Fort Bliss (2014)

A soldier returns home from a deployment in Afghanistan only to find that her son dosn' t remember her. She has a hard time adjusting back to civilian life, and when things start to turn around she has to be re-deployed. It is a hard adjustment for her to have to leave her son again, but makes him promise to not forget her.

This is a sad movie and was not that great. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5. This movie is not for kids because of nudity and violence.

Starring Michelle Monaghan (Source Code, Gone Baby Gone) as Maggie Swann, Emmanuelle Chriqui (100 Girls, Wrong Turn) as Alma, Pablo Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate, Lords of Dogtown) as Staff Sergeant Donovan, Dash Mihok (The Day After Tomorrow, Silver Linings Playbook) as Staff Sergeant Malcolm, Ron Livingston (Office Space, Swingers) as Richard, Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Harsh Times) as Garver, John Savage (Hair, The Thin Red Line) as Mike Swann and Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Home) as Sgt. Butcher.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)

This is the sequel to Pail Blart: Mall Cop, and it' s just not as funny as the first.

After finally getting married to the girl in the 1st movie, she leaves him after six days. After that and loosing his mother he gets a bit of good news. He gets invited to a security guard conference. But of course, his bad luck follows him and he discovers his daughter wants to break out on her own and go off to college.

This is another Adam Sandler movie and is decently funny. I give this movie a 4 out of 5, and is OK for kids to watch.

Starring Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Hitch) as Paul Blart, Raini Rodriguez (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Girl in Progress) as Maya Blart, Neal McDonough (Minority Report, Captail America: The First Avenger) as Vincent Sofel, Daniella Alonso (The Collector, The Hills Have Eyes II) as Divina Martinez, Eduardo Verastegui (Bella, Little Boy) as Eduardo Furtillo, David Henrie (Little Boy, The Secret World of Arrietty) as Lane, Gary Valentine (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Here Comes the Boom) as Saul Gundermutt.

 

 

Ride (2014)

A son drops out of college and goes to spend the summer with his fathers family and her over baring work-a-holic mother decides to follow. But while she is there she finds herself and battles her past. After loosing her job she decides to move to LA and surprise her son, but then she finds out he is going back to NY to school.

This is a great movie and I recommend it. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Helen Hunt (Twister, What Women Want) as Jackie, Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent, Oculus) as Angelo, Julie Dretzin (Beastly, Goodbye World) as Joanna, Jay Russell (Morning Glory, All in Time) as Maitre 'D, Jordan Lane Price (Fourth Man Out, Double Fault) as Marywald and Richard Kind (A Bug's Life, Inside Out) as Boss.

Maggie (2015)

In this apocalyptic flick a teenage girl gets infected with a disease that has plagued the Midwest. The local law wants to put her in quarantine but her father sticks by her side despite the rest of the family. He holds out all the way till the end. It does have an interesting ending.

I recommend this movie but it is not for kids. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator movies, Predator) as Wade Vogal, Abigail Breslin (Zombieland, Signs) as Maggie Vogal, Joely Richardson (The Patriot, Event/Horizon) as Caroline, Douglas M. Griffin (12 Years a Slave, Now You See Me) as Ray, J.D. Evermore (12 Years a Slave, Django Unchained) as Holt, Rachel Whitman Groves (Under the Gun, North of Dupont) as Bonnie and Jodie Moore (Oldboy, America: Imagine the World Without Her) as Dr. Vern Kaplan.

The Book of Life (2014)

This movie was not that entertaining and we quickly lost interest, lol.

It is an animated meeting about a man who was struggling with either doing what his family wants him to do or do what he wants to do with his life. So he embarks on an adventure.

This is a good movie for kids and I give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Diego Luna (Milk, Elysium) as Manolo (voice), Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) as Maria (voice), Channing Tatum (Jump Street movies, Magic Mike movies) as Joaquin (voice), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Blade II) as Xibalba (voice), Christina Applegate (Anchorman movies, Up All Night) as Mary Beth (voice), Ice Cube (Friday, Jump Street movies) as Candle Maker (voice), Kate del Castillo (Under the Same Moon, La mentira) as La Muerte (voice), Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride) as Carlos Sanchez (voice), Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn) as Skeleton Luis (voice) and Carlos Alazraqui (Happy Feet, CatDog) as General Posada/Dali/Chuy (voice).

Paddington (2014)

This movie from the producer of Harry Potter is about a little bear named Paddington who leaves his family to go London and find a human family. He finds a family who takes him in and they go on a great adventure.

This is a great movie for families. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Tim Downie (The King' s Speech, Les Miserables) Montgomery Clyde, Madeleine Worrall (Bunny and the Bull, Stage Beauty) as Agatha Clyde, Lottie Steer (Les Miserables, Game of Thrones) as Young Millicent, Geoffrey Palmer (As Time Goes By, Tomorrow Never Dies) as Head Geographer, Theresa Watson (Bright Star, Secrets & Lies) as Stenographer, Imelda Staunton (Maleficent, Vera Drake) as Aunt Lucy (voice), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter movies, Sleepy Hollow) as Uncle Pastuzo (voice) and Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Cloud Atlas) as Paddington (voice).

Empire State (2013)

When a young guy gets a job working for an armored car company and his partner is killed in action, he gets reassigned to work the night shift guarding a money stash. He and his child hood friend decide to rob some of the money, but his friends does something he dosn' t expect and it catches him off guard. He now has to cover his tracks and prove he is not part of it.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5, and it is not for kids due to bad language. This movie has a great cast.

Starring Liam Hemsworth (Hunger Games movies, The Expendibles 2) as Chris Potamitis, Michael Angarano (Red State, Sky High) as Eddie, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Fast & Furious 6, Hercules) as Det. James Ransome, Paul Ben-Victor (Don Jon, Daredevil) as Tommy, Jerry Ferrara (Entourage, Lone Survivor) as Jimmy the Greek, Greg Vrotsos (Horrible Bosses 2, Lovelace) as Mike Dimitriu, Michael Rispoli (Kick-Ass, Pain & Gain) as Tony, Emma Roberts (We're the Millers, Wild Child) as Nancy Michaelides and Nikki Reed (Thirteen, Twilight movies) as Lizzette.

Trust Me (2013)

An agent who looses a client to his rival tries to land another talent but struggles to land her. When he thinks he is free and clear things take a change for the worse.

This movie was not that impressive. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Clark Gregg (The Avengers, Iron Man) as Howard, Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, Transamerica) as Agnes, Allison Janney (Juno, Finding Nemo) as Meg, William H. Macy (Fargo, Jurassic Park III) as Gary, Niecy Nash (Clean House, Reno 911) as Angie, Amanda Peet (2012, Identity) as Marcy, Sam Rockwell (Moon, The Green Mile) as Aldo, Molly Shannon (Analyze That, Never Been Kissed) as Janice and Saxon Sharbino (Poltergeist, Julia X) as Lydia.

Unfinished Business (2015)

This movie is about a man who leaves the company he has been working for and starts his own company with two other guys. They travel to shake hands on a deal that is import to them all while he is dealing with kid troubles at home.

This is a funny movie with a great cast. I recommend it and give it a 4.5 out of 5. This is movie is not for kids do to nudity and language.

Starring Vince Vaughn (The Internship, The Break-Up) as Dan Trunkman, Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins, Michael Clayton) as Timothy McWinters, Dave Franco (21 Jump Street, Warm Bodies) as Mike Pancake, Sienna Miller (Foxcatcher, Stardust) as Chuck Portnoy, June Diane Raphael (Zodiac, Bride Wars) as Susan Trunkman, Britton Sear (Revolution, Change Machine) as Paul Trunkman and Ella Anderson (The Possession of Michael King, Touchback) Bess Trunkman.