Movie Reviews

Here Comes the Boom

Director Frank Coraci Starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler Rated M Score 3/6 A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school. I’ll be honest I really did not expect much from Here…

A Good Day to Die Hard

Director John Moore Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney & Sebastian Koch Rated M Score 2.5/6 John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. It…

GI Joe Retaliation

Director Jon M. Chu Staring Dwayne Johnson, D.J. Cotrona & Channing Tatum Rated M Score 1/6 Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by the President’s order, and the surviving team members face off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence. Ok, another toy…

God Bless America

Director Bobcat Goldthwait Starring Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr & Mackenzie Brooke Smith Rated MA Score 6/6 Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an…

Struck by Lightning

Director Brian Dannelly Staring Chris Colfer, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks Rated M Score 5/6 A young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine. Chris Colfer has written the first watchable ‘teen comedy’ that I have seen in months and Struck by Lightning does not have an entire…

Love and Honor

Director Danny Mooney Staring Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Aimee Teegarden & Austin Stowell Rated M Score 3/6 When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back. The suspension of disbelief is required if you…

Safety not Guaranteed

Director Colin Trevorrow Staring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson Rated M Score 4.5/6 Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. For those of you who are interested Safety not guaranteed was inspired by a 1997 Backwoods Home Magazine…

The Hammer

Director Oren Kaplan Staring Russell Harvard, Raymond J. Barry, Shoshannah Stern & Michael Anthony Spady Rated PG Score 4/6 The Hammer follows Matt Hamill, who was born deaf, in his youth and mostly in 1997, when Hamill is a sophomore walk-on at Rochester Institute of Technology and wins the first of three collegiate wrestling championships…

Oz the Great and Powerful

Director Sam Raimi Staring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz Rated PG Score 4/6 When small-time magician Oscar Diggs pulls one flimflam too many, he is hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz, where he must somehow transform himself into the great and powerful Wizard – and just maybe into a better man as well.…

Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground

Director Jesse V. Johnson Staring Ross McCall, Suzanne May, Vernon Wells, Graham McTavish & Marina Sirtis Rated MA Score 0.5/6 Following the deadly climax of “Green Street Hooligans,” several members of the West Ham firm and numerous members of Millwall end up in jail. The GSE quickly discover the brutality of life on the inside,…