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Month: August 2017

Enter to win one of five copies of How To Be a Latin Lover on Blu-ray

August 31, 2017Chuck Duncan

This contest is closed. continue reading

Swag How To Be a Latin Lover, Lionsgate, Pantelion

Wind River is a perfectly crafted, chilling murder mystery

August 27, 2017Justin Moore 1 Comment

Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen provide Oscar worthy performances… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Crime, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Jeremy Renner, Mystery, The Weinstein Company, Wind River

Complaints and blasphemy raise their heads on AMC’s Preacher

August 24, 2017Michael Noble 2 Comments

If there’s one thing you can say about Preacher, it’s not afraid of controversy… continue reading

Preacher, Television, TV Commentary AMC, Dirty Little Secret, Holes, Humperdoo, Preacher Season 2, Puzzle Piece

Blood Alley offers a decent Blu-ray release of an exciting John Wayne film

August 21, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

John Wayne returns to open waters in this new Blu-ray release… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Adventure, Anita Ekberg, Blood Alley, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Warner Archive, Warner Bros. Pictures

The Hitman’s Bodyguard is big on action but short on laughs

August 20, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson fail to connect in this mediocre comedy… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Gary Oldman, Lionsgate, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L Jackson, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Thriller

Logan Lucky is fun old fashioned heist full of Southern charm

August 18, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Logan Lucky’ is a Southern-style homage to Ocean’s 11 and mostly pulls it off… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adam Driver, Bleecker Street, Channing Tatum, Comedy, Crime, Daniel Craig, Katie Holmes, Logan Lucky, Riley Keough

The Glass Castle provides an emotional look at unconventional families

August 17, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson shine as members of a dysfunctional family… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Brie Larson, Drama, Lionsgate, Max Greenfield, Naomi Watts, Robin Bartlett, Sarah Snook, The Glass Castle, Woody Harrelson

Dave Made a Maze :: Trailer

August 17, 2017Trailerbot Leave a Comment

Check out the trailer starring Nick Thune, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, and James Urbaniak… continue reading

Movies Adam Busch, Dave Made a Maze, Frank Caeti, Gravitas Ventures, James Urbaniak, John Hennigan, Kirsten Vangsness, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Nick Thune, Rick Overton, Scott Krinsky, Scott Narver, Stephanie Allynne, Timothy Nordwind

How To Be a Latin Lover surprises with its humor and charm

August 16, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

What looks to be a ribald, rauchy comedy is actually something quite different… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Drama, Eugenio Derbez, How To Be a Latin Lover, Linda Lavin, Lionsgate, Michael Cera, Pantelion, Raphael Alejandro, Renée Taylor, Rob Lowe, Salma Hayek

The Nut Job 2 is a decent sequel to an unfunny original

August 15, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Nut Job 2’ fails to please adults, but kids may find it nutty… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Bobby Moynihan, Fantasy, Jackie Chan, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Nutty By Nature, Open Road Films, The Nut Job 2, Will Arnett

Annabelle: Creation delivers the scares

August 11, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The second ‘Annabelle’ movie improves greatly on the first… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Annabelle: Creation, Anthony LaPaglia, Horror, Lulu Wilson, Miranda Otto, Mystery, New Line Cinema, Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Warner Bros. Pictures

Menashe is a drama of poignancy and a unique look at an insular world

August 11, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Menashe’ is a small story about a father and son set against an unknown world… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Drama, Foreign, Menashe, Menashe Lustig, Ruben Niborski, Yoel Weisshaus

John Wayne gets chased in this new Blu-ray release of The Sea Chase

August 10, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

With little suspense, there is no chase in ‘The Sea Chase’… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Alan Hale Jr, Claude Akins, James Arness, John Wayne, Lana Turner, Tab Hunter, The Sea Chase, War, Warner Archive, Warner Bros. Pictures

The 80s are alive & well on Retro Futura’s North American Tour

August 9, 2017Kim Tibbs-Krober 2 Comments

I’ll stop the world and melt with you at the Retro Futura Tour… continue reading

Music Annabella, Bow Wow Wow, Howard Jones, Katrina and The Waves, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Paul Young, Retro Futura Tour, The English Beat

Detroit Review :: Kathryn Bigelow crafts a heart-breaking look at the Detroit riots in the 1960’s

August 7, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

With great acting and well-time suspense, Detroit is a powerful film… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Annapurna Pictures, Anthony Mackie, Crime, Detroit, Drama, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, John Boyega, Will Poulter

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