Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality.Starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie GraceDirected by Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3 and Columbiana)The first thing I did after seeing Taken 2 was to switch my vacation plans from Istanbul to Branson, Missouri. Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set...
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material.Starring Rachel Hendrix, Jason Burkey and John Schneider Directed by Andrew Erwin and Jon ErwinOctober Baby is an impressive story in a less impressive package.As the curtain rises, Hannah hesitantly steps onto the stage for her theatrical debut in college. Yet before she can utter her first lines, Hannah-unscripted-collapses in front of the stunned...
Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content.Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt and Jeff DanielsDirected by Rian Johnson (The Brothers Bloom)If time travel existed I might just go back and watch this one again. In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available...
Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity.Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams Richard Jenkins, Bradley WhitfordDirected by Drew Goddard (First feature film)A clever new take on an ancient story.A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country...
Rated R for strong violence, some disturbing images, pervasive language including sexual references, and some drug use.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael PenaDirected by David Ayer (Harsh Times)This is one of the best movies I have seen this year, but I don’t think I ever want to watch it again. End Of Watch stars Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and...
Rated PG-13 for some violence, intense action sequences and language.Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon and Wole ParksDirected by David Koepp (Ghost Town)Premium Rush was way better than I expected.Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and...
Rated PG for some scary action and rude humor.Starring The voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Kevin McKidd, Robbie Coltrane and Craig FergusonDirected by Brenda Chapman (Prince of Egypt) and Mark AndrewsHas Disney/Pixar ever made a bad movie?A rugged and mythic Scotland is the setting for Pixar's action-adventure Brave. The impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a...