bryan Singer, Jack the Giant Killer Slayer opened this past weekend starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor. The film is a fantasy adventure based on the fairy tales ‘Jack the Giant Killer’ and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. The movie … [Read More]

Review: Identity Thief

Director: Seth Gordon Written by: Craig Mazin (screenplay), Jerry Eeten (story) Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho Genre: Comedy | Crime MPAA: R Synopsis: Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy’s identity. … [Read More]

Review: Warm Bodies

Director: Jonathan Levine Written by: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel) Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich Genre: Comedy | Horror | Romance MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of … [Read More]

Review: Broken City

Directed by:  Albert Hughes Written by: Brian Tucker Produced by:  Randall Emmett, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Arnon Milchan, Teddy Schwarzman, Allen Hughes, Remington Chase Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper   Synopsis: In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) seeks … [Read More]

Review: Silver Linings Playbook

  Directed by:                        David O. Russell Written by:                        David O. Russell Produced by:                       Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, Shea Whigham, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles Synopsis: Life doesn’t always go according to plan…Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has … [Read More]

Review: Jack Reacher

  Director: Christopher McQuarrie Written by: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Lee Child (book) Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, and Richard Jenkins Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.   ‘Jack Reacher’ … [Read More]

Review: The Hobbit

    Director: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch Genre: Fantasy, Adventure MPAA: PG-13   The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest … [Read More]

Review: Red Dawn

Director: Dan Bradley Written by: Carl Ellsworth (screenplay), Jeremy Passmore (screenplay) Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas Genre: Action MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.     Remakes are usually under high scrutiny being that there … [Read More]

Review: Lincoln

  Director: Steven Spielberg Written by: Tony Kushner (screenplay), Doris Kearns Goodwin (book) Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and David Strathairn Genre: Biography | Drama | History MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: As the Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights … [Read More]

Review: Skyfall

  Director: Sam Mendes Written by:  Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney Genre: Action | Drama MPAA: PG-13       007 (Daniel Craig) becomes M’s only ally as MI6 comes under attack, and a mysterious new … [Read More]