Gamers get real world ride in Need for Speed

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Movie Title:Need for Speed   Grade:   B- In a Nutshell:  The very first car I ever bought with my own money was a cute 1965 Mustang I named Scooter.  Need for Speed features a modified Mustang that has all the bells … Continued

Winter’s Tale movie review

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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

Non-stop is non-stop, goofy fun for Liam Neeson fans

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Movie Title:   Non-Stop PG-13, 1 hour 50 minutes Grade:   B In a Nutshell:   First of all, that’s a great title for an action movie on an airplane flight.  Second, who doesn’t love Liam Neeson?  They even featured his butt-kicking awesomeness … Continued

Mr. Peabody and Sherman touch hearts and funny bones

Movie Title:   Mr. Peabody & Sherman PG, 1 hour 32 minutes Grade:   B+ In a Nutshell:   You may remember these lovable guys from the old Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: The Complete Seriescartoon from the 1950’s and 60’s.  They finally … Continued

Endless Love film feels like an endless cliche

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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

2014 Oscar Winner list

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I always love the glitz and glamor on the red carpet at the Academy Awards.  You’ve probably heard by now that Ellen crashed Twitter as she took the world’s famous Selfie with a few A-listers during the evening.  What you … Continued

Pompeii serves up ash and cheese for disaster lovers

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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