Rated R for disturbing material involving the rape of a teen, language, sexual content and some violence.Starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato and Jason ClarkeDirected by David Schwimmer (Run Fatboy Run)Very difficult to watch, but parents of teenagers might really consider watching it.Safe and sound in their suburban home, Will and Lynn Cameron used to sleep well at...
Rated R for some violence, sexual content and language.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, William H. Macy and Trace AdkinsDirected by Brad FurmanJONATHAN’S WORD: Go ahead Todd… say it!TODD’S WORD: Sigh. Okay. I actually liked a Matthew McConaughey movie.The Lincoln Lawyer is a gripping thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as Michael “Mick” Haller,...
Rated PG-13 for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material.Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen and Neil Patrick HarrisDirected by Daniel Barnz (first feature film)Nothing beautiful about this Beast. Seventeen year old Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) is the spoiled, shallow and incredibly popular prince of his high school kingdom. Entirely captivated and empowered by his own...
Rated PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction, and for language, some sexuality and innuendo.Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, John Turturro, John Malkovich and Frances McDormandDirected by Michael Bay (Transformers, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Rock, Bad Boys)JONATHAN’S WORD: Todd and I are split with this one again.TODD’S WORD:...
Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material.Starring Kate Hudson, John Krasinski and Ginnifer GoodwinDirected by Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door and The Animal)Something Borrowed is a fun date night movie.Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single...as her engaged...
Rated PG for mild rude humor and some language.Starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino and Angela LansburyDirected by Mark S. Waters (Mean Girls and Freaky Friday)Simply put, Mr. Popper's Penguins was the perfect picture for the people in my family.An adaptation of the beloved 1938 children's book, about Mr. Popper, a house painter whose dreams of Arctic exploration prompt him...
Rated G.Staring the voices of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Michael CaineDirected by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis (Toy Story and Cars)Not the best Pixar film but still far better than a lot of other animated films. Star racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to...