Review – Despicable Me 2

Gru and, most importantly, the Minions are back.  Steve Carell once again provides the voice of the (now former) villain.  With his priorities including being a father to his adopted girls and developing a line of jellies and jams, things have settled down considerably from his days of stealing the moon.  When a dangerous, top

Weekend Preview – June 28, 2013

It’s a double dose of Deja Vu this weekend.  Melissa McCarthy stars in a “mismatched duo” comedy for the second time this year, and terrorists have once again taken over the White House. The Heat Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock are a mismatched pair in this female buddy cop movie.  When FBI agent Sarah Ashburn

Review – The Heat

Experienced, yet unlikable, FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is up for promotion, and her proving ground case is to take down a drug lord in Boston before he strikes again.  Not exactly a team player, Ashburn’s patience is put to the test when she is forced to team up with Shannon Mullins (Melissa

Review – White House Down

It’s Deja Vu all over again.  For the second time this year, terrorist forces have taken the White House and it’s up to one unlikely hero to save the day.  This go ’round, that man is Channing Tatum.

Weekend Preview – June 21, 2013

A couple worthy blockbusters and an interesting indie film coming at you this weekend! World War Z Based on the novel of the same name, World War Z is the story of Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), one man traveling the globe in search of answers to a worldwide zombie epidemic.

Review – World War Z

Based on the novel of the same name, World War Z is the story of Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), one man traveling the globe in search of answers to a worldwide zombie epidemic.

Review – Monsters University

The third Pixar property to be revisited, and the first prequel from the animation studio, Monsters University takes place an unspecified number of years before Monsters Inc, introducing us to Mike and Sulley (Billy Crystal and John Goodman returning to the roles) when they first meet in college.  Steve Buscemi also reprises his role as

Weekend Preview – June 14, 2013

It’s Father’s Day weekend and it’s going to be a big one for the box office.  We have a promising superhero blockbuster (with extra fathers in it), an end of the world comedy that everyone but me finds hilarious, and an indie romance expanding to wide release – perfect for a girls night out while

Review – Man of Steel

It hasn’t been since 2006 that Superman graced the silver screen, and even longer since anyone cared.  DC has a lot riding on this reboot though.  Despite the immense success they had with Christopher Nolan refreshing the Batman franchise, DC comics is still leagues behind what Marvel has turned their cinematic universe into.  It’s no

Review – This is the End

In case you haven’t heard, Left Behind, the popular Christian novel about those left on earth after the Rapture and that was made into a bomb of a movie in 2000 is getting a big Hollywood remake next year starring Nicholas Cage. Well, what if James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jay Baruchel got really high,