Trying to decide if this movie is “Twins 2” or “Ride Along 3”… “Central Intelligence” stars Dwayne Johnson as a former high school outcast who grows up to join the CIA and gets in contact with the coolest kid from his class (Kevin Hart) to help him on a mission. Amy Ryan also stars as… Continue reading ‘Central Intelligence’ Entertaining but Tad Underwhelming
Everyone has heard of “Warcraft” (both the game and the film) but if you live in America you may have not cared to see it (in your defense, the trailers and negative reviews probably didn’t help entice you). However if you live anywhere else on this big, blue globe, namely China, you flocked to this… Continue reading ‘Warcraft’ at the Box Office: What it Means
Hate “Game of Thrones” for having developed characters? “Lord of the Rings” too exciting? Well they have made the movie for you! “Warcraft” is the adaption of the video game series of the same name, and features many of the same characters and locations. In the film, humans must protect their world from an invading… Continue reading ‘Warcraft’ Loud, Tedious Fan Service
If I were a betting man, and if box office receipts are any indication, I would say by now you’ve seen “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Captain America: Civil War.” But did you notice that you pretty much watched the same movie twice? Both films had been announced more than two years ago… Continue reading Why ‘Batman v Superman’ and ‘Civil War’ Are the Same Movie
I hope one of the songs from this film gets an Oscar nomination, if not just so I can ironically say “Academy Award nominee Andy Samberg” for the rest of my life. “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” is a mockumentary following Conner4Real (Samberg), a Justin Bieber-esque popstar who must cling onto fame after his latest… Continue reading ‘Popstar’ Is the Best Comedy of 2016
When Tyler Perry is the best part of your movie, the alarm started going off a long time ago. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” (the longest, most unnecessary title of all-time) is the sequel to the 2014 films about everyone’s favorite pubescent modified warrior reptiles. This time around the gang must stop… Continue reading ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shell’: What the Shell Did I Just Watch?
[sighhhhhhhhh] “The Do-Over” is the second of Adam Sandler’s four-movie deal with Netflix and stars him and David Spade as two men who fake their own deaths in order to start a new life, but soon realize the identities they’ve chosen are of two wanted men. Steven Brill (director of Sandler in “Little Nicky” and… Continue reading ‘The Do-Over’ Is Passable but Still Bad Sandler
The year of the disappointing superhero film continues. “X-Men: Apocalypse” is the ninth installment of the X-Men series and the sequel to 2014’s “Days of Future Past,” a movie that I loved and is universally accepted as one of, if not the, best of the franchise. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence all reprise… Continue reading ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ a Boring Waste of Talent
I could watch Ryan Gosling’s high-pitched shriek from this on a 12 hour loop every day until I die. “The Nice Guys” is the third directorial credit for writer Shane Black, who previously wrote and directed “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” and “Iron Man 3.” His latest effort places Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in 1977… Continue reading ‘The Nice Guys’ a Middling Detective Tale
With the release of “Captain America: Civil War,” the best time of year, the summer movie season, is officially upon us. And with that comes my favorite aspect of it all: box office and blockbusters. So because I love me some dollar signs and tentpole releases, here are my predictions for how movies will play… Continue reading Summer 2016 Box Office Predictions
The Reel Deal 