This week’s theatrical releases
New Year’s Eve Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Josh Duhamel, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Halle Berry, Hillary Swank, Jessica Biel, Seth Myers, Jon Bon Jovi, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara, Abigail Breslin, Sarah Paulson, Til Schweiger, Carla Guigino, Cary Elwes, Alyssa Milano Directed by Garry Marshall Rated: PG-13 Run Time: [...]
What’s Your Number? Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner, Eliza Coupe, Joel McHale, Dave Annable Directed by Mark Mylod Rated: R Run Time: 106 mins Genre: Comedy 3.5 frames out of 5 What is your number? Apparently, the average amount of sexual partner a woman has before she’s married is 10.5. I [...]
Moneyball Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop Directed by Bennett Miller Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 133 mins Genre: Comedy/ Family/ Animation/ Adventure/ 3D Film 4.5 frames out of 5 It seems like everyone is looking for a bargain these days… especially in Major League Baseball. Adapted for [...]
I Don’t Know How She Does It Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Christina Hendricks, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer Directed by Douglas McGrath Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 95 mins Genre: Comedy 3 frames out of 5 From afar, Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) appears to have it all. A job she loves, great husband Richard [...]
Warrior Starring: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn Directed by Gavin O’Connor Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 139 mins Genre: Drama/ Action/ Sport 4 frames out of 5 Times are tough, especially when you’re a fighter. Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) has come home to Pittsburgh after 14 years to rebuild [...]
People vs. The State of Illusion Starring: Austin Vickers, J.B. Tuttle, Amy Baklini Directed by Scott Cervine Run Time: 80 mins Genre: Documentary/ Drama 4 frames out of 5 There’s a saying that “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But is that really true? Can people change? Or more unimaginable, change for the [...]
Contagion Starring: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Elliot Gould Directed by Steven Soderbergh Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 105 mins Genre: Action/ Sci-Fi/ Thriller 4.5 frames out of 5 Pull out your masks & hand sanitizer kids, this is gonna get ugly. It begins on Day 2 of the [...]
Final Destination 5 Starring: Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Ellen Wroe, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, P.J. Byrne, Arlen Escarpets, David Koechner, Tony Todd Directed by Steven Quale Rated: R Run Time: 92 mins Genre: Horror/ Thriller 2.75 frames out of 5 Death is back to kick some more ass. When on his way with his [...]
30 Minutes or Less Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson, Dilshad Vadsaria Directed by Ruben Fleischer Rated: R Run Time: 83 mins Genre: Comedy/Action/ Adventure 3 frames out of 5 Long live the pizza delivery boy. Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is the penultimate looser-slacker. His works in a dead-end pizza delivery job which [...]
The Help Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Alison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Ahna O’Reilly Directed by Tate Taylor Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 137 mins Genre: Drama 4.5 frames out of 5 Sometimes bring the right kind of change is the hardest thing to do. If anyone has read their [...]
Cowboys & Aliens Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano Directed by Jon Favreau Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 118 mins Genre: Action/ Sci-Fi/ Western/ Thriller 4 frames out of 5 Does anyone else find this an odd combination? Set in New Mexico Territory in 1873, a man awakes to having no [...]
The Smurfs Starring: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara Directed by Raja Gosnell Rated: PG Run Time: 86 mins Genre: Comedy/ Family/ Animation/ Adventure/ 3D Film 2 frames out of 5 Little blue people are invading our world and it’s not the aliens from Avatar. Once upon a time in a world [...]
Crazy, Stupid, Love. Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei Directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 118 mins Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Romance 3.5 frames out of 5 Love can be many things to people. Mostly crazy, stupid, hurtful, all-encompassing… you just have to embrace [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Billy Nighy, Michael Gambon Directed by David Yates Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 130 mins Genre: Fantasy/ Adventure/ Drama/ Action 4.5 frames out of 5 I will restate this from the previous review from [...]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Turtorro, Tyrese Gibson, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Alan Tudyk, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey Directed by Michael Bay Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 157 mins Genre: Sci-Fi/ Action/ Adventure/ 3D Film 3.5 frames out of 5 Autobots are back… and [...]
Green Lantern Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Clark Duncan, Geoffrey Rush Directed by Martin Campbell Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 105 mins Genre: Sci-fi/ Action/ Crime 3.5 frames out of 5 If a dying purple alien gave you a ring would you take it? Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) certainly did. A hot-shot pilot [...]
Super 8 Starring: Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Amanda Michalka Directed by J.J. Abrams Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 112 mins Genre: Mystery/ Sci-Fi/ Thriller 4 frames out of 5 Set in a small Ohio town circa 1979, a group of friends during their summer break set out to [...]
The Hangover: Part II Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Mason Lee. Directed by Todd Phillips Rated: R Run Time: 102 mins Genre: Comedy 3 frames out of 5 Hide your kids, hide your wife… the wolf pack is back. This time, it’s Stu’s (Ed Helms) turn to [...]
Bridesmaids Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jon Hamm, Chris O’Dowd Directed by Paul Feig Rated: R Run Time: 120 mins Genre: Comedy 4 frames out of 5 Every single woman’s worst nightmare is to be a bridesmaid… more than once. Annie (Kristen Wiig) and Lillian (Maya Rudolph) [...]
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Starring: Morgan Spurlock, Ralph Nadar Directed by Morgan Spurlock Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 90 mins Genre: Comedy/ Documentary 4 frames out of 5 For any film to be made you need money. Lots of it. Where it comes from could be a variety of sources, but what if you make [...]