3 Days to Kill movie review
Movie Title: 3 Days to Kill PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: I’ve seen this movie a million times. Of course, I haven’t seen this actual movie before, but it sure felt like it. It’s pretty … Continued
Video Gamers Will Feel At Home Watching Robocop
Movie Title: Robocop Grade: B- In a Nutshell: Wow, a cop movie and not a single donut in the entire movie. (wink) I saw this on an IMAX screen which provided rumbling so loud that you could FEEL the airplanes … Continued
Monuments Men movie gets me Googling for more
Movie Title: The Monuments Men Grade: B+ PG-13, 1 hour 52 minutes In a Nutshell: This inspiring movie is based on a true story about us all of us. I admit that I’m curious to learn more about what really … Continued
Tom Clancy fans come out of the shadows to cheer on the new Jack Ryan
Movie Title: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit PG-13, 1 hour 45 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Tom Clancy fans will love this prequel to the popular Jack Ryan save-the-USA stories. Chris Pine, with his beautiful blue eyes, joins the club … Continued
Better as a drive-thru than a Ride Along
Movie Title: Ride Along PG-13, 1 hour 40 minutes Grade: C In a Nutshell: Ride Along should really just be a drive-thru, maybe later, after it’s out on DVD or in the dollar bin at Wal-Mart. One F-bomb short of … Continued
The Book Thief illustrates the power of words
Movie Title: The Book Thief Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I had to drive past several theaters near my home to find one that carried this film…truly a hidden gem. The sobering, yet inspiring … Continued
Captain Phillips receives heroic praise
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
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
Red 2 movie review
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