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

Kevin Sorbo and Disney do Hercules better

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Movie Title:  The Legend of Hercules Grade: C In a Nutshell:  I used to get a kick out of the old Kevin Sorbo TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journey.  Well, this is nothing like that.  You know that awesome Disney … Continued

Does the new version of the 47 Ronin add or detract from the legend?

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Movie Title:  47 Ronin Grade: B In a Nutshell:  It’s as if this long movie couldn’t decide which one it wanted to be: epic war history or CGI action fantasy.  I love Keanu Reeves and wanted this movie to be … Continued

Better as a drive-thru than a Ride Along

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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

Thor gets hammered by movie critics

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Movie Title:  Thor: The Dark World   In a Nutshell:  More Thor.  More Chris Hemsworth. More muscles and awesome abs. More beautiful Natalie Portman.  Thor has to save Earth and the Nine Realms from another evil enemy who looks like … 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

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 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

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

Pacific Rim floods senses with special effects

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  Transformers meet Godzilla with an inspiring speech worthy of Independence Day.  There, now you know the whole plot of Pacific Rim, the summer’s latest popcorn blockbuster.  My movie buff son absolutely loved it and said “I’d give it a … Continued