Saturday, January 28, 2017

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

This movie is about seven men in the wild west band together to defend a small town from criminals.

This movie has a great cast and is an action movie. I give this movie a 5 out of 5 and I highly recommend it. It is not for children.

Starring Denzel Washington (Training Day, Man on Fire) as Chisolm, Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World) as Josh Faraday, Ethan Hawke (Gattaca, Training Day) as Goodnight Robicheaux, Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black) as Jack Horne, Byung-hun Lee (G.I. Joe movies, I Saw the Devil) as Billy Rocks, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Cake, Bless Me, Ultima) as Vasquez, Martin Sensmeier (The Hub, False Memory Syndrome) as Red Harvest, Haley Bennett (The Equalizer, The Girl on the Train) as Emma Cullen, Peter Sarsgaard (Flightplan, Jarhead) as Bartholomew Bogue, Luke Grimes (American Sniper, Freeheld) as Teddy Q, Matt Bomer (In Time, The Nice Guys) as Matthew Cullen and Cam Gigandet (Easy A, Pandorum) as Maxwell.






Friday, January 27, 2017

Snowden (2016)

This movie is based on a true story.

This movie talks about the leaked secrets that Edward Snowden had talked about before he fled. He gave the press access to government documents. Makes you wonder how much of this is real.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Melissa Leo (Prisoners, Oblivion) as Laura Poitras, Zachary Quinto (Star Trek movies, Tallulah) as Glenn Greenwald, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Looper) as Edward Snowden, Jaymes Butler (Big Game, Resident Evil) as Drill Sergeant, Robert Firth (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Head Hunter) as Dr. Stillwell, Rachel Handshaw (Edge of Tomorrow, The Fifth Estate) as CIA Polygraph Administrator, Christian Contreras (Zero Dark Thirty, Halo: Nightfall) as CIA Psychologist, Nicolas Cage (National Treasure movies, Kick-Ass movies) as Hank Forrester, Shailene Woodley (Divergent movies, The Fault in Our Stars) as Lindsay Mills and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton, Batman Begins) as Ewen MacAskill.






Sunday, January 22, 2017

Jason Bourne (2016)

This is another action packed installment of the Jason Bourne series. In this movie he comes out of hiding to discover more of the truth of who he is and learns that his father was involved.

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

Starring Matt Damon (The Departed, Saving Private Ryan) as Jason Bourne, Tommy Lee Jones (Men in Black movies, The Fugitive) as CIA Director Robert Dewey, Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl) as Heather Lee, Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Shrek) as Asset, Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne movies) as Nicky Parsons, Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Aaron Kalloor, Ato Essandoh (Django Unchained, Hitch) as Craig Jeffers, Scott Shepherd (Bridge of Spies, Side Effects) as Director NI Edwin Russell and Bill Camp (The Night Of, Loving) as Malcolm Smith.







Deepwater Horizon (2016)

This movie is based on a true story.

An oil rig drilling for oil in the golf coast catches fire after questionable drilling techniques. Many of the rig workers died from the fire and explosion but those that escaped and survived tell there story.

The special effects in this movie are some of the best I have seen in a long time.

This is an AWESOME movie and I highly recommend it. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, The Fighter) as Mike Williams, Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, Stargate) as Jimmy Harrell, Douglas M. Griffin (Maggie, Mr. Right) as Landry, James DuMont (Jurassic World, Speed) as O'Bryan, Joe Chrest (21 Jump Street, Ant-Man) as Sims, Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin, Interstate) as Andrea Fleytas, Brad Leyland (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) as Kaluza, John Malkovich (Empire of the Sun, Burn After Reading) as Vidrine, Ethan Suplee (Chasing Amy, My Name Is Earl) as Jason Anderson.





Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Saints and Soldiers: The Void (2014)

This is a movie about WWII. After the defeat of Hitlers army several U.S. tank destroyers are going after a group of German soldiers who will not surrender from the Harz Mountains.

This is a good movie and I recommend it for war movie lovers. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Adam Gregory (17 Again, 90210) as Carey Simms, Timothy S. Shoemaker (A Midnight Clear, Christmas Under Wraps) as John Atwood, Michael Todd Behrens (Orcs!, The Ivy Exchange) as Rodney 'Ramrod' Mitchell, introducing Christoph Malzl as Stalag Commander, Ben Urie (Osombie) as Lieutenant Goss, David Morgan (Age of the Dragons, The Adventures of Food Boy) as Klaus Shonbeck, Nate Harward (War pigs, Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed) as POW CAMP Soldier, Brenden Whitney (Crash Pad, See) Pvt. Nelson, Jeff Birck (Saints and Soldiers, The Singles Ward) as Captain F. Briton McConkie and Joel Bishop (95ers: Echoes, The Eleventh Hour) as Max Whitaker.






Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

This is a comedy from Adam Sandler and his usual movie friends.

A young boy who was rescued by Native Americans and raised as there own is now a man, and his father comes looking for him in his village. He discovers he has five half brothers. They all band together to find there father.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Adam Sandler (Grown Ups movies, Big Daddy) as Tommy, Terry Crews (Bridesmaids, Get Smart) as Chico, Jorge Garcia (Lost, The Wedding Ringer) as Herm, Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga movies, Run the Ride) as Lil Pete, Rob Schneider (The Hot Chick, 50 First Dates) as Ramon, Luke Wilson (Old School, Legally Blonde) as Danny, Will Forte (MacGruber, The Lego Movie) as Will Patch, Steve Zahn (Joy Ride, Sahara) as Clem, Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn) as Smiley, Nick Nolte (The Thin Red Line, Warrior) as Frank Stockburn, Jon Lovitz (Big, Happiness) as Grant, Whitney Cummings (2 Broke Girls, Whitney) as Susannah and Julia Jones (Jonah Hex, The Twilight Saga movies) as Smoking Fox.






Monday, January 16, 2017

Hyena Road (2015)

This movie is about the viewpoint of three different soldiers in three different wars. This is an action was movie and is not recommended for children.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Paul Gross (Gunless, Men with Brooms) as Pete, Rossif Sutherland (River, High Life) as Ryan, Jennifer Pudavick (Mohawk Girls, Workin' Moms) as Mary, Allan Hawco (Closing the Ring, Love & Savagery) as Travis, Christine Horne (Survival Code, The Captive) as Jennifer, Nikki Duval (501, Workin' Moms) as Chewey and David Richmond-Peck (Pacific Rim, She's the Man) as Hickey.






Storks (2016)

This is a cute animated movie about storks that use to deliver babies but now deliver packages instead. Kind of like what Amazon is trying to do. An order for a new baby comes via a letter but they think it is a mistake. In order to conceal this error one of the storks has to deliver it himself.

This is a cute family movie and I highly recommend it. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Andy Samberg (Hot Rod, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as Junior (voice), Katie Crown (Clarence, Bob' s Burgers) as Tulip (voice), Kelsey Grammer (Cheers, Anastasia) as Hunter (voice), Jennifer Aniston (Friends, We're The Millers) as Sarah Gardner (voice), Ty Burrell (Dawn of the Dead, Modern Family) as Henry Gardner (voice), Anton Starkman (Teen Wolf, American Horror Story) as Nate Gardner (voice), Keegan-Michael Key (The Lego Movie, Tomorrowland) as Alpha Wolf (voice), Jordan Peele (Keanu, MADtv) as Beta Wolf (voice), Danny Trejo (Machete movies, Heat) as Jasper (voice) and Stephen Kramer Glickman (Big Time Rush, Workaholics) as Pigeon Toady (voice).






Friday, January 13, 2017

Spectral (2016)

This movie is about a special ops team who is sent to fight s super natural force that is killing people. This new finding is causing a lot of problems for the military and they need all the help they can get.

I give this movie a 4.5 out 5

Starring James Badge Dale (The Departed, World War Z) as Clyne, Emily Mortimer (Shutter Island, Hugo) as Fran Madison, Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek movies, I, Robot) as General Orland, Max Martini (13 Hours, Captain Philips) as Capt. Sessions, Cory Hardrict (American Sniper, Brotherly Love) as Alessio, Clayne Crawford (The Baytown Outlaws, The Perfect Host) as Sgt. Toll, Gonzalo Menendez (Colony, Act of Valor) as Captain Marco Cabrera, Ursula Parker (Louie, Cold Comes the Night) as Sari, Aaron Serban (One Year After; Superman, Spiderman or Batman) as Bogdan and Stephen Root (Office Space, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) as Dr. Mindala.






Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The Do-Over (2016)

Two old friends meet up at a high school reunion and fake there death. But the people they later become are wanted men and they have to try to survive.

This is a real funny movie with the typical Adam Sandler movie cast. I highly recommend this movie and give it a 5 out of 5.

Starring Adam Sandler (Grown Ups movies, Big Daddy) as Max, David Spade (Joe Dirt, Just Shoot Me!) as Charlie, Paula Patton (Mission Impossible: - Ghost Protocol, Deja Vu) as Heather, Kathryn Hahn (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, We're The Millers) as Becca, Nick Swardson (Just Go With It, Grandma' s Boy) as Bob, Matt Walsh (Ted, Due Date) as Shecky, Renee Taylor (Alfie, The Producers) as Mrs. Kessler, Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings movies, The Goonies) as Ted-O, Natasha Leggero (Let' s Be Cops, Neighbors) as Nikki, Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) as Jorge the Shooter Boy, Catherine Bell (JAG, Bruce Almighty) as Dawn, Jackie Sandler (Just Go with It, Big Daddy) as Joan, Michael Chiklis (Fantastic Four movies, The Shield) as Carmine, Torsten Voges (The Big Lebowski, Funny People) as The Gymnast and Stan Ellsworth (American Ride, Midnight Movie) as Dakota.






True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)

This is a great funny movie with an awesome cast.

A writer trying to get a publishing deal writes a story about a former assassin. But when his book is published people think it is a real book about his life. He is trying to prove that he is not "the ghost" and save his life. This is an action packed movie.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Kevin James (Here Comes the Boom, Hitch) as Sam Larson/Mason Carver, Kim Coates (Black Hawk Down, Silent Hill) as President Miguel 'Mike' Cueto, Maurice Compte (A Walk Among the Tombstone, Sabotage) as Juan, Zulay Henao (Fighting, Takers) as Rosa Bolivar, Andrew Howard (Limitless, The Hangover Part II) as Anton Masovich, Ron Rifkin (Alias, The Negotiator) as Amos, Yul Vazquez (Captain Philips, The A-Team) as General Javier Ruiz, P.J. Byrne (The Wolf of Wall Street, Horrible Bosses) as Trent, Kelen Coleman (The Newsroom, The Office) as Kylie Applebaum, Leonard Earl Howze (Antwone Fisher, The Lone Ranger) as Michael Cleveland, Rob Riggle (The Hangover, 21 Jump Street) as William Cobb, Andy Garcia (City Island, Ocean' s Twelve) as El Toro and Katie Couric (Today, Dateline NBC) as Katie Couric.






Tuesday, January 10, 2017

The Siege of Jadotville (2016)

This movie is about a group of Irish troops sent to the Congo to defend the locals in the early 1960' s. War was brutal and the French and Belgian Mercenaries were ruthless. There is lot' s of action in this movie but accents might be a little hard to understand at times.

This movie is not for kids, and I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey, The Fall) as Pat Quinlan, Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, The Imitation Game) as Conor Cruise O'Brien, Jason O'Mara (Resident Evil: Extinction, One for the Money) as Sgt. Jack Prendergast, Mikael Persbrandt (The Hobbit movies, Beck) as Dag Hammarskjold, Emmanuelle Seigner (The Ninth Gate, La Vie en Rose) as Madame LaFontage, Guillaume Canet (The Beach, Last Night) as Rene Faulques, Ronan Raftery (Moone Boy, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as John Gorman, Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones, The Fall) as General McEntee and Fiona Glascott (Brooklyn, Apartment 143) as Carmel Quinlan.






Sunday, January 8, 2017

The Boy Next Door (2015)

This movie is about a women who recently separated from her husband, finds herself falling for a younger guy who just moved in next door. But things quickly go from good to bad and she regrets her new relationship.

This is a suspenseful movie and it is not for children. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Jennifer Lopez (Out of Sight, Maid in Manhattan) Claire Peterson, Ryan Guzman (Step Up Revolution, Heroes Reborn) as Noah Sandborn, Ian Nelson (The Hunger Games, The Judge) as Kevin Peterson, John Corbett (My Big Fat Greek Wedding movies, Northern Exposure) as Garrett Peterson, Kristin Chenoweth (Rio 2, Bewitched) as Vicky Lansing, Lexi Atkins (Ted 2, Zombeavers) as Allie Callahan, Hill Harper (He Got Game, The Skulls) as Principal Edward Warren, Jack Wallace (The Bear, Boogie Nights) as Mr. Sandborn and Adam Hicks (Zeke and Luther, Lemonade Mouth) as Jason Zimmer.







Friday, January 6, 2017

Accidental Love (2015)

This movie is about a women that gets stuck in the head with a nail on a date. She is not able to have the emergency surgery to have it removed, so she goes after a congressman to help her get the surgery. This is a real funny movie with a great cast.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Jessica Biel (The A-Team, The Illusionist) as Alice Eckle, introducing Raymond L. Brown Jr. as Burger Hop Manager, Jenny Gulley (American Zealot, The Originals) as Brenda, Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoons movies, American History X) as Helen Eckle, Steve Boles (Firestarter, Songcatcher) as Bob Eckle, James Marsden (X-Men movies, Superman Returns) as Scott, Bill Hader (Inside Out, Superbad) as Doctor Turnstall, Cheryl McConnell (Memory of a Kiss, Main Street) as Women Administrator, Kirstie Alley (Cheers, Look Who' s Talking movies) as Aunt Rita, Kurt Fuller (Ghostbusters II, Midnight in Paris) as Reverend Norm, Tracy Morgan (30 Rock, Cop Out) as Keyshawn and Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Source Code) as Howard Birdwell.







Thursday, January 5, 2017

I.T. (2016)

An aviation company tycoon is trying to take his company public but a temp worker invades his life and wreaks havoc on his business and family. But he has to fight back before he loses his company and his family.

This is a good suspenseful movie and I highly recommond this movie. I give is a 5 out of 5.

Starring Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, Die Another Day) as Mike Regan, Jason Barry (Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Love/Hate) as Patrick, introducing Karen Moskow as Karen Moskow, Kai Ryssdal (Frontline, Portlandia) as Kai Ryssdal, Brian F. Mulvey (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as George, Martin Hindy (Max Payne, The Omen) as Joey, Rico Hizon (World Business Report, BBC News) as Rico Hizon, Anna Friel (Limitless, Land of the Lost) as Rose Regan and Stefanie Scott (No Strings Attached, Wreck-It Ralph) as Kaitlyn Regan.






Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

This is an old movie I loved watching as a kid. The special effects seem silly compared to what we have today.

A trucker in China town get sucked into an ancient Asian war. But what he says is unbelievable and he dosn' t understand what is happening. This is a great old action movie and I highly recommend it.

I give this movie 5 out of 5.

Starring Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, Stargate) as Jack Burton, Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City movies, Police Academy) as Gracie Law, Dennis Dun (The Last Emperor, Midnight Caller) as Wang Chi, James Hong (Blade Runner, Mulan) as David Lo Pan, the late Victor Wong (Seven Years in Tibet, 3 Ninjas) as Egg Shen, Kate Burton (127 Hours, Stay) as Margo, Donald Li (The Avengers, U.S. Marshals) as Eddie Lee, Carter Wong (Killer of Snake, Fox of Shaolin, Shaolin Invincibles) as Thunder, Peter Kwong (The Golden Child, Cooties) as Rain, James Pax (The Heroic Trio, Bethune: The Making of a Hero) as Lightning and Suzee Pai (Jakarta, Sharky' s Machine) as Miao Yin.






The Phenom (2016)

An athlete at the top of his game starts to slip and is brought down to a lower league and is sent to work with psychologist with a different spin on working with players. But underlying issues with his father come to light.

This is a good movie with a good cast. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Ethan Hawke (Training Game, Before Sunset) as Hopper Sr., Paul Giamatti (Saving Private Ryan, Sideways) as Dr. Mobley, Marin Ireland (Glass Chin, Hell or High Water) as Rachel Cullum, Johnny Simmons (Evan Almighty, Jennifer' s Body) as Hopper Gibson, Paul Adelstein (Collateral, Bedazzled) as Scott Borwitz, Elizabeth Marvel (True Grit, Lincoln) as June Epland, Sophie Jennedy Clark (Philomena, Dark Shadows) as Dorothy Boyer, Louisa Krause (Young Adult, The Abandoned) as Candace Cassidy, Yul Vazquez (Captain Philips, The A-Team) as Eddie Soler, Alison Elliott (Birth, The Assassination of Jesse James) as Susan Gibson and John Ventimiglia (The Iceman, Flypaper) as Red Briles.






Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)

This movie is about a man and women that meet in Hong Kong and form an attraction while on a walk. But the timing of there meeting is not ideal and complicates things for each of them.

This is an OK movie and I give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Jamie Chung (Big Hero 6, Sucker Punch) as Ruby, Bryan Greenberg (Friends with Benefits, Prime) as Josh, Richard Ng (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, My Lucky Stars) as Fortune Teller, Sarah Lian (Jasmine, Warrior' s Destiny) as Monica, Lawrence S. Dickerson (Pit Stop, Phobia) as Tourist Man, Ines Laimins (Love Stalk, Wan Chai Baby) as Tourist Woman, Joshua Wong (Doors, Tron Kong) as Band Member, Zach Hines (Raise the Devil, Grace) as Josh' s Friend, Linda Trinh (Ribbons) as Joyce and Jaeden Cheng (The New Politics, XIII: The Series) as Sam.





Meet the Blacks (2016)

This movie is a spoof of the purge movies. This is a real funny movie. I highly recommend this movie but it is not for kids.

When they moved to Beverly Hills the dads past keeps following him and he can' t seem to get away from it.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Mike Epps (Next Friday, The Hangover) as Carl Black, Gary Owen (Ride Along, Think Like a Man) as The Stranger, Zulay Henao (Fighting, Tackers) as Lorena, Bresha Webb (Ride Along 2, The American Mall) as Allie, Lil Duval (Scary Movie 5, Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup) as Cronut, Paul Mooney (Paul Mooney: Jesus Is Black - So Was Cleopatra - Know Your History, Pryor' s Place) as Klansmans #1, Charlie Murphy (Night at the Museum, Norbit) as Key Flo, Phil Austin (Olympus Has Fallen, The Host) as Jim Smith, Andrew Bachelor (Fifty Shades of Black, Black Jesus) as Freezee, Lavell Crawford (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, American Ultra) as Parole Officer, DeRay Davis (21 Jump Street, How She Move) as Tyrone, George Lopez (Spare Parts, Lopez Tonight) as The President and Mike Tyson (The Hangover movies, Tyson) as James Clown.






Monday, January 2, 2017

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

An Indian family leaves India a losing there mother. They moved to France to try and start over with the same family business of cooking. But the father' s eyes are open by the food offered by a young french women. But were they set up shop they have some stuff competition.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen, The Debt) as Madame Mallory, Om Puri (East Is East, Gandhi) as Papa, Manish Dayal (90210, Halt and Catch Fire) as Hassan, Charlotte Le Bon (The Walk, The Take) as Marguerite, Amit Shah (Howl, the Infidel) as Mansur, Farzana Dua Elahe (Saxon, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) as Mahira, Dillon Mitra (Pan, Indian Summers) as Mukthar and introducing Aria Pandya as Aisha.







Sunday, January 1, 2017

Little Accidents (2014)

After a mining accident devastates a small town, the sole survivor has to make a decision if he should speak up. But at the same time a boy goes missing and the people are looking for him. This is a dramatic movie with a few good cast members. It is a slow moving movie.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Elizabeth Banks (The Lego Movie, The Hunger Games movies) as Diana Doyle, Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl, Milk) as Amos Jenkins, Jacob Lofland (Mud, Free State of Jones) as Owen Briggs, Josh Lucas (Hulk, Poseidon) as Bill Doyle, James DeForest Parker (Walk the Line, Big Fish) as Basil Jenkins, Alexia Rasmussen (Proxy, Our Idiot Brother) as Nellie, Travis Tope (Independance Day: Resurgence, Men, Women & Children) as JT Doyle, introducing Beau Wright as James Briggs and Randy Springer (Diminutive, 9 Shades) as John McAlister.