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Geostorm is the worst kind of disaster

October 26, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Geostorm’ offers more politics than fun action sequences… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara, Andy Garcia, Daniel Wu, Ed Harris, Eugenio Derbez, Geostorm, Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

The House brings a few laughs to Blu-ray

October 22, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Is ‘The House’ as bad as everyone says it is?… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Amy Poehler, Comedy, Crime, New Line Cinema, The House, Warner Bros. Pictures, Will Ferrell

It might be better to block Friend Request from your timeline

September 24, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Friend Request’ is full of clichés and unoriginality … continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alycia Debnam-Carey, Brit Morgan, Connor Paolo, Entertainment Studios, Friend Request, Horror, Liesl Ahlers, Sean Marquette, Thriller, William Moseley

Home Again is the same old romantic comedy done again

September 10, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Hallie Myers-Shyer relies too much on her parent’s style of filmmaking… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Candice Bergen, Comedy, Home Again, Jon Rudnitsky, Lake Bell, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Open Road Films, Pico Alexander, Reese Witherspoon, Reid Scott, Romance

I Do … Until I Don’t flounders in treacle trying to make a point about marriage

September 1, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘I Do… Until I Don’t’ has an interesting idea, but it can’t use characters well enough to pull it off… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amber Heard, Comedy, Dolly Wells, Ed Helms, I Do Until I Don't, Lake Bell, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Reiser, The Film Arcade, Wyatt Cenac

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

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

Poor storyline and lack of character development looms over The Dark Tower

August 6, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

This Stephen King inspired story fails to please longtime fans… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Fantasy, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Sci-Fi, Sony Pictures, The Dark Tower, Tom Taylor

Halle Berry’s long-awaited thriller Kidnap fails to thrill anyone

August 3, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

If you enjoy slow driving minivan sequences, ‘Kidnap’ will sure rev up your heart… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aviron Pictures, Chris McGinn, Crime, Halle Berry, Kidnap, Lew Temple, Sage Correa, Thriller

The Emoji Movie is the definition of Meh

July 29, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Emoji Movie’ fails to put a smile on our faces… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Anna Faris, Fantasy, James Corden, Maya Rudolph, Patrick Stewart, Sony Pictures, T.J. Miller, The Emoji Movie

The Lovers fails to make you care for a bunch of idiots

May 19, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Lovers’ tries to make you believe in a doomed romance and instead does not… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Aidan Gillen, Comedy, Debra Winger, Jessica Sula, Melora Walters, Romance, The Lovers, Tracy Letts, Tyler Ross

Paris Can Wait is an overindulgent fluff piece too in love with itself

May 19, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

A French travelogue and food porn do not an interesting movie make… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard, Cédric Monnet, Comedy, Diane Lane, Paris Can Wait, Romance, Sony Pictures Classics

The Dinner is like three movies in one, but only has one good story

May 19, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Dinner’ falls into the trap of turning an acting showcase into showboating… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adepero Oduye, Chloë Sevigny, Crime, Laura Linney, Michael Chernus, Rebecca Hall, Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, The Dinner, The Orchard, Thriller

Sleight can’t Houdini itself out of its mess

May 17, 2017Cisco Davis Jr Leave a Comment

‘Chronicle’ plus ‘Iron Man’ times ‘Now You See Me’ just doesn’t add up… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Cameron Esposito, Drama, Dulé Hill, Jacob Latimore, Sasheer Zamata, Sci-Fi, Seychelle Gabriel, Sleight, Storm Reid, WWE Studios

The Bye Bye Man :: Don’t think about it

January 15, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new horror flick has a really unfortunate tag line… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Carrie-Anne Moss, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Douglas Smith, Drama, Fantasy, Faye Dunaway, Horror, Jonathan Penner, Lucien Laviscount, STX Entertainment, The Bye Bye Man

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