Maggie isn’t your typical zombie movie

posted in: Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction | 0

Movie:   Maggie PG-13, 1 hour 35 minutes Grade:  C In a Nutshell:   Arnold Schwarzenegger kicking zombie butt….what’s not to like?  Well, it’s not as exciting as that sounds.  In fact, there aren’t very many actual zombies in this post-apocalyptic movie. … 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

Home is harmless fun

Movie:  Home    PG, 1 hour 33 minutes Grade: B   In a Nutshell:  Dreamworks is trying hard to keep up with Disney who has recently been pumping out hit after hit.  Home doesn’t have quite the magic that Disney … Continued

See Divergent before you see Insurgent

posted in: Action, Science Fiction | 0

Movie:  Insurgent   PG-13, 1 hour 59 minutes Grade:              B   In a Nutshell:  Veronica Roth’s Young Adult Dystopian sequel picks up right where it left off in the first movie, Divergent.  If you haven’t seen it, watch it before … Continued

Project Almanac features “found footage” of time travel

posted in: Mystery, Science Fiction, Teen | 0

Movie:  Project Almanac   PG-13, 2 hours Grade: C   In a Nutshell:   The movie uses “found footage” as its film style, which can be slightly annoying.   The camera work is so shaky that it’s more irritating than clever.  Its … Continued

Jupiter Ascending is visually impressive with a messy script

posted in: Action, Science Fiction | 0

Movie: Jupiter Ascending   PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- for visually amazing               C- for story and dialogue In a Nutshell:  Wow.  Talk about sensory overload.  The special effects are amaze balls. I went with some friends to … Continued

Penguins of Madagascar is cute and cuddly enough to make you laugh out loud at least once

posted in: Animated, Comedy, Science Fiction | 0

Movie Title:  Penguins of Madagascar PG, 1 hour 32 minutes   Grade:  B   In a Nutshell: The zany, spy penguins from the Madagascar franchise finally got their own feature film, full of high-jinks and frivolity.  No matter what age … Continued

Interstellar is out of this world

posted in: Drama, Science Fiction | 1

Movie Title:   Interstellar PG-13, 2 hours 49 minutes   Grade:  A In a Nutshell:   This movie will blow your mind.  Either that or put you to sleep.  Viewers seem to be split in their opinion on this one.  The movie … Continued

My friend, James Dashner, just had his book The Maze Runner turned into a movie!

Movie Title:  Maze Runner PG-13, 1 hour 54 minutes Grade:  B+ In a Nutshell:   I’m so thrilled for my friend, James Dashner, who is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Maze Runner Series (Maze Runner)that this film … Continued

Audiences who like sappy dialogue, music, and estrogen will enjoy chick flick “If I Stay”

Movie Title:   If I Stay PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes Grade:  B- In a Nutshell:  Standard chick-flick material: too cool guy falls head-over-heels in love with a shy, misunderstood girl and says all the right romantic things, risking everything for … Continued