Director Kenneth Branagh Staring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden Rated G Score 4/6 A girl named Ella (Cinderella) has the purest heart living in a cruel world filled with evil stepsisters and an evil stepmother out to ruin Ella’s life. Ella comes one with her pure heart when she meets the prince and dances…
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Hector and the search for happiness
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Director Peter Chelsom Starring Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Tracy Ann Oberman Rated M Score 2.5/6 A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness. I have vague memories of seeing something about this one at the friendly neighborhood Cinema, though I don’t recall seeing any session times or if it even had a…
Left Behind
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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
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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…
Focus
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Director Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro Rated MA Score 4/6 In the midst of veteran con man Nicky’s latest scheme, a woman from his past – now an accomplished femme fatale – shows up and throws his plans for a loop. For those of you who have been…
Kill the Messenger
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Director Michael Cuesta Starring Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims Rated M Score 5/6 A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of…
Run All Night
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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
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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
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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
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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.…