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Dwayne Johnson

Book passage on the Jungle Cruise

July 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Disney may have a new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ on their hands… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Comedy, Dwayne Johnson, Edgar Ramirez, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Jungle Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Veronica Falcón, Walt Disney Pictures

Fighting with my Family brings the punches and the heart

February 24, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The film is filled with inspirational moments lead by an outstanding cast… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Dwayne Johnson, Fighting with my Family, Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, MGM, Nick Frost, Sport, Stephen Merchant, Vince Vaughn, Zelina Vega

Dwayne Johnson and friends cause a Rampage on Blu-ray

August 9, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Rampage’ isn’t terrible and looks great in 4K… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 4K, Adventure, Dwayne Johnson, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello, Malin Akerman, Marley Shelton, Naomie Harris, Rampage, Sci-Fi, UHD, Warner Bros. Pictures

Dwayne Johnson gets really high in Skyscraper

July 13, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘The Towering Inferno’ meets ‘Die Hard’ in the disaster epic… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Byron Mann, Chin Han, Dwayne Johnson, Hannah Quinlivan, Neve Campbell, Noah Taylor, Pablo Schreiber, Roland Møller, Skyscraper, Thriller, Universal Pictures

Rampage is a big, dumb, fun action film

April 17, 2018Justin Moore 1 Comment

Dwayne Johnson adds cheesy lines to this over the top film… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Dwayne Johnson, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello, Malin Akerman, Marley Shelton, Naomie Harris, Rampage, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is surprisingly a lot of fun

December 20, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Jack Black steals the show acting as a high school girl… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Dwayne Johnson, Fantasy, Jack Black, Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle, Karen Gillian, Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas, Sony Pictures

Baywatch is decently funny and completely forgettable

May 25, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Baywatch’ has plenty of laughs, but it’s also as flimsy as a badly made sandcastle… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Alexandra Daddario, Baywatch, Charlotte McKinney, Crime, David Hasselhoff, Dwayne Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Kelly Rohrbach, Pam Anderson, Paramount Pictures, Priyanka Chopra, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Zac Efron

Frozen fans, it’s time to let it go and get on board Moana’s boat

November 23, 2016Brandon Coulson Leave a Comment

‘Moana’ joins the pantheon of Disney royalty… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alan Tudyk, Animated, Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Fantasy, Inner Workings, Jemaine Clement, Louise Bush, Moana, Nicole Scherzinger, Oscar Kightley, Puanani Cravalho, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Troy Polamalu, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart serve up the laughs in Central Intelligence

June 16, 2016Chuck Duncan 3 Comments

Johnson and Hart have the makings of a great screen team… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aaron Paul, Action, Amy Ryan, Central Intelligence, Comedy, Crime, Danielle Nicolet, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

San Andreas is entertaining but implausibly over the top

May 29, 2015Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Dwayne Johnson really is a rock in this ridiculously over-the-top disaster movie… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Alexandra Daddario, Carla Gugino, Dwayne Johnson, Ioan Gruffudd, San Andreas, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Furious 7 comes a long way from where the franchise began

April 3, 2015Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

Furious 7 review… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Crime, Dwayne Johnson, Furious 7, Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Thriller, Tyrese Gibson, Universal Pictures, Vin Diesel
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HOTCHKA MOVIE REVIEWS

✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    MERCY  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BUGONIA  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    HIM Watch on Apple TV. ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    WEAPONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    OH, HI!  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    THE MOONLIGHT MURDERS  ★★★
    BEHIND CLOSED DOORS  ★★✩
    I'LL BE SEEING YOU  ★★★
    A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES  ★★★
    MURDER AT THE MERRIWEATHER  ★★★
    MURDER IN THE DARK  ★★✩
    TO PHILLY WITH LOVE  ★★✩
    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPING MY OWN DAUGHTER  ★★★
    A SEASON TO BLOSSOM  ★★✩
    DON'T TRUST THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS  ★★✩
    MORE HOME VIEWING REVIEWS
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