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Movie Title: Captain Phillips In a Nutshell: This intense docudrama of the Maersk Alabama hijacking keeps you on the edge of your seat, an especially impressive feat, considering the movie is over two hours long. I kept imagining myself in … Continued
Movie Title: Gravity In a Nutshell: Wow. How did they film that? Gorgeous. Simply stunning. A feast for the eyes. Things I liked: I loved it when Sandra Bullock (SPOILER ALERT) finally gets back into the capsule, strips … Continued
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters movie review One of the best words to describe this sequel to PercyJackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief is “demi-good.” If you enjoyed the first movie, you’ll get a kick out of seeing the … Continued
The newest teen movie Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is in theaters nationwide and before I review it, I felt like I had to at least watch the first one. Better late than never, right? Directed by Chris Columbus, who … Continued
Don’t you just love Hugh Jackman? He’s like an action figure that can sing and dance. The Wolverine is a journey into one of X-Men’s most conflicted and developed characters on screen. If you love Wolverine, you’re going to love … Continued
Think Men in Black,Ghostbusters, and Ghost all mixed together. Add in Jeff Bridges as a crusty old law man from the 1800’s (Roy), Ryan Reynolds as a rookie cop who is killed before he can right a wrong, and … Continued
The last time we saw John Malkovich in Red, he was wearing blonde braids and being pushed in a wooden cart through a field in Maldova with bombs going off all around him, while being chased by dozens of … Continued
Transformers meet Godzilla with an inspiring speech worthy of Independence Day. There, now you know the whole plot of Pacific Rim, the summer’s latest popcorn blockbuster. My movie buff son absolutely loved it and said “I’d give it a … Continued
I imagined the director and producers of Monster’s Inc sitting around a board room table, trying to come up with a plot for the next installment of the Pixar’s lovable monster flick. During the brainstorm, someone in the room must … Continued
Which way now? That’s the question you’ll ask at the end of the movie Double, starring the aging-well Richard Gere. This fun spy thriller has some clever twists and turns, which I love. Even though I love a solid ending, … Continued