Rated R for violence, language and drug content.Starring Ed Harris, Chris Evans, Alison Pill, Jamie Belland John HurtDirected by Bong Joon-Ho (The Host)Snowpiercer is one of the darker films of 2014…but this one serves a purpose.A post-apocalyptic ice age forces humanity's last survivors aboard a globe-spanning super train. One man (Chris Evans) will risk everything to lead a revolt...
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, some bloody images, brief strong lan-guage and sensuality.Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany and Morgan FreemanDirected by Wally PfisterI always look forward to Johnny Depp films and it always seem to disappoint.Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelli-gence, working to create a sentient...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and brief strong language.Starring Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, Jason ClarkeDirected by Matt ReevesI never thought I’d learn so much about humanity from a movie about apes.Last night my two daughters, one of their friends and myself went to the midnight premier (actually, the almost-midnight premiere… a little...
Rated R for language including sexual references.Starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Dan Aykroyd, Allison Janney, Mark Duplass, Kathy Bates, Toni Collette, Gary Cole, Ben Falcone and Nat FaxonDirected by Ben FalconeSure there are some very funny scenes, but be prepared for a lot of sappy cheese.Tammy (Melissa McCarthy) is having a bad day. She’s totaled her clunker car, gotten...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language and brief innuendo.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci and Kelsey GrammerDirected by Michael Bay (Transformers, Bad Boys, Pearl Harbor and Armageddon)Almost three hours of pure nonsense.After the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that leveled Chicago, humanity thinks that all alien robots are a threat....
Rated R for crude and sexual content, language and brief nudity.Starring Jason Bateman, Rohan Chand, Kathryn HahnDirected by Jason BatemanThis film lived up to its title. Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year old who finds a loophole in the rules of the National Quill Spelling Bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. Contest officials, outraged...
Rated PG-13 for violence and some sensualityStarring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and William HurtDirected by Akiva GoldsmanI'm still not sure what I just watched. This film is not easy to follow, so I'll do my best to explain it. Set in 1895 a young man, with his wife and new baby, are attempting to...