Jason Bourne is the fifth film in the action-spy thriller series, and the fourth to star Matt Damon in the titular role. In this outing, Bourne-the-assassin is in self-inflicted exile where by night he battles post-traumatic stress disorder (which manifests through nightmares replaying previous sins), and by day he battles amateur boxers for cash. His […]
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Sully Soars!
Tom Hanks has another Oscar®-worthy role in another very entertaining movie. Clint Eastwood’s Sully tells the story we never knew about – the NTSB investigation into whether Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberg made the right/only choice when he landed Castle 1549 in the Hudson River in January of 2009. All 155 souls aboard survived, but the […]
Sully Offers Audiences an Exhilarating but Repetitive Ride
Sully is the true account of a miraculous forced water landing that occurred in January 2009 on the Hudson River in New York, after dual engine failure occurred on a commercial airline flight shortly after takeoff. The captain of the flight, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) made a split-second decision to ignore the advice to […]
Movie Review: Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 is an action adventure sequel following (mostly) the band of magicians known as The Horsemen from the first film who perform a series of stunts and tricks in order to further their Robin Hood motivated agenda of exposing the corrupt. In the second film of the series, the team has […]
The Light Between Oceans Is Second-Rate Nicholas Sparks!
Maybe it’s because if you’ve seen the trailer you don’t need to see the first 45 minutes of The Light Between Oceans, or maybe it’s just because it’s boring but I could barely keep my eyes open while watching The Light Between Oceans.
Angry Birds’ Missed Opportunity is Maddening
The Angry Birds Movie is an animated tale of flightless fowl who find themselves prey to a bunch of green sea-faring pigs seeks to steal their eggs. Based upon the immensely popular mobile game, which has been downloaded over 2 billion times, the story focuses primarily on three heroes-by-accident: Red (Jason Sudeikis), a once-bullied bird known […]
Hell or High Water: The Old and New Wests Collide!
Hell or High Water is a simple story with a lot of layers – it’s about brothers who are robbing branches of the bank that’s about to foreclose on their family’s ranch in order to pay the bank off. It’s about a Texas Ranger on the brink of retirement who gets one last big case. […]
Mechanic: Resurrection – Fun Action Flick Proves You Don’t Need a $200 Million Mission: Impossible Budget!
Mission: Resurrection stars Jason Statham, returning as Arthur Bishop, an assassin whose specialty was making his kills look like an accident. At the end of Mechanic, he had faked his own death so that he could retire in peace. Unfortunately, a man from his past has found him and wants him to kill three people […]
Don’t Breathe – Brisk Efficient Thriller Turns Sour!
Don’t Breathe is the second film from Fede Alvarez, the man who directed the lean, underrated Evil Dead remake – so you know it’s going to be rife with twists, turns and bloody scares. What you might not expect is the way it crosses some lines in the final act – one that makes sense […]
Only Thing Right Trailer: Mechanic: Resurrection!
Jason Statham’s Arthur Bishop is back! The mechanic (assassin) whose specialty is making it look like an accident is forced back into action by a duplicitous woman. A new clip from Lionsgate suggests he may have met his match. Check it out after the break. Mechanic: Resurrections opens on August 23rd.
Kubo and the Two Strings Is Laika’s Best Film Yet!
Kubo and the Two Strings is a genuinely amazing film. It’s a story of family on both an intimate and mythic level. It’s also absolutely gorgeous to look at. If not for the Pixar release Zootopia, it would be almost certainly a lock for this year’s best animated film Oscar®.