Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, brief language, some sexual content and teen partying.Starring Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Maria Bello and Sigourney WeaverDirected by John Singleton (Shaft and Four Brothers)The only thing I liked about Abduction…was seeing downtown Pittsburgh.For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that he's...
Rated PG for some mild thematic elements.Starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris KristoffersonDirected by Charles Martin Smith (Air Bud)Dolphin Tale is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging...
Rated PG-13 for thematic material.Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia SpencerDirected by Tate Taylor (Pretty Ugly People)No, I didn’t read Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, but if it is anything like the film I can understand why it is so popular. Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling...
Rated R for some violence and language.Starring Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Marton CsokasDirected by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love)This is one debt that I was happy to pay for. The story begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Mirren) and Stefan (Wilkinson) about their former colleague David...
Rated PG-13 for some disturbing sequences, and language.Directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego (A Jealous Ghost and King of the Hill)Starring Warren Cristie, Lloyd Owen and Ryan RobbinsThe truth is NOT in this film…neither is the quality.Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972, was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American...
Rated PG-13 for some disturbing content and some language.Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, Traffic and Oceans 11-13)Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law and Kate WinsletWhat we really need is a cure for bad movies like this one. Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving...
Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, disturbing images, sexual references, partial nudity, language and thematic material.Starring Sara Paxton, Chris Carmack, Sinqua Walls, Joel David Moore, Chris Zylka and Donal LogueDirected by David R. Ellis (The Final Destination, Snakes on a Plane and Cellular)Shark Night 3D is dead in the water.Arriving by boat at her family’s Louisiana lake island cabin,...