Sunday, April 30, 2017

Sing (2016)

In this animated movie a bunch of animals audition for a singing competition/show . But the theater owner is in hot water and desperately needs the show to go well.

This is a great movie with a great cast. A great family movie. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar, The Wolf of Wall Street) as Buster Moon (voice), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line, Wild) as Rosita (voice), Seth MacFarlane (Ted movies, Family Guy) as Mike (voice), Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers, The Prestige) as Ash (voice), John C. Reilly (Chicago, Step Brothers) as Eddie (voice), Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle) as Johnny (voice), Tori Kelly (VIP for a Day, The Voice) as Meena (voice), Jennifer Saunders (Coraline, Shrek 2) as Nana (voice), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls, Sex and the City) as Young Nana (voice), Garth Jennings (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Son of Rambow) as Miss Crawly/Additional Voices (voice) and Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy, Shaun of the Dead) as Big Daddy (voice).






Friday, April 28, 2017

Trust (2010)

This movie is about a young girl who is targeted by a sexual predator online. But this person keeps lying to her and she keeps falling for it.

This is a good movie for teenagers to watch. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Clive Owen (Inside Man, The Bourne Identity) as Will, Catherine Keener (Captain Phillips, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) as Lynn, Liana Liberato (If I Stay, Erased) as Annie, Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Everest) as Doug Tate, Viola Davis (The Help, Fences) as Gail Friedman, Chris Henry Coffey (Thirteen Days, The International) as Graham Weston, Spencer Curnutt (Warren, Empire) as Peter, Aislinn DeButch (Chicago Med, Life Lessons) as Katie, Noah Emmerich (Warrior, Super 8) as Al Hart and Olivia Wickline (Smooch) as Louise.






The Disappointments Room (2016)

A young family move to a new old house in the country to start a new life. The mother senses something strange in this house and goes to the attic to check for a light she saw from the front yard. But she releases an evil of some kind.

This is a suspenseful movie and I do not recommend it for kids. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Kate Beckinsale (Underworld movies, The Aviator) as Dana Barrow, Mel Raido (Legend, Clubbed) as David Barrow, Duncan Joiner (The Perfect Guy, Some Kind of Beautiful) as Lucas Barrow, Lucas Till (X-Men movies, Walk the Line) as Ben, Michaela Conlin (The Lincoln Lawyer, Bones) as Jules, Michael Landes (Final Destination 2, Gold) as Teddy, Marcia DeRousse (True Blood, The Fall Guy) as Ms. Judith, Celia Weston (The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Village) as Marti, Charles Carroll II (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) as Old Man and Ella Jones (Pypo) as Girl in the Yellow Dress.






Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Extraction (2015)

An ex CIA agent is kidnapped by a group of thugs. When there is no plan to rescue him his son makes a plan for his own rescue operation.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard movies, The Sixth Sense) as Leonard, Kellan Lutz (Twilight movies, The Legend of Hercules) as Harry Turner, Gina Carano (Deadpool, Haywire) as Victoria, D.B. Sweeney (Taken 2, Fire in the Sky) as Robertson, Joshua Mikel (The Walking Dead, Nashville) as Drake, Steve Coulter (The Birth of a Nation, The Walking Dead) as Sitterson, Dan Bilzerian (Lone Survivor, War Dogs) as Higgins, Heather Johansen (First Kill, Arsenal) as Agent Stevens, Roman Mitichyan (The Promise, Felon) as Dmitri and Christopher Rob Bowen (Marauders, Heist) as Purvis.






The Numbers Station (2013)

An agent for the CIA is sent to a remote location in England. But when he is there he discovers a secret plot and must fight to stop it from happening before it is too late.

This is an action movie and is not for kids. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Jon Cusack (2012, 1408) as Emerson Kent, Malin Ackerman (Watchmen, The Proposal) as Katherine, Liam Cunningham (Safe House, Clash of the Titans) as Grey, Richard Brake (Batman Begins, Spy) as Max, Bryan Dick (Blood and Chocolate, Morvern Callar) as David, Finbar Lynch (Child 44, Departure) as Michaels, Lucy Griffiths (Uncanny, Winter' s Tale) as Meredith, Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum,  Snow White and the Huntsman) as Derne and Victor Gardener (The Fields, Fast & Furious 6) as Fischer.






Monday, April 24, 2017

Mercy (2016)

Four estranged brothers have to come together when there mother is close to death. But when they all get together and talk about her will and last wishes it brings up problems between them.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring James Wolk (Zoo, You Again) as Brad, Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex, It' s Complicated) as Melissa, Tom Lipinski (Labor Day, Youth) as Travis, Dan Ziskie (War of the Worlds, Concussion) as George, Michael Godere (The Affair, Daylight) as Ronnie, Mike Donovan XIII (The Tap, The Following) as TJ Mitchell (as Michael Vincent Donovan), Constance Barron (Meet Bill, You Don' t Mess with the Zohan) as Grace, Cliff Cash (The Red Mask of Death, H1Z1: Infected) as Protestor and Lynn Czekaj (Dead Sea, Emelie) as Masked Man.






Hush (2016)

A lonely deaf writer who lives in the woods is confronted by a killer and has to fight for her life. But her being deaf puts her at a disadvantage.

This is a short low budget film. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Kate Siegel (Ouija:Origin of Evil, Hot) as Maddie, John Gallalher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane, Short Term 12) as Man, Michael Trucco (Next, Pensacola: Wings of Gold) as John, Samantha Sloyan (No Shoulder, Grey' s Anatomy) as Sarah and Emma Graves (Pitch Perfect, Caged No More) as Max.






Friday, April 21, 2017

Sand Castle (2017)

This movie takes place during the US invasion of Iraq. A group of soldiers were protecting a small village in Iraq. This is a good action movie.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Captain Syverson, Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, Warm Bodies) as Matt Ocre, Glen Powell (The Dark Knight Rises, Hidden Figures) as Falvy, Tommy Flanagan (Gladiator, Sin City), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus, Devil), Beau Knapp (Southpaw, Super 8), Sam Spruell (Snow White and the Huntsman, The Hurt Locker) as 1st LT. Anthony, Neil Brown Jr. (Straight Outta Compton, Fast & Furious) as  Enzo, Navid Neghban (American Sniper, Brothers) as Kadeer, Ziad Abaza (Spectre, Tyrant) as Majid, Gonzalo Menendez (Spectral, Act of Valor) as Haring and Sope Dirisu (Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter' s War) as Sgt. Cole.






Thursday, April 20, 2017

Blood in the Water (2016)

A group of young people get involved in a love triangle that goes very wrong while they try to live the high life.

I give this movie 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Willa Holland (Arrow, Legion) as Veronica, Alex Russell (Chronicle, Unbroken) as Percy, Miguel Gomez (Southpaw, The Strain) as Freedgood, David S. Lee (Blood Diamond, Get Smart) as Hector Cortez, Charlbi Dean Kriek (Spud movies, Death Race: Inferno) as Pheebee, Matt Riedy (Scandal, The Judge) as Percy's Dad, Julie Dretzin (Beastly, Ride) as Megan Weaver and Stelio Savante (Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, The Making of the Mob) as Marius Roos.






Wednesday, April 19, 2017

The BFG (2016)

In this Disney movie, a young orphan girl becomes friends with an unlikely person. A big friendly giant (BFG). But they have to team up to stop a group of bigger giants from eating all the regular people.

This is a cute movie for children. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Intimacy) as BFG, Ruby Barnhill (4 O'Clock Club) as Sophie, Penelope Wilton (Match Point, Shaun of the Dead) as The Queen, Jemaine Clement (Rio movies, Moana) as Fleshlumpeater, Rebecca Hall (The Prestige, The Town) as Mary, Rafe Spall (Prometheus, Life of Pi) as Mr. Tibbs, Bill Hader (Superbad, Inside Out) as Bloodbottler, Olafur Darri Olafsson (Emerald City, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) as Maidmasher / Cook, Adam Godley (Battleship, The Theory of Everything) as Manhugger / Lout #1, Michael Adamthwaite (Warcraft: The Beginning, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) as Butcher Boy / Danish Driver, Daniel Bacon (Brain of Fire, The Edge of Seventeen) as Bonecrusher / Lout #2 and Jonathan Holmes (Martian Child, Nightwatching) as Childchewer / Pub Landlord.






Sandy Wexler (2017)

This is a movie about a talent manager in LA in the 1990's who was representing a group of his clients who were about to make it big. This movie is about Adam Sandler' s manager and it includes a large well known cast.

This is not Adam Sandler' s best movie. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Adam Sandler (Grown Ups movies, Big Daddy) as Sandy Wexler, Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls, Sing) as Courtney Clarke, Kevin James (Here Comes the Boom, Hitch) as Ted Rafferty, Colin Quinn (Trainwreck, Grown Ups movies) as Kevin Connors, Nick Swardson (Just Go with It, The Benchwarmers) as Gary Rogers, Jackie Sandler (Big Daddy, Eight Crazy Nights) as Amy Baskin, Terry Crews (Bridesmaids, Get Smart) as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes, Rob Schneider (The Hot Chick, 50 First Dates) as Firuz, Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Barbershop: The Next Cup) as Bling, Aaron Neville (Rain Man, Bruce Almighty) as Willy Clarke, Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Wedding Crashers) as Cindy Marvelle, Luis Guzman (The Taking of Pelham 123, Anger Management) as Oscar, Sadie Sandler (Blended, Just Go with It) as Jesse, Arsenio Hall (Coming to America, The Real Ghostbusters) as himself, Quicy Jones (The Color Purple, The Pawnbroker) as himself and Rob Reiner (The Wold of Wall Street, The Story of Us) as Marty Markowitz.





Monday, April 17, 2017

Seeking Justice (2011)

A man' s wife is assaulted on the streets of New Orleans and her husband hires a group of men to avenge her being assaulted. But they wont make it easy for him and ask him for a favor.

This movie has a good cast and I recommend this movie. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Nicolas Cage (National Treasure movies, Kick-Ass movies) as Will Gerard, January Jones (Unknown, American Wedding) as Laura Gerard, Guy Pearce (Memento, The Hurt Locker) as Simon, Harold Perrineau (Zero Dark Thirty, 28 Weeks Later) as Jimmy, Jennifer Carpenter (Gone, Quarantine) as Trudy, Irone Singleton (The Walking Dead, The Blind Side) as Scar, Wayne Pere (Galaxy Quest, The Big Short) as Cancer and Xander Berkeley (Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Taken) as Lieutenant Durgan.





Saturday, April 15, 2017

The Pyramid (2014)

A group of American archaeologists has discovered a new pyramid outside of Cairo but it is a strange never before seen shape. This is a real suspenseful movie, and what they discover inside will change things forever.......

I give this movie a 5 out of 5. I do not recommend this movie for kids.

Starring Ashley Grace (LOL, Chronicle) as Nora (as Ashley Hinshaw), Denis O'Hare (The Proposal, Dallas Buyers Club) as Holden, James Buckley (Charlie Countryman, The Inbetweeners movies) as Fitzie, Christa Nicola (Home and Away, Lollipop Man) as Sunni (as Christa-Marie Nicola), Amir K (MADtv, @midnight) as Zahir and Faycal Attougui (Inception, American Sniper) as Corporal Shadid.







Black Sea (2014)

A former Navy captain was hired as part of a crew to find a missing WWII German sub that has gold bricks that were lost with it. But things go horribly wrong and the crew has to make some decisions that are life and death.

This is a suspenseful movie and I give it a 4 out of 5.

Starring Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes movies, Cold Mountain) as Robinson, Karl Davies (Happy Valley, Game of Thrones) as Liam, Llewella Gideon (Manderlay, Spice World) as Jon Centre Worker, Jodie Whittaker (One Day, Attack the Block) as Chrissy, Gus Barry (Deadly Intent, Penny Dreadful) as Martin (age 12), Konstantin Khabenskiy (Wanted, World War Z) as Blackie, Daniel Ryan (Mount Pleasant, Bon Voyage) as Kurston, Scoot McNairy (12 Years a Slave, Argo) as Daniels, Tobias Menzies (Casino Royale, Atonement) as Lewis, Michael Smiley (Kill List, Free Fire) as Reynolds, David Threlfall (Hot Fuzz, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) as Peters and Sergey Kolesnikov (Cold Souls, A Good Day to Die) as Levchenko.







Friday, April 14, 2017

Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)

This is a short movie about Kevin getting to a comedy performance he has to do at Lincoln Financial Field. This movie is modeled after the James Bond movie and is real funny.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Kevin Hart (Ride Along movies, Get Hard) as Himself, Halle Berry (Cloud Atlas, X-Men movies) as Halle Berry, Don Cheadle (Crash, Iron Man movies) as Don Cheadle, Ed Helms (The Hangover movies, Vacation) as Bartender, David Meunier (The Equalizer, Aquarius) as Victor, Joey Wells (Real Husbands of Hollywood, Hart of the City) as Denzel, Richardson Jones (Internet Famous, Masters of Sex) as French Dealer, Magali Amadei (Taxi, House of D) as Female Poker Player, introducing Gabriel Tsai as Distinguished Asian Gentlemen, Peter Mensah (300 movies, Avatar) as African Dictator and Daniel Bernhardt (Logan, John Wick) as Man in Black Suit # 1.






Thursday, April 13, 2017

Intruder (2016)

A women is home alone during a bad storm. But when she thinks she is all alone, she is not sure she really is..... Another girl scenes some strange things in her house and keeps looking over her shoulder.

This is a suspenseful mystery and I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Steven Beckingham (Hallo Panda, The Road to Guantanamo) as David, Teresa Decher (Cabin Fever, The Client List) as Emily, Louise Linton (The Echo, Lions for Lambs) as Elizabeth, Susannah Mars (Grimm, Mowhere Man) as Grace, Mary McDonald-Lewis (Deep Dark, Archer) as Mrs. Pillar, Moby (Heat, The Bourne Identity) as Vincent, Zach Myers (Futility, Chasing Butterflies) as Justin, John Robinson (Lords of Dogtown, Transformers) as John and Aaron Trainor (Z Nation, Grimm) as Chester.






The Cold Light of Day (2012)

When a family was kidnapped on a family sail boat. The oldest son has to help fight to get everyone back. Federal agents are going after the father to recover a lost briefcase. This is an action movie.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice) as Will, Veronica Echegui (My Name Is Juani, Bunny and the Bull) as Lucia, Bruce Willis (Die Hard movies, The Fifth Element) as Martin, Sigourney Weaver (Alien movies, Avatar) as Carrack, Joseph Mawle (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, In the Heart of the Sea) as Gorman, Caroline Goodall (Hook, Cliffhanger) as Laurie, Rafi Gavron (Snitch, Breaking and Entering) as Josh, Emma Hamilton (Mr. Selfridge, Hyde & Seek) as Dara and Michael Budd (The Matrix Reloaded, Life of the Party) as Esmael.






The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

A creepy photographer is looking to up his game. So when he starts to shoot some dark material it leads him to follow a serial killer. He captures some gruesome images in his search.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5. This is not one of Bradley Coopers best movies.

Starring Bradley Cooper (The Hangover movies, American Sniper) as Leon, Leslie Bibb (Iron Man movies, Law Abiding Citizen) as Maya, Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love) as Susan Hoff, Vinnie Jones (Snatch, Swordfish) as Mahogany, Roger Bart (American Gangster, The Producers) as Jurgis, Tony Curran (Gladiator, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) as Driver, Barbara Eve Harris (The Amazing Spider-Man, People Like Us) as Detective Lynn Hadley, Peter Jacobson (House, Transformers) as Otto and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson (The A-Team, UFC) as Guardian Angel.





Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Split (2016)

Three young girls are kidnapped by a crazy man with multiple split personalities. These girls need to escape before the worst of personalities shows up. But this man is a real danger.

This is a great movie, and I recommend this movie. But it is not for children. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring James McAvoy (X-Men movies, Wanted) as Dennis / Patricia/ Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell / Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Morgan) as Casey Cooke, Betty Buckley (Carrie, The Happening) as Dr. Karen Fletcher, Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen, The Last Survivors) as Claire Benoit, Jessica Sula (Honeytrap, Skins) as Marcia, Izzie Coffey (Bad Girl, Cargo) as Five-Year-Old Casey, Brad William Henke (Bright, Fury) as Uncle John, Sebastian Arcelus (The Best of Me, House of Cards) as Casey' s Father, Neal Huff (Moonrise Kingdom, Spotlight) as Mr. Benoit, Ukee Washington (Signs, Shooter) as News Anchor and introducing Ann Wood as Game Show Enthusiast.






Sleepless (2017)

This movie is about a cop with a criminal connection is trying to find his kidnapped son before it is too late. But he has to deal with some real bad people. This movie has a good cast.

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

Starring Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained, Ray) as Vincent, Michelle Monaghan (Source Code, Due Date) as Bryant, Scoot McNairy (12 Years a Slave, Argo) as Novak, Dermot Mulroney (The Grey, My Best Friend' s Wedding) as Rubino, Tip  'T.I.' Harris (The Hangover, Pitch Perfect 2) as Sean, David Harbour (The Equalizer, End of Watch) as Dennison, Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys II, Bring It On) as Dena, Octavius J. Johnson (Coldwater, Burning Sands) as Thomas, Tim Connolly (300, The Matrix Reloaded) as McFerrin, Drew Sheer (Watch Over Me, Slaw) as Anderson, Sala Baker (The Lord of the Rings movies, Ant-Man) as Benik and Tim Rigby (300, The Matrix Reloaded) as Larry.






Monday, April 10, 2017

The D Train (2015)

A guy heading up his high school reunion decides to go after a class mate turned celebrity. He tries to get his friend to come to the 20 year reunion. This movie has a great cast.

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

Starring Jack Black (King Long, Kung Fu Panda movies) as Dan Landsman, James Marsden (X-Men movies, Superman Returns) as Oliver Lawless, Kathryn Hahn (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, We're the Millers) as Stacey Landsman, Jeffrey Tambor (The Hangover, Transparent) as Bill Shurmur, Russell Posner (Louder Than Bombs, Fading Gigolo) as Zach Landsman, Henry Zebrowski (The Wolf of Wall Street, Dirty Grandpa) as Craig, Kyle Bornheimer (You Again, She' s Out of My League) as Randy, Mike White (School of Rock, Nacho Libre) as Jerry, Corrina Lyons (The Paperboy, NCIS: New Orleans) as Lucy and Donna Duplantier (The Curious Case of Banjamin Button, The Best of Me) as Taj.





Sunday, April 9, 2017

Moana (2016)

This is a cute animated movie about an old curse in Polynesia. But a young girl is trying to stop the curse and make things right.

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

Starring Auli'i Cravalho (Gone Fishing, Drama High) as Moana (voice), Dwayne Johnson (San Andreas, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) as Maui (voice), Rachel House (Whale Rider, Eagle vs Shark) as Gramma Tala (voice), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars: Episode II - Attach of the Clones, Once Were Warriors) as  Chief Tui (voice), Jemaine Clement (Rio movies, What We Do in the Shadows) as Tamatoa (voice), Nicole Scherzinger (The X Factor, Popstars) as Sina (voice), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One, I, Robot) as Heihei/Villager #3 (voice), Oscar Kightley (Samaon Wedding, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) as Fisherman (voice) and Troy Polamalu (The Dark Knight Rises) as Villager #1.






Tuesday, April 4, 2017

The Space Between Us (2017)

This is a movie about the 1st kid born in space, Mars actually. But after his mom dies after child birth, he was raised on Mars. But one day he convinces NASA to bring him to earth to meet a "pen pal" who will help him find his father.

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

Starring Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight movies, Batman Begins) as Nathaniel Shepherd, Janet Montgomery (Black Swan, Salem) as Sarah Elliot, Trey Tucker (Off Set, Frank) as Harrison Lane, Scott Takeda (Gone Girl, Dallas Buyers Club) as Dr. Gary Loh, Adande 'Swoozie' Thorne (YouTubers React, sWooZie) as Scott Hubbard, Sarah Minnich (Preacher, Priceless) as Reporter, Ryan Jason Cook (Granite Mountain, Manhattan) as Control Room Technician, BD Wong (Jurassic Park, Jurassic World) as Tom Chen, Lauren Myers (Manhattan, Dead Billy) as Alice Myers, Morse Bicknell (Breaking Bad, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) as NASA Executive, Beth Bailey (Terminator Salvation, The Lone Ranger) as NASA Chief Doctor, Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender' s Game) as Gardner Elliot and Carla Gugino (Night at the Museum, Watchmen) as Kendra Wyndham.









Monday, April 3, 2017

Life (2017)

This movie is about a group of scientists doing research at the ISS. They discover a new life form that morphs rapidly and they find themselves struggling to survive. It is believed this life form had effects on life on Mars.

This is a great suspenseful movie with a great cast. I highly recommend this movie and give it a 5 out of 5.

Starring Hiroyuki Sanada (The Last Ship, 47 Ronin) as Sho Murakami, Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, Buried) as Rory Adams, Rebecca Ferguson (The Girl on the Train, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) as Miranda North, Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Source Code) as David Jordan, Olga Dihovichnaya (House of Others, Twilight Portrait) as Ekaterina Golovkina, Ariyon Bakare (The Dark Knight, Dancing on the Edge) as Hugh Derry, Elizabeth Vargas (Dateline NBC, Good Morning America) as 20/20 Anchor, introducing Jesus Del Orden as Student 2, Camiel Warren-Taylor (Voiceless, Crown Heights) as Dominique and Naoko Mori (Everest, Torchwood) as Kazumi.