Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

This is another action packed marvel movie.

In this movie the government wants to inter fear with the avengers ability to exist and control what they do. But this move creates a rift between some former allies. This movie has a great cast and great special effects.

I recommend this movie for anyone who is a comic book fan. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Chris Evans (Captain America movies, The Avenger movies) as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man movies, The Avengers movies) as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers movies, Captain America movies) as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Sebastian Stan (Captain America movies, The Martian) as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie (Captain America movies, The Hurt Locker) as Sam Wilson / Falcon, Don Cheadle (Crash, Iron Man movies) as Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine, Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy, American Hustle) as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Chadwick Boseman (42, Gods of Egypt) as T'Challa / Black Panther, Paul Bettany (The Avengers, Iron Man) as Vision, Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Godzilla) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Scott Long (Ant-Man, Role Models) as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Emily VanCamp (Captain America: Winter Soldier, Everwood) as Sharon Carter, Tom Holland (Locke, In the Heart of the Sea) as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Daniel Bruhl (Inglorious Basterds,  Rush) as Zemo and Frank Grillo (The Grey, Warrior) as Brock Rumlow / Crossbones.






Friday, August 26, 2016

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

This is a very cute animated movie based on the angry birds games. The birds get very angry because the green pigs try to take over there island. This is a real funny movie.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Jason Sudeikis (We're The Millers, Horrible Bosses movies) as Red (voice), Josh Gad (Frozen, The Wedding Ringer) as Chuck (voice), Danny McBride (This Is the End, Your Highness) as Bomb (voice), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids movies, Big Hero 6) as Matilda (voice), Bill Hader (Inside Out, Super Bad) as Leonard (voice), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Days of Future Past) as Mighty Eagle (voice), Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River) as Terence (voice), Keegan-Michael Key (The Lego Movie, Keanu) as Judge Peckinpah (voice), Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters, Finding Dory) as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice) and Tony Hale (The Heat, Veep) as Ross / Cyrus / Mime (voice).





Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

This is the sequel to Now You See Me. In this movie the horseman are trying to out smart another "magician". The horseman reunite by a tech genius to pull off yet another heist. This is a great movie with an awesome cast.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me, The Social Network) as J. Daniel Atlas, Mark Ruffalo (Now You See Me, The Avengers) as Dylan Rhodes, Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, The Hunger Games movies) as Merritt McKinney, Dave Franco (21 Jump Street, Superbad) as Jack Wilder, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter movies, Swiss Army Man) as Walter Mabry, Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield, The Interview) as Lula, Jay Chou (The Green Hornet, Curse of the Golden Flower, Sanaa Lathan (Blade, AVP: Alien vs. Predator) as Deputy Director Natalie Austin, Michael Caine (Inception, The Dark Knight) as Arthur Tressler and Morgan Freeman (Se7en, Million Dollar Baby) as Thaddeus Bradley.







Saturday, August 20, 2016

About Alex (2014)

A group of old friends come together when one of them attempts suicide. Because of this old feelings are rehashed, but this pushes these relationships to the edge.

This is an OK movie with an OK cast. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Nate Parker (The Birth of a Nation, Non-Stop) as Ben, Jason Ritter (The Event, Freddy vs. Jason) as Alex, Maggie Grace (Taken movies, Lockout) as Siri, Max Greenfield (The Big Short, Veronica Mars) as Josh, Aubrey Plaza (Monsters University, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) as Sarah, Max Minghella (The Social Network, The Ides of March) as Isaac and Jane Levy (Evil Dead, Don' t Breathe) as Kate.






Friday, August 19, 2016

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

Katniss is still helping out fighting those in Panem. All is laying in the balance of this war and what the end may bring. Katniss has allot to loose. She finally sees Peeta in person and the result is not what she or he has expected.

This is a great action movie and the final installment of this series. This is a great movie and I highly recommend it. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games movies, Silver Linings Playbook) as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terabithia, The Hunger Games movies) as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games movies, Cut Bank) as Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, No Country for Old Men) as Haymitch Abernathy, Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job, MASH) as President Snow, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, Doubt) as Plutarch Heavensbee, Julianne Moore (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Crazy, Stupid, Love.) as President Alma Coin, Willow Shields (The Hunger Games, A Fall from Grace) as Primrose Everdeen, Elizabeth Banks (The Lego Movie, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) as Effie Trinket, Jena Malone (Sucker Punch, Contact) as Johanna Mason and Stanley Tucci (The Terminal, The Devil Wears Prada) as Ceasar Flickerman.







Thursday, August 18, 2016

Bastille Day (2016)

An ex-military man turned CIA agent is after a young con-artist in France. They embark on an anti-terror mission to save the lives of many before it is too late. This is an action movie with not a well known cast except for one.

This movie is not for kids due to adult content. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Idris Elba (Prometheus, Pacific Rim) as Sean Briar, Richard Madden (Cinderella, Game of Thrones) as Michael Mason, Kelly Reilly (Flight, Sherlock Holmes movies) as Karen Dacre, Charlotte Le Bon (The Walk, The Hundred-Foot Journey) as Zoe Naville, Anatol Yusef (Preacher, Last Orders) as Tom Luddy, Jorge Leon Martinez (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Spectre) as Rioter, Karl Farrer (Justice League, Beauty and the Beast) as Journalist and Jose Garcia (Now You See Me, The Ax) as Victor Gamieux.






Sunday, August 14, 2016

Breathe In (2013)

A family takes in a foreign exchange student who takes a liking to the dad. She is a talented musician but does not want to be forced to pursue music, she wants to choose to do that. Her presence causes problems for the family and changes there dynamics forever.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Guy Pearce (Memento, Iron Man 3) as Keith Reynolds, Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Like Crazy) as Sophie, Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone, Escape Plan) as Megan Reynolds, Mackenzie Davis (The Martian, What If) as Lauren Reynolds, Matthew Daddario (Delivery Man, When the Game Stands Tall) as Aaron, Ben Shenkman (Pi, Reqium for a Dream, Just Like Heaven) as Sheldon and Alexandra Wentworth (Jerry Maguire, Office Space) as Wendy Sebeck.






Saturday, August 13, 2016

A Long Way Down (2014)

A group of four individuals who meet on New Years Eve and try to kill themselves form a packed to not try again until Valentine' s Day. They are a strange group of people but they try to keep each other out of trouble until then. This is a strange movie with some good cast members.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, Die Another Day) as Martin, Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine) as Maureen, Imogen Poots (Need for Speed, Filth) as Jess, Aaron Paul (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Breaking Bas) as JJ, Joe Cole (Green Room, Skins) as Chas, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park Movies, Event Horizon) as Chris, Priyanga Burford (A Rather English Marriage, Magicians) as Reporter and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Jack Reacher) as Penny.






Thursday, August 11, 2016

The Jungle Book (2016)

This is a remake of the kids story The Jungle Book.

A young boy is found after his father is killed by a Tiger. He is brought to live with wolfs and raised by them. When he is older, he is taken away from that family when he thinks he brings them danger. But after he finds out what happened to his "father" wolf he goes back home with the help of his two friends to get revenge.

This is a cute story, although this movie is for older kids or adults. I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Neel Sethi (Diwali) as Mowgli, Bill Murray (Ghostbusters movies, Groundhog Day) as Baloo (voice), Ben Kingsley (Shutter Island, Hugo) as Bagheera (voice), Idris Elba (Prometheus, Pacific Rim) as Shere Khan (voice), Lupita Nyong'o (Non-Stop, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Raksha (voice), Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, The Avengers movies) as Kaa (voice), Giancarlo Esposito (Smoke, The Usual Suspects) as Akela (voice), Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can, Pulp Fiction) as King Louie (voice), the late Garry Shandling (Over the Hedge, Iron Man 2) as Ikki (voice) and Brighton Rose (Academy of Doom, Aztec Revenge) as Gray (voice).







Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Money Monster (2016)

A money TV show host gets taken hostage on live air by a man that took the hosts' s  bad advice. He straps a bomb to him to make a point. This is an intense movie with a great cast. This movie is about things that really do happen in the financial market.

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

Starring George Clooney (Gravity, Up in the Air) as Lee Gates, Julia Roberts (Closer, Pretty Woman) as Patty Fenn, Jack O'Connell (Unbroken, '71) as Kyle Budwell, Dominic West (300, John Carter) as Walt Camby, Caitriona Balfe (Now You See Me, Escape Plan) as Diane Lester, Giancarlo Esposito (Smoke, The Jungle Book) as Captain Powell, Christopher Denham (Shutter Island, Argo) as Ron Sprecher, Lenny Venito (War of the Worlds, Men in Black II) as Lenny (The Camerman), Chris Bauer (True Blood, 8MM) as Lt. Nelson, Dennis Boutsikaris (The Bourne Legacy, W.) as Avery Goodloe CFO and Emily Meade (Nerve, Trespass) as Molly.






Monday, August 8, 2016

Entrapment (1999)

An agent is sent by her boss to track down and infiltrate a famous thief, and earn his trust. But when he meets her he is suspicious of her. His team does not trust her either but plans a way to set her up. Her reaction and what she does is not what anyone suspected.

This is a good spy movie with a great cast. I recommend this movie and give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Sean Connery (Dr. No, The Rock) as Robert MacDougal,  Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, The Terminal) as Virginia Baker, Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible movies, Pulp Fiction) as Aaron Thibadeaux, Will Patton (Armageddon, The Postman) as Hector Cruz, Maury Chaykin (Dances with Wolves, The Art of War) as Conrad Greene, Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Legend) as Haas, Terry O'Neill (The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Gangs of New York) as Quinn, Tim Potter (Still Life, Finding Neverland) as Millennium Man and Eric Meyers (1408, Snatch) as Waverly Technician.








Friday, August 5, 2016

Free Ride (2013)

A struggling single mom takes her daughters down to Florida to stay with a friend. She gets involved in a drug smuggling ring to survive and provide a better life for her and her two girls. This movie takes place during the height of the 1970' s drug trade.

This movie is not for kids, and I give it a 4 out of 5.

Starring Anna Paquin (True Blood, The Piano) as Christina, Liana Liberato (If I Stay, Erased) as MJ, Ava Acres (American Horror Story, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Shell, Drea de Matteo (Swordfish, The Sopranos) as Sandy, Daniella Garcia (The Lost City, Blessed) as Zada, Cam Gigandet (Easy A, Pandorum) as Ray, Brit Morgan (Friend Request, She Wants Me) as Rain, Kyle T. Heffner (Flashdance, High Crimes) as Messenger / Duane, Lloyd Owen (Apollo 18, Miss Potter) as The Captain and Sabrina Gennarino (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, After) as Gina.






Thursday, August 4, 2016

Kite (2014)

A young girl looses her cop father and enlists her fathers ex partner. She has to fight several enemies first before she can succeed. This movie has a sucker punch and resident evil feel, it seems to be a low budget film but has a great soundtrack.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5 and do not recommend this movie for children.

Starring India Eisley (Nanny Cam, Underworld: Awakening) as Sawa, Jaco Muller (Road to your Heart, Angel of the Skies) as Mikhal Kratsov, Annabel Linder (Flashbacks of a Fool, Fraud!) as Elderly Women, Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained) as Lieutenant Karl Aker, Deon Lotz (Sleeper' s Wake, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) as Detective Prinsloo and Carl Beukes (Eye in the Sky, Dominion) as Vic Thornhill.






Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)

A group of snipers and elite service members were tasked with protecting a valuable asset. But when things go bad, the shooter that hesitated was reassigned to colder climates. They have to find the man known as the "ghost sniper" must be found and killed before more people die.

This is a great military action movie with a couple of well known actors. This movie is not for kids due to violence. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Nigel Barber (Spectre, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) as Killian Grun, Chad Michael Collins (Sniper: Legacy, Once Upon a Time) as Brandon Beckett, Presciliana Esparolini (Game of Silence, Beverly Hills Cop) as Gina Aungst, Enoch Frost (Guardians of the Galaxy, Skyfall) as Sgt Joe Barnes, Nick Gomez (The Walking Dead, Dexter) as Miguel Cervantes, Dennis Haysbert (The Unit, 24) as Colonel, Ravil Isyanov (The Jackal, Defiance) as Andrei Mashkov, Stephanie Vogt (The Forest, Strike Back) as Robin Slater and Billy Zane (Titanic, The Phantom) as Richard Miller.






Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The Nice Guys (2016)

Two detectives are investigating the death of a porn star in the 70' s. But there tactics are very off color. They both are the wrong people to be detectives, but this is a very funny movie.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) as Jackson Healy, Ryan Gosling (Drive, The Big Short) as Holland March, Angourie Rice (Transmission, These Final Hours) as Holly March, Matt Bomer (In Time, Winter' s Tale) as John Boy, Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers, Palo Alto) as Amelia Kuttner, Yaya DaCosta (TRON: Legacy, In Time) as Tally, Keith David (Platoon, Crash) as Older Guy, Beau Knapp (Southpaw, Super 8) as Blueface, Lois Smith (Twister, Falling Down) as Mrs. Glenn and Murielle Telio (The DUFF, Game of Assassins) as Misty Mountains.






Daylight' s End (2016)

In this apocalyptic movie a plague has struck mankind. A man comes across a group of survivors who are trying to get to a plane. The leader of an infected group has a mysterious appearance. This is a low budget horror zombie film with an unknown cast.

This movie is not for children due to violence and gore. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Johnny Strong (The Fast and the Furious, Black Hawk Down) as Thomas Rourke, Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator) as Frank Hill, Louis Mandylor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding movies, The Quest) as Ethan Hill, Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda, The Fourth Kind) as Chris Whitlock, Krzysztof Soszynski (The Package, Here Comes the Boom) as The Alpha, Chris Kerson (Zero in the System, True Detective) as Jimmy Dugan, Chelsea Edmundson (Bloodsucka Jones, Isolation) as Sam Sheridan and Gary Cairns (Hero Wanted, Justified) as Drew Maccallister.






Monday, August 1, 2016

independance Day: Resurgence (2016)

This is the sequel to the original movie and the aliens are back. After twenty years of peace on earth they are back for revenge. Some of the original cast members are in this movie but some are played by "older" versions. It is hard to follow who is supposed to represent who as a grown up.

This is a great action scifi movie and I highly recommend it. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games movies, The Dressmaker) as Jake Morrison, Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park movies, Independence Day) as David Levinson, Jessie T. Usher (When the Game Stands Tall, Teenage) as Dylan Hiller, Bill Pullman (Independence Day, The Equalizer) as President Whitmore, Maika Monroe (The Guest, Labor Day) as Patricia Whitmore, Sela Ward (Gone Girl, The Day After Tomorrow) as President Lanford, William Fichtner (The Dark Knight, Black Hawk Down) as General Adams, Judd Hirsch (Independence Day, Taxi) as Julius Levinson, Brent Spiner (Star Trek, Independence Day) as Dr. Brakish Okun, Patrick St. Esprit (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Draft Day) as Secretary of Defense Tanner, Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill movies, Independence Day) as Jasmine Hiller and Angelababy (Hitman: Agent 47, Tai Chi Zero) as Rain Lao.