Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Makes No Sense, but in a Totally Good Way!

February 10, 2012
Movie Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Makes No Sense, but in a Totally Good Way!

Warner Bros. A- Assessment in a Hurry: Grown-ups and reviewers are not supposed to like films that are almost completely CG and PG-rated eye candy, but screw it. The inner kid wins out on this 1. Dwayne Johnson and Vanessa Hudgens in a film that’s non-cease three-D creature-action equals complete win. Also, there is...

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Movie Review: Chronicle Is Totally Paranormal Activity for Superheroes

February 6, 2012
Movie Review: Chronicle Is Totally Paranormal Activity for Superheroes

Twentieth Century Fox A- Review in a Hurry: Large college outcast Andrew is a videophile who records every thing, even the intense bullying he endures among classes. But all that alterations when he and two other students learn a thing underground that gives them…superpowers! The finest “found footage” flick in years, Chronicle tends to...

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Movie Review: The Woman in Black Is Plenty Spooky, but Barely Twisty

February 5, 2012
Movie Review: The Woman in Black Is Plenty Spooky, but Barely Twisty

Nick Wall/Alliance Films B Critique in a Hurry: Daniel Radcliffe is sent to a remote village to type out the affairs of a lately deceased eccentric who lived in a spooky previous mansion. There, he sees a whole lotta dead people, but not the valuable kind that haunt Hogwarts. This supernatural thriller has a...

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Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat

February 3, 2012
Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat

Darren Michaels/Universal Photos C+ Evaluation in a Hurry: This whale of a tale—an inspirational rescue-adventure about 3 gray whales trapped in the Arctic Circle—would be difficult to swallow if it weren’t based on actual events from 1988. Whale fans will blubber, but uneven Miracle flounders in its hunt for narrative focus. Hello, you both...

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Movie Review: The Grey Is Thick With Super Tense Action—Just Like Liam Neeson!

January 27, 2012
Movie Review: The Grey Is Thick With Super Tense Action—Just Like Liam Neeson!

Open Road Films B Review in a Hurry: Right after their plane crashes in a frozen Alaskan wilderness, Liam Neeson and 7 other guys should work together to bear the cold and…a pack of angry wolves! A greater than regular survivalist flick, The Grey succeeds with taught route, strong pacing and the reality that...

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