Some two-bit home invaders get way more than they bargained for when they break into a blind Iraq War veteran’s Detroit home in this suspense thriller. Unfortunately the scares that are SO EFFECTIVE in the super intense trailer devolve after a few minutes into an increasingly tedious – and eventually ridiculous – bout of torture […]
This high-minded movie, penned by Pulitzer prize-winning writer Cormac McCarthy and directed by Ridley Scott, is a stylish but slow moving morality tale of how a Texas lawyer’s one-time involvement in a shady drug deal leads to his ruin at the hands of a Mexican drug cartel. Viewers seeking a fast-paced crime thriller will be […]
Not having seen the hokey 1977 original (which I heard was just meh), I went into this Disney remake, about an orphan raised by a dragon in the forest, with little to no expectations. After a slow first few minutes which had me wondering if this film even had a plot, I was suddenly waylaid […]
If a film featuring food having sex in an expletive-filled orgy of offensive jokes and racial stereotyping sounds like your cup of tea, then Seth Rogen’s latest, no holds barred, shock fest will be right up your alley. If, however, you have emotional maturity greater than that of a 13-year-old boy, you will be sorely […]
It’s a cute and curious premise – seeing what craziness our pets get up to the moment we leave our homes. Unfortunately, this frenetic, slapstick-filled and mostly unfunny animated comedy is nothing like its cute trailer. It stars comics Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart – not exactly voices that appeal to the kiddies. And while […]
I didn’t think it would be possible, but the third installment in the young adult sci-fi Divergent series is even worse than the last, with an even flimsier plot, the same sad stunt casting (Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and now Jeff Daniels), and the same pretty people running around shooting at each other as they […]
This Korean morality disaster film is based on the true 2001 story of a fishing boat captain who got more than he bargained for when he decided to smuggle dozens of illegal Chinese immigrants for quick cash. The dark, stomach-churning story is captivating once the fishing crew finally gets to sea, but the convincing performances […]
Or as we here at The Realness like to call it, Mean Girls for mommies, stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn as three stressed out moms who decide to just say screw it and let their kids take care of themselves. Don’t kid yourself – this is no great cinema – the story […]
This comedy from director Richard Linklater (on the heels of his Oscar-celebrated movie experiment Boyhood, which was filmed over 11 years) focuses on a group of college baseball players in the days leading up to the start of their school year in the 1970s. Like Boyhood, this film has no real plot – it’s just […]
Nia Vardalos’ first film was a cute, corny story about her loud, quirky, smothering Greek family. It scored her an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and made box office history as the highest grossing romantic comedy of all time. That said, expectations for this sequel were for more of the same, and it certainly […]