Reviews of films I have seen in a movie theater.
After John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), a rogue Starfleet officer, bombs a London archive, it’s up to Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and the intrepid crew of the USS Enterprise to track him down and stop him. What I expected to be an inferior followup to the very well done Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness turned out to … Continue reading »
NOTE: MILD SPOILERS! (I will not give away major plot points, but there may be something here you don’t want to know. Consider yourself warned.) After the events of The Avengers, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is targeted by the terrorist group headed by The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). Iron Man 3 is by far the best Iron … Continue reading »
When the President (Aaron Eckhart) is taken hostage by a North Korean terrorist (Rick Yune), it’s up to a disgraced ex-secret service agent to save him. Just from that one sentence, I’m sure you can figure out what this movie is . . .yep, Die Hard in the White House. That is pretty much what you get. … Continue reading »
When his son Jack (Jai Courtney) is arrested in Moscow, John McClane (Bruce Willis) travels to Russia to help; of course, things don’t go as planned for the McClane boys. The fifth film in the Die Hard franchise, A Good Day to Die Hard is the weakest film of the series. While this doesn’t make it a terrible … Continue reading »
When a drug kingpin escapes from federal custody and heads for the Mexican border, it’s up to a small town sheriff and his deputies to stop the man before he escapes. The Last Stand is Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s return to film in a starring role. While he did appear in The Expendables is a minor role, and The Expendables 2 … Continue reading »
After 5 years living in the woods alone, sisters Victoria and Lilly are found and sent to live with their uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) . . .but were they really alone all that time? Mama is a horror film that was a little bit shocking to me. Not because of the terror, but because of the … Continue reading »
Young Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) joins a ragtag group of dwarves in an attempt to help them reclaim their home under the Lonely Mountain. The first part of the prequel trilogy to The Lord of the Rings, An Unexpected Journey is a wonderful film that is in every way a worthy successor (albeit prequel) to The Lord … Continue reading »
When 5 people are killed by a sniper, the suspect asks for Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) before being beaten into a coma. Jack Reacher is a throwback movie. When I say that, I am not being facetious. It is a throwback action/crime thriller in he vein of The Fugitive and Patriot Games. It is the type of film … Continue reading »
Cloud Atlas tells the story of 6 interconnecting lives and how their past shapes their futures; how one person turns from a murderer to a hero over the span of centuries, and how one brief act of kindness can inspire a future revolution. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski (Speed Racer, The Matrix) and Tom Twyker … Continue reading »
After a hard drive containing the identities of undercover agents in the field is stolen, it’s up to James Bond (Daniel Craig) to track it down and stop the madman responsible for the theft. Do not let that brief, one sentence synopsis fool you. There is more going on in this 23rd installment of … Continue reading »
