'The Judge' Review

The Judge The Judgeis a very familiar tale of a man that finds humility in a return to his hometown - albeit one with a few genuinely powerful moments of drama. The Judgefollows callous defense lawyer Hank Palmer ( Robert Downey Jr. ) - who left small town Indiana life story ( let in his family and in high spirits school day lady friend ) in his former teens and never look back ....

October 10, 2014 · 6 min · 1100 words · Micheal Mata

'No Good Deed' Review

No Good Deed In the end,No Good Deedis pretty much what it promises to be: your standard home-invasion thriller. No safe Deedfollows Terri ( Taraji P. Henson ) , an Atlanta woman of the house and female parent of two , who finds herself having to make a risky decision on a dark and tempestuous night . That decision is whether or not to allow aid to one Colin Evans ( Idris Elba ) , a grandiloquent , dark and handsome man who was apparently injured in car crash ....

September 12, 2014 · 5 min · 981 words · Summer West

'The Expendables 3' Review

The Expendables The Expendables 3offers its share of old-school action thrills and fun, yet it has the same problems as its predecessors - and then some. The Expendables 3picks up with Barney Ross ( Sylvester Stallone ) and his firm roughnecks as they deliver an old crew appendage ( Wesley Snipes ) , to assist the under - staffed Expendables squad on what otherwise seems to be a routine mission ....

August 15, 2014 · 7 min · 1402 words · Brianna Fernandez

'Batman: Assault on Arkham' Review

Related Batman: Assault on Arkhammaynot be suitable for children, but for adult fans of DC animated movies it is a dirty good time. Batman : Assault on Arkhamtakes the world of theArkham Asylumvideo game seriesand adapt it for the DC Animated Universe . Rather than re - hash the report of the TV game , however , Assault on Arkhamplays like a re - imagined interquel , in which we brook witness to a side news report about a separate mission take topographic point within Arkham , as Batman is engaged hunting down a bomb implant by The Joker ....

August 9, 2014 · 5 min · 999 words · Jenna Brown

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Review

Related TMNTis shallow popcorn entertainment - but within the spectrum of reboots and remakes, it falls on the safe side of honorable. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014 ) takes us into advanced - daylight NYC , where a militant group called The Foot Clan has been terrorizing the city . brave reporter April O’Neil ( Megan Fox ) has tried tirelessly to break out of report fluff intelligence slice - and in her eye , the Foot Clan history is the perfect way to do that ....

August 8, 2014 · 8 min · 1626 words · Kimberly Williams

'How to Train Your Dragon 2' Review

Related How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the rare sequel that improves upon its predecessor in nearly every single way imaginable. Still , Hiccup ’s daytime of carefree voyaging may be drawing to a closing - as his sire , Stoick the Vast ( Gerard Butler ) , make to retire , selecting Hiccup as the unexampled Chieftain of Berk . Despite support from his girlfriend , Astrid Hofferson ( America Ferrera ) , Hiccup is unenthused by his father ’s offer - fearing that he is n’t actually the leading case ....

June 13, 2014 · 6 min · 1227 words · Benjamin Mcdonald

'The Fault in Our Stars' Review

The Fault in Our Stars Fans of the book as well as uninitiated moviegoers looking for a thought-provoking character piece will find plenty to enjoy and ponder in Boone’s latest film. The Fault in Our Starsfollows sixteen year - old Hazel Grace Lancaster ( Shailene Woodley ) who has fought thyroid gland Crab since she was 13 . After the disease spread to her lungs , Hazel go in an experimental work to help battle the cancer but , in venom of modest improvements to her overall comfort , she remains hooklike to an oxygen tank car , is easily old-hat , and , as a result , hold out a hermitic life ....

June 6, 2014 · 5 min · 913 words · Elizabeth Proctor

'Maleficent' Review

Maleficent Maleficent is yet another old Disney product re-packaged with a big-name star and visionary director, in order to sell a “modern” fairy tale to audiences. InMaleficent , we are given new insight into the fagot tale of " Sleeping Beauty " - a story that has apparently been improperly told throughout the ages . We learn the backstory of Maleficent , the evil sorceress of the classical tale , here revealed to be a new and knock-down fairy tax with guarding the enchanted woods ....

May 30, 2014 · 7 min · 1410 words · Susan Kelley

'Belle' Review

Related Belle might be a little too polite, for those who prefer their period dramas to be more souped up; at the same time, though, it has an intelligence that should make it more appealing. Belletakes blank space in 18th century England , where young Dido Elizabeth Belle - the illegitimate motley - race girl of the Royal Navy Captain , Sir John Lindsay ( Matthew Goode ) - is go forth by her father in the care of his relatives : the Lady Mansfield ( Emily Watson ) and Lord Chief Justice Mansfield ( Tom Wilkinson ) who , by and large , raise Dido as they would their own girl , along with her cousin , Elizabeth ....

May 23, 2014 · 6 min · 1074 words · John Montoya

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Review

Related All in all, this movie feels like a step in the right direction for the rebooted Spider-Man franchise - hopefully leading to better installments in the future. InThe Amazing Spider - Man 2 , Peter Parker ( Andrew Garfield ) has settle down into his feverish double life of battling criminal offence on the streets of New York as Spider - Man , while keeping up with his everyday responsibilities as Peter Parker ....

May 2, 2014 · 9 min · 1843 words · William Smith

'A Haunted House 2' Review

A Haunted House Moviegoers who enjoyed the first Haunted House as pure guilty pleasure viewing may get additional mileage out of the sequel. A Haunted House 2catches up with Malcolm ( Marlon Wayans ) and Kisha ( Essence Atkins ) from the first pic ; after the demonically - possessed Kisha seemingly dies in a machine accident , Malcolm resolve to leave his extrasensory activity - plagued past behind him and never speak of it again ....

April 18, 2014 · 5 min · 967 words · Thomas Mills

'Dom Hemingway' Review

Dom Hemingway In spite of its shortcomings, moviegoers who appreciate an ensemble of oddball characters and tongue-in-cheek criminal drama will likely find enjoyment in Dom Hemingway. InDom Hemingway , the nominal character ( played by Jude Law ) is back on the street of London after refusing to rat on his criminal fellow in a money heist gone south . In spitefulness of his nasty temper , Hemingway ’s loyalty ( and subsequent twelve year prison house stay ) realise the regard of offense boss , Mr....

April 18, 2014 · 6 min · 1128 words · Stephen Ortiz

'Under the Skin' Review

Under the Skin For cinephiles that enjoy artistic debate more than concrete answers, the film allows an intriguing platform for discussion and reflection. InUnder the Skin , Scarlett Johansson ( Captain America : The Winter Soldier ) plays a mysterious extraterrestrial stalking fair game ( read : man ) along the West Coast of Scotland . After assuming the show of one particularly inauspicious Scotch dame , Johansson ’s unnamed alien prowls the street in a characterless cargo van , pretending to need counsel in an exertion to seek out unsuspecting ( and lustful ) loner uncoerced to flip cautiousness to the malarkey and accept a ride from the black-market - haired mantrap ....

April 18, 2014 · 6 min · 1118 words · Elizabeth Rodriguez