Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The seventh installment of the saga, this is a continuation of the story. A storm trooper decides he can' t follow Kylo Ren and the First Order so he joins the Resistance. Han Solo and Chewbacca are reunited with the Falcon and fight once again with the Resistance.

This is a great movie in the saga, a long awaited sequel. I highly recommend this movie to everyone and give it a 5 out of 5.

Starring Harrison Ford (Star Wars movies, Indiana Jones movies) as Han Solo, Mark Hamill ( Star Wars movies, Minkow) as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher (Star Wars movies, The Burbs) as Princess Leia, Adam Driver (Frances Ha, This Is Where I Leave You) as Kylo Ren, Daisy Ridley (Lifesaver, Scrawl) as Rey, John Boyega (Attack the Block, Imperial Dreams) as Finn, Oscar Isaac (Drive, Ex Machina) as Poe Dameron, Lupita Nyong'o (Non-Stop, 12 Years a Slave) as Maz Kanata, Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, About Time) as General Hux, Anthony Daniels (Star Wars movies, Conjure) as C-3PO, Max Van Sydow (Minority Report, Shutter Island) as Lor San Tekka, Peter Mayhew (Star Wars movies, Yesterday Was a Lie) as Chewbacca and Gwendoline Christie (The Zero Theorem, Game of Thrones) as Captain Phasma.

They Came Together (2014)

Two people tell some friends about how they met, working for rival businesses. This movie is real quirky and a little lame, but still a funny date and family movie. The cast has some well known actors in it.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5, and I recommend it.

Starring Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, Role Models) as Joel, Amy Poehler (Inside Out, Parks and Recreation) as Molly, Bill Hader (Superbad, Inside Out) as Kyle, Ellie Kemper (21 Jump Street, Sex Tape) as Karen, Cobie Smulders (Avengers movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) as Tiffany, Noureen DeWulf (Ocean' s Thirteen, the Back-Up Plan) as Melanie, Jason Mantzoukas (The Dictator, Neighbors) as Bob, Michael Ian Black (Run, Fatboy, Run, Ed) as Trevor, Michaela Watkins (The Back-Up Plan, Enough Said) as Habermeyer, Randall Park (The Interview, Larry Crowne) as Martinson, Christopher Meloni (Man of Steel, 42) as Roland and Ed Helms (The Hangover movies, The Office) as Eggbert.

Minions (2015)

This is a movie about the minions. They team up with  a villain and her husband and they helped her overtake the world. This movie is real funny, with the original minion characters from the despicable me movies.

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

Starring Sandra Bullock (Gravity, The Proposal) as Scarlet Overkill (voice), Jon Hamm (Mad Men, The Town) as Herb Overkill (voice), Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns) as Walter Nelson (voice), Allison Janney (Finding Nemo, Juno) as Madge Nelson (voice), Steve Coogan (Philomena, Tropic Thunder) as Professor Flux/Tower Guard (voice), Jennifer Saunders (Caroline, Shrek 2) as The Queen (voice), Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Shakespeare in Love) as Narrator (voice), Steve Carell (The Office, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) as Young Gru (voice) and Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me movies) as The Minions (voice).

Need for Speed (2014)

A street racer who took over his dad' s garage after he passed away gets sent to prison for racing a car that got his friend killed. When he gets out, he try' s to avenge his death against his ex partner. This is a great racing movie with some great cars.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, Exodus: Gods and Kings) as Tobey Marshall, Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) as Dino Brewster, Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later, Filth) as Julia Maddon, Scott Mescudi (The Amazing Spider Man 2, Fright Night) as Benny, Rami Malek (Short Term 12, Night at the Museum) as Finn, Ramon Rodriguez (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Battle Los Angeles) as Joe Peck, Harrison Gilbertson (Beneath Hill 60, Haunt) as Little Pete, Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Black Mass) as Anita and Michael Keaton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Batman) as Monarch.

Third Person (2013)

A writer is secluded himself in a Paris hotel room working on his story. His story consists of three couples in three separate cities. But the end to the story lines is not what you expect.

This movie has a great cast and is not recommended for children. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Liam Neeson (Taken movies, Batman Begins) as Michael, Maria Bello (Prisoners, Payback) as Theresa, Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Ted) as Julia, Kim Basinger (Batman, 8 Mile) as Elaine, Adrien Brody (The Pianist, King Kong) as Scott, Olivia Wilde (Rush, In Time) as Anna, James Franco (127 Hours, This Is The End) as Rick and Loan Chabanol (Fading Gigolo, Vero Nica) as Sam.

All Is Bright (2013)

This movie is about two ex criminals, one who has gone straight and the other fresh out of the joint who is trying to go straight to get his wife and kid back in his life. They go to New York to try and sell trees but things have not gone as they hoped.

This movie has several well known cast members but is not a real good movie. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Saving Private Ryan) as Dennis, Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, Role Models) as Rene, Sally Hawkins (Godzilla, Layer Cake) as Olga, Amy Landecker (Enough Said, Dan in Real Life) as Therese, introducing Tatyana Richaud as Michi and introducing Adam Phillips as Antoine.

Scenic Route (2013)

Two friends decide to take a road trip when one of them stages a break down while the other one sleeps so they can have a deep conversation. But his plan backfires and they really do end up stranded for days. This predicament tests there friendship but eventually they are rescued.

This is a violent movie with bad language so it is not for children. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Josh Duhamel (Transformers movies, Lost in the Sun) as Mitchell, Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda, Balls of Fury) as Carter, Peter Michael Goetz (My Girl, Father of the Bride) as Old Man in Car, Christie Burson (iCrime, Shadow of Fear) as Annie, Jamie Donovan (Things Change, Lethal Weapon 4) as Tow Truck Driver and Miracle Laurie (Any Day Now, Dollhouse) as Joanne.

 

 

To the Wonder (2012)

A man and women with a daughter who fall in love in Paris France go to the US and try to start a life. But when her visa runs out the man does not ask them to stay so they return home. After a while the women comes back and gets married. But they are not successful in there relationship.

This is a strange movie but has a cast of some well known actors. I give this movie a 2.5 out of 5.

Starring Ben Affleck (Argo, Gone Girl) as Neil, Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Oblivion) as Marina, Rachel McAdams (About Time, Midnight in Paris) as Jane, Javier Bardem (Skyfall, No Country for Old Men) as Father Quintana, introducing Tatiana Chiline as Tatiana, Romina Mondello (The Wax Mask, Palermo-Milan One Way) as Anna and Charles Baker (Splinter, Wild) as Carpenter.

Hours (2013)

A man takes his wife because of labor pains but looses her during delivery. His newborn baby daughter is an a ventilator and when a Hurricane hits and the Hospital looses power he has a find a way to keep power to her machines.

This is not one the late Paul Walkers movies. I give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring the Late Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious movies, Brick Mansions ) as Nolan Hayes, Genesis Rodriguez (Big Hero 6, Identity Thief) as Abigail Hayes, Nancy Nave (Line of Duty, Sunny Square) as Sandra and Shane Jacobson (The A Plate, Wired City) as Marc.

Inside Out (2015)

This animated movie shows our different feelings are represented in our minds. A little character controls each one (anger, sadness, happy etc.) and our memories too.

This is a real funny movie for kids and the family and I highly recommend it. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Amy Poehler (Mean Girls, Parks and Recreation) as Joy (voice), Phyllis Smith (The Office, Bad Teacher) as Sadness (voice), Richard Kind (A Bug's Life, Spin City) as Bing Bong (voice), Bill Hader (Superbad, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) as Fear (voice), Lewis Black (The Aristocrats, Root of All Evil) as Anger (voice), Mindy Kaling (The Office, This Is the End) as Disgust (voice), Kaitlyn Dias (Burial, The Shifting) as Riley (voice), Diane Lane (Man of Steel, Unfaithful) as Mom (voice) and Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) as Dad (voice).

San Andreas (2015)

A rescue helicopter pilot has to rescue his family after a massive earthquake hits California. This is an action pact movie with a great cast and GREAT special effects. I give this movie a 5 out of 5 and highly recommend it.

Starring Dwayne "The Roc" Johnson (Fast & Furious 6 & 7, The Scorpion King) as Raymond Gaines, Carla Gugino (Night at the Museum, Watchmen) as Emma Gaines, Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson movies, Texas Chainsaw 3D) as Blake Gaines, Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four, Titanic) as Daniel Riddick, Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife, Bend It Like Beckham) as Serena Johnson, Paul Giamatti (Saving Private Ryan, Sideways) as Dr. Lawrence Hayes and Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Goddess, Home and Away) as Ben Taylor.

Spy (2015)

A CIA analyst gets a chance to go into the field and avenge her partners death, but when she gets undercover things and people are who or what they seem. She has to figure out who she can trust. This movie has a James Bond feel but is very funny.

I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes movies, Cold Mountain) as Bradley Fine, Raad Rawi (The Devil' s Double, Traitor) as Tihomir Boyanov, Melissa McCarthy (The Hear, Mike & Molly) as Susan Cooper, Jessica Chaffin (The Heat, The Mighty B!) as Sharon, Miranda Hart (Miranda, Magicians) as Nancy B. Artingstall, Sam Richardson (We're The Millers, Horrible Bosses 2) as John and Katie Dippold (The Hear, Ghostbusters) as Katherine.

Nightcrawler (2014)

A man who lives in the night, is trying to find a job when he comes across an accident scene and a news crew. He decides he will try a career as a freelance news gatherer. He prides himself at getting to scenes early that he takes on a partner. He starts a relationship with a news producer and sells his footage to that station only.

This is a good movie with intense scenes at times. I give this movie a 4 out of 5 and recommend it.

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Source Code) as Louis Bloom, Michael Papajohn (Spider-Man, Jurassic World) as Security Guard, Marco Rodriguez (Million Dollar Baby, Due Date) as Scrapyard Owner, Bill Paxton (Twister, Aliens) as Joe Loder, James Huang (Eagle Eye, Deja Vu) as Marcus Mahem Video, Kent Shocknek (Disturbia, Fast Five) as himself and introducing Leah Fredkin (Wait) as Female Anchor.