By Laurie Coker Rating: D+ It’s happening – the end of year, holiday, and pre-Oscar rush to entertain audiences of all ages. From sci-fi spectaculars to singing animals and serious drama to trashy comedy, it is all in theaters this week and next. Filmmakers vie to make it on critics’ list whether it is the… Continue reading Review: PASSENGERS
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Movie Trailer: GOING IN STYLE
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Oscar winners Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”), Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules,” “Hannah and Her Sisters”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their… Continue reading Movie Trailer: GOING IN STYLE
Movie Trailer: JOHN WICK 2
Source: Lionsgate In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick [Keanu Reeves] is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of… Continue reading Movie Trailer: JOHN WICK 2
Movie Trailer: A CURE FOR WELLNESS
Source: 20th Century Fox Accept the diagnosis. Take the Cure. A brand new trailer for Gore Verbinski’s upcoming film, A CURE FOR WELLNESS has been released. An ambitious young executive (Dane DeHaan) is sent to an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center.” He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. His sanity is tested,… Continue reading Movie Trailer: A CURE FOR WELLNESS
Review: SING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) With the holidays and the end of the year comes the push by movie studios to promote some of their best films to make the cut for the awards season. This works out well for adult cinephiles, as most of these movies are intended for mature… Continue reading Review: SING
Review: JACKIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Much like its subject, the film Jackie has moments that look absolutely gorgeous, elegant, and poised when it needs to be. The other moments, however, have a bleak appearance to match the despair and pain experienced by the widow Jacqueline Kennedy following the shocking assassination of her… Continue reading Review: JACKIE
Review: ASSASSIN’S CREED
By Laurie Coker Rating: D- Video games rule the world of entertainment, at least if we take into consideration how many hours kids and some adults spend playing them. Many parents struggle this time of year to find gifts for children who statistically participate in far fewer outdoor activities and who ride bikes less often… Continue reading Review: ASSASSIN’S CREED
Review: SING
By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ With the wonderful and whimsical musical La La Land hitting theaters for the adults, Illumination Entertainment delivers the animated feature Sing to entertain children and adults alike. With the expressive and fun voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reece Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Riley, Seth MacFarlane and Taron Egerton writer, and… Continue reading Review: SING
Movie Trailer: DESPICABLE ME 3
Sources: Universal Pictures/Illumination The team who brought you Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, returns to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions. Despicable Me 3, directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon, and… Continue reading Movie Trailer: DESPICABLE ME 3
Movie Trailer: SNATCHED
Source: 20th Century Fox Get snatched with Amy Schumer & Goldie Hawn this Mother’s Day Weekend! In Theaters – May 12, 2017 Cast: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Christopher Meloni Directed by: Jonathan Levine Written by: Katie Dippold Music by: Theodore Shapiro & Chris Bacon Produced by: Peter Chernin, Jenno… Continue reading Movie Trailer: SNATCHED