Adventure

Adventure Movie Reviews

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Director Zack Snyder Staring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams Rated M Score 3/6 Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’ most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman at war…

Deadpool

Director Tim Miller Staring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller Rated MA Score 5/6 A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. For those of you who were not paying attention to the marketing surrounding the release of…

A Sound of Thunder

Director Peter Hyams Staring Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack Rated M Score 2/6 When a scientist sent back to the prehistoric era strays off the path he causes a chain of events that alters history in disastrous ways. For those of you keeping track of the score at home I actually read the short…

Fury: The Tales of Ronan Pierce

Director Kevin A. McCarthy Special Guest Director Edward Payson Staring Michael McCarthy, Jordan Elizabeth, Kane Hodder Rated R Score 1.5/6 One vigilante cop, Ronan Pierce, rises to avenge his. He is fuelled by a tragic past, and the recent abduction of his wife. Relentlessly searching for clues, along the way he unleashes a storm of…

The Peanuts Movie

Director Steve Martino Starring Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller Rated G Score 6/6 Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life. It…

Inside Out

Director Pete Docter & Ronnie Del Carmen Staring Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling & Phyllis Smith Rated PG Score 5/6 After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new…

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Director JJ Abrams Staring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac Rated M Score 4.5/6 A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). It’s here. It’s finally here. Now before I get too far into the review in the interest of…

In the heart of the sea

Director Ron Howard Starring Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson Rated M Score 4/6 Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. In the Heart of the Sea is based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s 2000 book…

The Hunger Games: The Mockingjay Part 2

Director Francis Lawrence Staring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Rated M Score 2.5/6 As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance. I…

Spectre

Director Sam Mendes Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux Rated M Score 5/6 A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.…