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The Marine 4: Moving Target

Director William Kaufman Staring Mike Mizanin, Josh Blacker, Matthew MacCaull & Danielle Moinet Rated MA Score 3/6 Jake Carter is assigned to protect a “high-value package,” a beautiful whistleblower trying to expose a corrupt army defense contractor. This is not the best of franchises and it’s a fair assumption that it has struggled to find…

Terminator Genisys

Directed Alan Taylor Staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke & Jai Courtney Rated M Score 3/6 John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be. Sitting here writing this review I’ve found that I’m a little conflicted…

San Andreas

Director Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario Rated M Staring 3.5/6 In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his daughter. No matter how simplistic disaster movies like San Andreas are we are always going to be…

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

Director Roel Reiné Staring RZA, Schnitrnunt Busarakamwong, Grace Huang Rated MA Score 2.5/6 When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious…

Jurassic World

Director Colin Trevorrow Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard & Ty Simpkins Rated M Score .5/6 Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill…

Last Knights

Director Kazuaki Kiriya Starring Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Aksel Hennie Rated MA Score 2/6 A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master. OK, I’ve been procrastinating about things for the past few days, so hopefully I will be able to get back to my movie watching. It should…

Turkey Shoot

Director Jon Hewitt Starring Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca, Robert Taylor Rated MA Score .5/6 In the wake of a shocking civilian massacre in a foreign war zone, disgraced Navy SEAL Rick Tyler is sentenced to rot in a maximum security military prison until he is offered the opportunity to put his life on the line…

Mad Max: Fury Road

Director George Miller Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron & Nicholas Hoult Rated MA Score 5.5/6 In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back…

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…