Halloween movie review

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Movie Title:   Halloween (2018)  Grade:   B  Rating:  R, 109 minutes   In a Nutshell:  I’ve never liked scary movies, especially slasher horror flicks.  The good news is that you can watch the original Halloween by John Carpenter and then watch … Continued

Death Wish gets remade with Bruce Willis

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Movie Title:      Death Wish Grade:   B Rating: R In a Nutshell:   With all the debate going on about guns and the 2nd Amendment in our America right now, this movie is tricky.  Timing, eh? It’s all about arming yourself, getting revenge, … Continued

Hangman dies a quick death at the box office

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Movie Title:    Hangman Grade:  C Rating: R In a Nutshell: Al Pacino.  There’s THAT.  This is the eighth time he has played a police detective.   The old-school child’s spelling game, Hangman, held promise for a good thriller, but the movie … Continued

The Foreigner features a very dramatic Jackie Chan

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Movie Title:  The Foreigner Grade: B+ Rating: R, 1 hour 54 minutes In a Nutshell: Americans love movies.  And Jackie Chan.  We love watching him perform incredible stunts and fight sequences, mixed with humor and fun.  This isn’t that kind … Continued

War for Planet of the Apes impresses audiences with the closing film in an epic trilogy

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Movie Title:  War for the Planet of the Apes Grade:  A- Rating:  PG-13, 140 minutes In a Nutshell:  This is a war movie with all of the violence, explosions, strategy, suffering, beatings, prison camp, and human drama that the best … Continued

Batman vs. Superman features several epic battles

  Movie Title:  Batman vs. Superman   Grade:          B-   Rating:  PG-13, 2 hours 31 minutes   In a Nutshell:    When I saw the first trailer for this superhero movie almost a year ago, I thought it was a … Continued

Lucy combines bang bang with Big Bang

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Movie Title:  Lucy Grade:  B+ PG-13 in the U.S.A. or R in Europe In a Nutshell:   The evolutionary Big Bang theory meets Bang Bang.  As long as you remember that this is a summer popcorn movie and not a documentary, … Continued