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Turbo
Directed by David Soren.2013. Rated PG, 96 minutes.Cast:Ryan ReynoldsPaul GiamattiSamuel L. JacksonMichael PeñaSnoop DoggMaya RudolphMichelle RodriguezLuis GuzmanBill HaderRichard JenkinsKen JeongMario...
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On My Mind: The Family Grades the Blog
I'm an old-school sort. No, I'm not one of these dinosaurs that doesn't know how to turn on a computer, much less use one. I may not be able to run anyone's I.T. department, but I'm definitely tech...
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Pacific Rim
Directed by Guillermo del Toro.2013. Rated PG-13, 131 minutes.Cast:Charlie HunnamIdris ElbaRinko KikuchiRon PerlmanCharlie DayBurn GormanMax MartiniRobert KazinskyClifton Collins Jr.If you believe that...
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Pointless Lists: Fictional Movie Football Team, Part I
It's Super Bowl Weekend! Weather permitting, of course, tomorrow is the final chance I will have to watch gladiators collide on the gridiron until fall rolls around again. Well, since I started the...
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Pointless Lists: Fictional Movie Football Team, Part II
Yesterday, I gave you the special teams and defense for my fictional football team. Now, on Super Bowl Sunday, I'm going to give you the guys people come to see, the ones that put points on the board.I...
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R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman
1967-2014Unfortunately, we have to bid farewell to another one. This time, the great Philip Seymour Hoffman has left us prematurely. He was not a household name, but a household face. People who watch...
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Red Hook Summer
Directed by Spike Lee.2012. Rated R, 121 minutes.Cast:Clarke PetersJules BrownNate ParkerToni LysaithHeather SimmsThomas Jefferson ByrdDe'Adre AzizaColman DomingoTracy Camilla JohnsJames RansoneSpike...
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Blackfish
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.2013. Rated PG-13, 83 minutes.Cast:John HargroveSamantha BergMark SimmonsKim AshdownDean GomersallCarol RayJohn JettJeffrey VentreThomas TobinDave DuffusI've never...
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Shooter
Directed by Antoine Fuqua.2007. Rated R, 125 minutes.Cast:Mark WahlbergDanny GloverKate MaraMichael PenaRhona MitraNed BeattyTate DonovanElias KoteasJustin LouisRade SerbedzijaBob Lee Swagger...
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Epic
Directed by Chris Wedge.2013. Rated PG, 102 minutes.Cast:Amanda SeyfriedJosh HutchersonColin FarrellChristoph WaltzBeyonce KnowlesAziz AnsariChris O'DowdPitbullJason SudeikisSteven TylerBlake...
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Searching for Sugar Man
Directed by Malik Bendjelloul.2012. Rated PG-13, 86 minutes.Cast:Sixto RodriguezStephen "Sugar" SegermanSteve RowlandDennis CoffeyMike TheodoreClarence AvantJerome FerrettiEva RodriguezRegan...
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Raw Force
AKA Kung Fu CannibalsDirected by Edward D. Murphy1982. Rated R, 86 minutes.Cast:Cameron MitchellJohn LockeGeoffrey BinneyHope HolidayJillian KesnerVic DiazJohn DresdenCarla ReynoldsCamille KeatonChanda...
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World War Z
Directed by Marc Forster.2013. Rated PG-13, 116 minutes.Cast:Brad PittMireille EnosFana MokoenaDaniella KerteszJames Badge DaleDavid MorseMatthew FoxLudi BoekenPeter CapaldiAbigail HargroveSterling...
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Movies I Grew Up With: Purple Rain
I had heard of Prince as early as 1979. I was only eight years old. My mother bought a lot of records back then. One of them was Prince's self-titled second album. I don't remember her playing it much...
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The Smurfs 2
Directed by Raja Gosnell.2013. Rated PG, 105 minutes.Cast:Neil Patrick HarrisHank AzariaJonathan WintersBrendan GleesonKaty PerryChristina RicciGeorge LopezJayma MaysAnton YelchinJ. B. SmooveJeff...
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Man of Tai Chi
Directed by Keanu Reeves.2013. Rated R, 105 minutes.Cast:Tiger Hu ChenKeanu ReevesKaren MokYu HaiSimon YamSam LeeYe QingMichael TongIko UwaisIf you're familiar with Tai Chi then you know it's the one...
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Lee Daniels' The Butler
Directed by Lee Daniels.2013. Rated PG-13, 132 minutes.Cast:Forest WhitakerOprah WinfreyDavid OyelowoYaya AlafiaCuba Gooding Jr.Lenny KravitzJohn CusackLiev SchreiberJames MarsdenTerrence HowardMinka...
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Morgan Freeman Week: The Shawshank Redemption
There are a few different things going on in the universe right now. Though we're nearing the end, it is still Black History Month. I haven't mentioned it before now. Instead, I sheepishly put up a...
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Morgan Freeman Week: Oblivion
Morgan Freeman Week continues...Directed by Joseph Kosinski.2013. Rated PG-13, 125 minutes.Cast:Tom CruiseMorgan FreemanOlga KurylenkoAndrea RiseboroughNikolaj Coster-WaldauMelissa LeoThat alien...
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Morgan Freeman Week: Se7en
Morgan Freeman Week Continues...Directed by David Fincher.1995. Rated R, 126 minutes.Cast:Brad PittMorgan FreemanGwyneth PaltrowKevin SpaceyR. Lee ErmeyJohn C. McGinleyRichard RoundtreeDaniel...
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