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...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Strong, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Angela Bassett and Tim RobbinsDirected by Martin Campbell (Edge of Darkness, Casino Royale and The Legend of Zorro)Green Lantern followed the superhero formula almost perfectly…almost.In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite, powerful force has existed for...
Rated PG-13 for violence and creature terror, and some sensuality.Starring Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Julie Christie and Gary OldmanDirected by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight and The Nativity Story)TODD’S WORD: I didn’t really care for this Twilight movie.JONATHAN’S WORD: Ummmm this wasn’t a Twilight movie.TODD’S WORD: Are you sure?JONATHAN’S WORD: Yeah…just the same director and the same daytime soap mentality. Valerie...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.Starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Kyle ChandlerDirected by J.J. AbramsAnytime you have J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg involved in a big budget summer movie, expectations are going to be really high. Well they exceeded every expectation and then some. In the summer of 1979,...
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Juliette LewisDirected by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory)The Switch is a surprisingly likeable relationship comedy-drama.Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, The Switch stars Jason Bateman as Wally, whose best friend...
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content.Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw and Leighton MeesterDirected by Shana Feste (first feature film)This movie is like a bad version of a good country song. It’s sad, cheesy and predictable…and I like country music.Country Strong stars Gwyneth Paltrow as country music superstar Kelly Canter, who's battling...
Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language.Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, and Kevin BaconDirected by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass and Stardust)X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed...