Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout.Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Sharlto CopleyDirected by Neill Blomkamp (District 9)Sharlto Copley and Director Neill Blomkamp do it again!In the year 2154 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined...
Rated R for violence throughout, language and brief nudity.Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton and Edward James OlmosDirected by Baltasar Kormakur (Contraband)TODD'S WORD: I’ll take 2 Guns…and a whole lot more!JONATHAN'S WORD: Seriously?The film had potential, but sadly, the film makers opted to grasp at some of the typical low hanging fruit that sells tickets today....
Rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive content, language and some male rear nudity.Starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James and David SpadeDirected by Dennis Dugan (Grown Ups and Jack and Jill)Sometimes remembering the good old days is better than trying to relive them. I wish the filmmakers would have allowed us to remember how funny Adam Sandler, Chris Rock,...
Rated R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror.Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston and Lili TaylorDirected by James Wan (Saw and Insidious)The Conjuring is definitely one of the scarier films I’ve seen in quite a while. I actually enjoyed it. The question I ask myself is… should I enjoy it?Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. The...
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some sexuality and language.Starring Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto and Rila FukushimaDirected by James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma and Walk the Line)TODD’S WORD: Because of the other X-Men films, I walked into the theater with X-tra high expectations. JONATHAN’S WORD: Me too. That was a mistake.Based on the celebrated comic...
Rated PG-13 for pervasive action and violence including frenetic gunplay, and for some language and drug material.Starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Byung Hun LeeDirected by Dean Parisot (Fun with Dick and Jane and Galaxy Quest)If you liked RED, you’ll enjoy RED 2.In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the...
Rated PG-13 for violence, sci-fi/fantasy action, some sensuality, and language including sex references.Starring Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon and Mary-Louise ParkerDirected by Robert Schwentke (Red and The Time Traveler's Wife)I don’t want to say that this was the worst movie I have ever seen, because that would actually be too kind.Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline the 3D...