Director Ridley Scott Staring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig Rated M Score 4/6 During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he…
Movie Reviews
Entourage
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Director Doug Ellin Starring Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara Rated MA Score 3/6 Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back – and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince’s directorial debut. A few years ago, I…
Child 44
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Director Daniel Espinosa Starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace Rated MA Score 5/6 A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Child 44 was adapted from a 2008 novel of the same name by Tom Rob Smith of the same name and is…
Sicario
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Director Denis Villeneuve Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Rated MA Score 5/6 An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico. Before we get to far into things a few pieces of…
Rollerball (2002)
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Director John McTiernan Starring Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J Rated M Score 2/6 The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences… like dying. For those of you out there who might not of realized it but this (was first released in 2002) and the 1975…
Big Game
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Director Jalmari Helander Staring Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson Rated M Score 3/6 A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite. It should be noted that there is a tie novel for the movie written by…
The Longest Ride
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Director George Tillman Jr. Starring Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda Rated M Score 3.5/6 The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love. The Longest Ride is another addition to the growing list of movies that have been adapted from a Nicholas Sparks…
The Age of Adaline
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Director Lee Toland Krieger Staring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford Rated M Score 4/6 A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into. I vaguely remember seeing trailers for…
Back to the Future Trilogy
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Director Robert Zemeckis Staring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd Rated PG Score 6/6 This might be a little different to most of my other reviews for the simple reason that with this revisit I’m rolling three movies into one review, if this review is written with any degree of success is yet to be seen.…
The Hundred-Foot Journey
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Director Lasse Hallström Staring Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal Rated PG Score 4/6 The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery. I am going to have to file this one under the list of movies that I wished saw sooner or…