This Tom Cruise futuristic sci-fi thriller, about a couple of workers extracting natural resources from a long-destroyed Earth, starts off strongly, with a compelling, mysterious story and outstanding visuals. Sadly, the second half devolves into a ridiculous, hot mess. So disappointing after such promise.
A completely silly and totally predictable, but still funny enough buddy flick with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as a mismatched, socially-inept FBI agent/Boston cop duo fighting a Boston drug lord. As far as light escapist summer movies go, you could definitely do worse.
This is a cool looking, but not so thrilling, indy sci-fi thriller about a privately-funded space mission that runs into trouble during its trek to one of Jupiter’s moons to find evidence of life. While astronomy nerds will get a kick out of the realistic, documentary-styled visuals, sadly, the story itself is a run-of-the-mill monster […]
If you like your vampire movies with a touch of realism, then this well-woven, stylish tale of a 200-year-old mother/daughter vampire duo is just the ticket. Saorise Ronan (depressed daughter vampire) and the stunning Gemma Arterton (slutty momma vampire) are on the run from a band of male vamps. Although slow in spots, the film […]
While touring the sights in 1962 Greece, an unfortunate string of events leads American conman (Viggo Mortensen) and his partner (Kirsten Dunst) into trouble, forcing them to enlist the help of a fellow expat conman/tour guide. The recurring motif of impending dread and sleek styling helps compensate for a somewhat flimsy storyline. Good, not great.
When a tragic death mars the start of the highly competitive annual beauty pageant in tiny Mount Rose, Minnesota, a battle royale ensues between the sweet, trailer park dwelling, fair-haired Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) and Becky Leeman (Denise Richards), the privileged, not so nice daughter of the town’s wealthiest family, led by her mom, former […]
Gwyneth Paltrow IS Emma, in this film adaptation of the clever Jane Austen classic about the cheerfully conniving matchmaker whose well-intended but misguided efforts threaten to jeopardize her own chance at love in 19th century England. While the start feels a bit dated by today’s moviemaking standards, writer/director Douglas McGrath’s cleverly written and thoroughly entertaining […]
Lily James couldn’t be more perfect as the star of Kenneth Branagh’s traditional re-tell of the popular Disney classic, that also answers the question, “What does the cast of Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones do while their shows are on hiatus?” The saccharine sweet story, stunning costumes and clever moments aside, it’s the story’s […]
The first half of this low budget horror flick, about a couple moving into haunted house in the wife’s hometown, has a realistic creep factor that could have made for a good movie, had the two writers/stars of the film not cheesed it up with a hackneyed, ridiculous ending.
A passable ghost story about a newly-orphaned teen who’s living with her aunt and uncle in a town that’s been plagued by a series of deaths of teenage girls. The lead actress delivers a solid performance despite a plot that has more holes than a sieve and a super lame ending that ruins what up […]