Category Archive: Movie Reviews

2015 Movie Year in Review: The Underrated, The Overrated, The Worst, and My Top 13 Films of the Year

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  Well another movie year has passed bringing with it its share of disasters, diamonds, and hidden gems.  There’s been lows (Get Hard), highs (Mad Max: Fury Road, Creed), a triumphant return for a storied… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Ride Along 2’

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Director: Tim Story Cast: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong Plot: A criminal hacker overhears his employer order the murder the police commissioner as he believed the commissioner… Continue reading

Ranked: Steven Spielberg

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29. 1941 A rare total misstep in Spielberg’s resume, 1941 takes place a week after the events of Pearl Harbor with a quivering paranoid California overreacting to every little thing. It is a Looney Tunes… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Concussion’

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Plot:  Based on a true story, Concussion chronicles the story of forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith).  When former professional football player and Pittsburgh Steeler great Mike Webster (David Morse) dies homeless at the… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Hateful Eight’ (Second Opinion)

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  Plot:  1870s Wyoming.  Bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell) is transporting known murderer and thief Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to the town of Red Rock for trial.  Waylaid by… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’

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Plot:  Inspired by true events, The Revenant details the story of Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), a fur trapper and tracker who after being mauled by a bear is left for dead by his companions John… Continue reading

The 3 Movies You Didn’t See in 2015 (But Should)

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I know what you’re thinking…Ex-Machina, right? It’s on everyone’s list of the most under-rated movies for 2015. Which is weird, because it’s one of the most talked movies of the year, scored 92% on Rotten… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Steve Jobs’

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Director: Danny Boyle Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Seth Rogen Plot: We encounter the icon of computer technology at three significant landmarks of his career – the launches of the Macintosh,… Continue reading

A ‘Star Wars’ Hater Reviews ‘The Force Awakens’

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First and foremost, I should qualify the title of this review. I loved Star Wars as a kid. The movies were awesome and the toys were radical (that’s how we expressed our love of… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Hateful Eight’

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russel, Walter Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir, Channing Tatum, Zoë Bell, James Parks Plot: In a post Civil… Continue reading