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Daughter of Dracula is 70s kitsch with little horror

October 26, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

If you’ve never seen a Jess Franco film, don’t start with this one… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Britt Nichols, Daughter of Dracula, Horror, Howard Vernon, Jess Franco, Kino Lorber, Mystery, Redemption

Warcraft arrives on Blu-ray

October 12, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Only hardcore gamers will understand this movie … maybe… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Adventure, Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer, Blizzard Entertainment, Daniel Wu, Dominic Cooper, Fantasy, Paula Patton, Robert Kazinsky, Ruth Negga, Travis Fimmel, Universal Pictures, Warcraft

Compadres Review :: Compadres is not the comedy it wants to be

September 7, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An uneasy mix of cop drama and mismatched partners just does not work… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Action, Aislinn Derbez, Comedy, Compadres, Crime, Eric Roberts, Erick Elías, Joaquín Cosío, Joey Morgan, Kevin Pollack, Omar Chaparro, PantelionFilms

Ghost Team is a weak sauce indie comedy movie with a sadly boring twist

August 12, 2016Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Ghost Team’ wastes a talented cast with a whole lot of nothing… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amy Sedaris, Comedy, David Krumholtz, Ghost Team, Jon Heder, Justin Long, Melonie Diaz, Paul W Downs, The Orchard, Thriller

The Secret Life of Pets is a Toy Story ripoff with dogs

July 8, 2016Brandon Coulson Leave a Comment

The secrets out but does it satisfy?… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Albert Brooks, Animated, Bobby Moynihan, Dana Carvey, Ellie Kemper, Eric Stonestreet, Hannibal Buress, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, Louis C.K., Steve Coogan, The Secret Life of Pets, Universal Pictures

Point Break has great stunts but an incoherent story

April 1, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The Blu-ray release of ‘Point Break’ should have given us more… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Crime, Gary Busey, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Point Break, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Natural Born Pranksters try to out-jackass the pros

April 1, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Viral YouTube stars get a shot at mainstream stardom by pranking unsuspecting victims… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Comedy, Dennis Roady, Lionsgate, Natural Born Pranksters, Roman Atwood, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy

Allegiant may test your allegiance to The Divergent Series

March 18, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Another bloated finale stretched over two films pay finally put a nail in that particular coffin… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Allegiant, Ansel Elgort, Jeff Daniels, Lionsgate, Miles Teller, Mystery, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Shailene Woodley, The Divergent Series, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz

Zoolander 2 is painfully unfunny

February 12, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Derek and Hans return in an over-blown, lackluster attempt at comedy… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alex Wagner, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Comedy, Fred Armisen, Justin Theroux, Kristen Wiig, Kristin Wiig, Milla Jovovich, Owen Wilson, Paramount Pictures, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Zoolander 2

The 5th Wave starts decently and then goes into a very stupid place

January 22, 2016Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The 5th Wave’ had potential, but it proceeds to waste it all… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alex MacNicoll, Alex Roe, Chloë Grace Moretz, Columbia Pictures, Fantasy, Liev Schreiber, Liev Schrieber, Maggie Siff, Maika Monroe, Maria Bello, Nadji Jeter, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Sci-Fi, Talitha Bateman, The 5th Wave, Tony Revolori, Zackary Arthur

Two Tom Hardys won’t make Legend legendary

November 25, 2015Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

You can never have too much Tom Hardy in one movie, unless it’s this one… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Brian Helgeland, Chazz Palminteri, Christopher Eccleston, Crime, David Thewlis, Emily Browning, Legend, Tom Hardy, Universal Pictures

Burnt won’t change your mind about Bradley Cooper or gourmet food

October 30, 2015Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Burnt’ is a perfectly acceptable piece of “Damaged Hero Redemption” but not particularly amazing either… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alicia Vikander, Bradley Cooper, Burnt, Comedy, Daniel Brühl, Drama, Emma Thompson, Lily James, Matthew Rhys, Omar Sy, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sam Keeley, Sienna Miller, The Weinstein Company, Uma Thurman

Jem and the Holograms is a nostalgia-bait movie with its own identity crisis

October 23, 2015Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Jem and the Holograms’ is a muddled mess of surprisingly good and eye-rollingly bad… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Aubrey Peeples, Aurora Perrineau, Drama, Family, Hasbro, Hayley Kiyoko, Jem and the Holograms, Juliette Lewis, Molly Ringwald, Ryan Guzman, Stefanie Scott, Universal Pictures

Z for Zachariah is three beautiful people doing nothing for an hour and a half

August 28, 2015Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Z for Zachariah’ has some intriguing ambience and excellent acting, but is ultimately way too slow to be interesting… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Lionsgate, Margot Robbie, Roadside Attractions, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Z for Zachariah

No Escape :: A tense if forgettable and problematic action thriller

August 26, 2015Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘No Escape’ is a weird blend of racist exociticism wrapped around a man trying to save his family… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Claire Geare, Lake Bell, No Escape, Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, Sterling Jerins, The Weinstein Company, Thriller

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