Fantastic Four underwhelms

Movie:     Fantastic Four Grade:   C In a Nutshell:   Marvel is at it again!  Unfortunately, the newest film in the comic book franchise doesn’t have the humor or joyful whimsy that has made some of their most recent films shine.  … Continued

Avengers: Age of Ultron is a fun addition to the Marvel movie franchise

Movie:   Marvel’s The Avengers: Age Of Ultron   PG-13, 2 hours 21 minutes Grade:  A-   In a Nutshell:   Bring on the summer popcorn blockbuster movies!  Packed full of action, impressive special effects, cool futuristic  technology that no one really … Continued

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie review

Grade:  C PG-13, 1 hour 41 minutes In a Half-shell:  You’re about to get shell-shocked.  OK, first of all…I have 2 water turtles.  So there’s that.  Secondly, I raised 4 sons who were obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … Continued

Guardians of the Galaxy is the Star Wars sequel you wanted to see

Movie Title:  Guardians of the Galaxy Grade:  A PG-13, 2 hours 1 minute In a Nutshell:  FAN-Friggin-Tastic!  This movie is everything you want a summer popcorn blockbuster to be.  By now, everyone has heard of Captain America: The First Avenger, … Continued

Amazing Spiderman 2 squeezes Maguire’s 2 & 3 into one flick

Movie Title:     The Amazing Spider-Man2 PG-13, 2 hours 22 minutes Grade:  B In a Nutshell:    This new installment of the Spider-Man franchise successfully makes you feel like you’re reading the panels of a comic book, but also has … Continued

The Wolverine shows summer movie-goers what a fun superhero movie should look like

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

May R.I.P.D rest in peace

  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