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Avengers: Age of Ultron

Director Joss Whedon Staring Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, James Spader, Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen, Cobie Smulders, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo & Samuel L. Jackson Rated M Score 4/6 When Tony Stark tries to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop…

Wild Card

Director Simon West Staring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik García-Lorido Rated MA Score 4/6 When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play…and it’s all or nothing. I suppose the most interesting thing that I have found out about this movie…

One Shot

Director John Lyde Starring Nichelle Aiden, Jacque Gray, Scott Hanks Rated UK:15 Score 0/6 When Kyle Matthews, an elite Sniper from the World Defense Force, is trapped in enemy territory – his skills are put to the test as he attempts to survive against a whole armada of Cerulean soldiers, Hell bent on wiping all…

Left Behind

Director Vic Armstrong Starring Nicolas Cage, Lea Thompson, Cassi Thomson Rated M Score 0/6 A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction. Okay, this is the second movie about The Rapture that I’ve watched in recent years and I suppose…

Furious 7

Director James Wan Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson Rated M Score 3.5/6 Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for the death of his brother. For those of you out there, who might have watched any of the previous 6 movies and might not have ‘got’ the trailers, I can…

Run All Night

Director Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman Rated MA Score 4.5/6 Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his long time best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay…

Richard the Lionheart

Director Stefano Milla Staring Greg Chandler Maness, Burton Perez, Malcolm McDowell Rated MA Score 1/6 King Henry II tests the loyalty and honor of his son Richard sending him to a hellish prison. In prison Richard must fight against adversaries representing the virtues of a knight. Personally I know very little about the life of…

Scorpion King 4: The Quest for Power

Director Mike Elliott Staring Victor Webster, Ellen Hollman, Will Kemp Rated M Score 0/6 (politely suggest to your DVD that they send all copies back to the distributor) When he is betrayed by a trusted friend, Mathayus must marshal all his strength and cunning to outwit a formidable opponent who will stop at nothing to…

Assault on Wall Street

Director Uwe Boll Staring Dominic Purcell, Erin Karpluk, Edward Furlong Rated MA Score 5/6 Jim, an average New Yorker, lives with a sick but loving wife. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes and causes him to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim goes to seek revenge for the life taken from him.…

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

Director Craig Moss Starring Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Andrew Divoff Rated MA Score 1.5/6 Frank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A. For those of you who have come late to this franchise (yes there is a proper trilogy for these movies) the…