Movie Reviews

Southpaw

Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence Rated MA Score 5/6 Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services. Okay, it’s been awhile since I went to the…

Trainwreck

Director Judd Apatow Starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson Rated MA Score 4.5/6 Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy. I’ll admit it, I didn’t like the last movie directed by Judd Apatow that I remember watching which…

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

Director Guy Ritchie Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander Rated M Score 4/6 In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons. Before we get too far into things The Man from U.N.C.L.E…

Fantastic Four

Director Josh Trank Staring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan Rated M Score 3.5/6 Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy. Before…

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Director Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner Rated M Score 4/6 Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF. Okay, the pre credits sequence kicks off with Tom Cruise hanging from…

The Forger

Director Philip Martin Staring John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan Rated M Score 2.5/6 A thief works with his father and son to forge a painting by Monet and steal the original. Together, they plan the heist of their lives. After watching this I can’t help but get the feeling that I have been somewhat…

Self/Less

Director Tarsem Singh Staring Ben Kingsley, Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez & Matthew Goode Rated M Score 2/6 A dying real estate mogul transfers his consciousness into a healthy young body, but soon finds that neither the procedure nor the company that performed it are quite what they seem. There was an interesting enough concept for…

Paper Towns

Director Jake Schreier Staring Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams Rated M Score 3/6 A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. If 33 is too old for teen movies, somebody please send me the memo. Now that attempted joke is out…

Manny Lewis

Director Anthony Mir Staring Carl Barron, Leeanna Walsman, Roy Billing Rated M Score 3.5/6 Stand-up comedian Manny Lewis, who connects with millions of fans but finds it hard to connect to one person. Manny struggles to overcome his sense of alienation and shyness, and a difficult relationship with his father, in a romantic and feel-good…

Ant-Man

Director Peyton Reid Staring Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas & Evangeline Lilly Rated PG Score 4/6 Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save…