Paper Towns features too many self-absorbed teens
Movie: Paper Towns PG-13, 1 hour 49 minutes Grade: C for Couldn’t stand the self-absorbed teenage angst OR D for Don’t waste your time or money on this In a Nutshell: Critics love … Continued
Self/Less asks what legacy will you leave
Movie: Self/less PG-13, 1 hour 57 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: The talented Ben Kingsley plays a dying real estate tycoon who buys a younger body, that of Ryan Reynolds. Nice choice. Critics have been pretty negative about … Continued
Love and Mercy biopic features the tortured life of Beach Boys Brian Wilson
Movie: Love & Mercy Rating: PG-13, 2 hours Grade: B In a Nutshell: Growing up in California, I was required to be a Beach Boys fan. It was a social law I gladly obeyed. My dad even … Continued
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation will finish your summer with a bang
Movie: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation PG-13, 2 hours, 12 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I can neither approve, nor deny this movie review without approval from the Secretary… Tom Cruise reminds us again that he … Continued
Jakob Salvati shines in Little Boy
Movie: Little Boy [HD] PG-13, 1 hour 26 minutes Grade: B In a Nutshell: Mocked by many film critics, Little Boy [HD] is an inspiring story set during World War II about faith. Christians will be touched, … Continued
Pixels helps you relive your 80’s glory days
Movie: Pixels PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes Grade: B- In a Nutshell: This is a world where Kevin James is President of the United States. Need I say more? I have real mixed feelings about this new … Continued
Fantastic Four underwhelms
Movie: Fantastic Four Grade: C In a Nutshell: Marvel is at it again! Unfortunately, the newest film in the comic book franchise doesn’t have the humor or joyful whimsy that has made some of their most recent films shine. … Continued
Far From The Madding Crowd makes for a proper Victorian chick flick
Movie: Far From the Madding Crowd PG-13, 1 hour 59 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: Based on the classic 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy, Victorian England presents us with a romantic setting for a proper Chick … Continued
Ant-Man crawls into Marvel fans’ hearts
Movie: Ant-Man PG-13, 1 hour 55 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Marvel gets that we want action AND comedy. Paul Rudd is a very charming Ant-Man, as well as a co-writer for this summer’s newest Avenger … Continued
The Cokeville Miracle is profoundly powerful
Movie: The Cokeville Miracle PG-13, 1 hour 34 minutes Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Remember Films and T.C. Christenson present an inspiring movie based on a true story about a miracle that happened in an elementary school … Continued