The Fault in Our Stars has very few faults
Movie Title: The Fault in Our Stars PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I’m going to have to read this book. The movie is based on the #1 bestselling novel by John Green and … Continued
Adam Sandler grows up just a bit in Blended
Movie Title: Blended PG-13, 1 hour 57 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are paired together in their third romantic comedy. She seems to make him better. Despite Adam’s … Continued
The Other Woman offers estrogen-filled gal pal laughs
Movie Title: The Other Woman Grade: B PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes In a Nutshell: A woman’s guilty pleasure is to see a two-timing, adulterous scumbag get what’s coming to him. It kind of gives “screwball comedy” another meaning. … Continued
Winter’s Tale movie review
Movie Title: Winter’s Tale PG-13, 2 hours 9 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: Not to be confused with Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, this time-traveling tale is filled with a wonderfully talented cast: Colin Farrell (Total Recall), Jessica Brown Findlay … Continued
Endless Love film feels like an endless cliche
Movie Title: Endless Love Grade: D In a Nutshell: D for dumb. In the words of the Houston Press movie critic: “Finally, a love story for attractive white people.” Ha ha This remake of the 1981 Franco Zeffirelli film about … Continued
Pompeii serves up ash and cheese for disaster lovers
Movie Title: Pompeii PG-13, 1 hour 38 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: This disaster movie is getting terrible reviews, but I still got a kick out of the swords-and-sandal attempt at filling in the details of how things went … 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 Secret Life of Walter Mitty will have you renewing your passport
Movie Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Grade: A- In a Nutshell: We’re all a little bit like Walter Mitty, imagining ourselves doing great things while reality jails us in some dull cubicle to eek out a living. In … Continued
Percy Jackson and the Olympians creates a teen following
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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