Hunger Games: Catching Fire now out on DVD!

If you’re a Hunger Games fan, then you’ve probably already seen this, but if you haven’t, it’s now in stores on DVD for rental or purchase! Movie Title:  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Grade: A In a Nutshell:  This movie … 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

The Lego Movie has quick wit, gags and fun for all ages

Movie Title:  The Lego Movie Grade:  A- In a Nutshell:  Quick-witted fun for all ages, as well as obvious Lego lovers.  While raising 4 boys, I’ve sucked up my share of miscellaneous Lego pieces on the carpet with my vacuum … Continued

Frankenstein disappoints, but still has cool effects

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Movie Title: I, Frankenstein Grade:  B- In a Nutshell:  I know a guy who was Aaron Eckhart’s college roommate.  He said that Aaron often talked about becoming a movie star some day.  He did it!  I’m sincerely happy for him. … Continued

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 Satisfies Your Craving

In a Nutshell:  “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”.  Swallow Falls has evolved into an island inhabited of living food creatures, triggered by a machine that young scientist Flint Lockwood designed in the first movie.  Flint returns to his … Continued

Gravity takes off at the box office

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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

The depressing, yet inspiring Road

We all swooned and fell in love with Viggo Mortenson in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but you’ve never seen him like this.   In The Road, Viggo plays a wilted father who travels to the coast in the south … 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