Kubo and the Two Strings Review

Kubo and the Two Strings Kubo and the Two Stringsis Laika’s most poignant, entertaining, and beautiful film yet - and one of the best movies, animated or not, of 2016. Kubo ( Art Parkinson ) is not like most child in his seaside Japanese Greenwich Village . Instead of carefree play , Kubo spends his days earning income by entertaining local townspeople with thrilling samurai history and trick origami . Each dark , before the Sunday sets , Kubo return home to give care for his mentally ill mother - and though he pipe dream of fantastic adventure and a greater role , he appreciates his uncomplicated life all the same ....

August 19, 2016 · 7 min · 1362 words · Wayne Morgan

War Dogs Review

War Dogs Wars Dogsis a solid movie, but only partly succeeds at blending Todd Phillips' brand of bro-comedy with social/political commentary. War Dogsis told from the view of David Packouz ( played by Miles Teller ) . David , in 2005 , is a 20 - something year previous Miami Beach resident who spends his day working as a massage healer and ( unsuccessfully ) attempting to sell gamey - lineament bedsheets to Florida land ’s many retreat family ....

August 19, 2016 · 7 min · 1419 words · Michelle Jordan

Blood Father Review

Blood Father Blood Fatheroffers solid genre film entertainment, but works better as a character piece than as a pulpy thrill ride. Blood Fathertells the story of John Link ( Mel Gibson ) , an ex - bunko who ’s managed to stay drab for the past two years - and keep out of prison for one year . John ’s since been endure a quiet life in New Mexico , making his style as a a tattoo artist who works out of his kitchen ( in his dawdler household ) and preserve in touch with his fellow AA member , including John ’s patron Kirby ( William H....

August 12, 2016 · 6 min · 1192 words · Nathan Foster

Pete's Dragon Review

Pete’s Dragon Pete’s Dragonsucceeds as a dramatic reimagining of its predecessor - giving rise to a soulful modern fairy tale in the process. Pete ’s Dragontells the story of unseasoned Pete ( Oakes Fegley ) , a ten year sometime boy who has pass the last six years living deep in the Ellen Price Wood of the Pacific Northwest . Everything changes for Pete when he crosses path with not only a kindly park fire warden identify Grace ( Bryce Dallas Howard ) , but also a camp of loggers who work at the lumber mill in the nearby little town of Millhaven ....

August 12, 2016 · 7 min · 1370 words · Mark Martin

Sausage Party Review

Sausage Party Sausage Partyis definitely not for everyone, but it offers an amusing blend of humor and substance, providing viewers with heady food for thought. sausage balloon Partytakes TV audience to the world of the supermarket Shopwell ’s , where various grocery item such as sausage balloon Frank ( Seth Rogen ) , Carl ( Jonah Hill ) , and Barry ( Michael Cera ) subsist in hope of being purchased by the gods ( humankind ) so they can be transported to the " great beyond " and live a full life outside of the confines of their packages ....

August 12, 2016 · 7 min · 1295 words · Michael Hamilton

Suicide Squad Review

Suicide Squad Suicide Squadis a lively comic book movie - albeit one that is undermined by plot holes and uneven execution of action, character, and comedy. To oversee the team , Waller relies on field commander Rick Flag , who lead the Suicide Squad - Harley Quinn , Deadshot , Captain Boomerang , Killer Croc , Diablo , Katana , and Slipknot - on a missionary station to investigate a supernatural entity loose mayhem in Midway City ....

August 5, 2016 · 10 min · 1933 words · Michael Martinez

Bad Moms Review

Bad Moms Bad Momsdeserves credit for mixing things up in the genre, but its reliance on caricatures prevents it from being as memorable as it could have been. Bad Momstells the story of Amy Mitchell ( Mila Kunis ) , an overworked female parent struggling with manage the legion responsibilities of her daily life-time . She ’s always in a rush and on the go , dropping her two kids off at school , being belated for work , and essay to get to her children ’s extramarital activities on time ....

July 29, 2016 · 7 min · 1371 words · Steven Wilson

Jason Bourne Review

Jason Bourne Jason Bourneis a serviceableBournefranchise installment, but an uninventive and unnecessary epilogue to the originalBournemovie trilogy. Jason Bournepicks up in the present - day , where the film ’s namesake ( Matt Damon ) has spent more than a decade living off the control grid , still haunt by the retention of his time serving as an assassin for the U.S. government . When Jason ’s former handler Nicky Parsons ( Julia Stiles ) approach him with previously - classified entropy that confirm a link between his late father , Richard Webb ( Gregg Henry ) , and the Treadstone plan , bourn ready out to settle whether this new information can shed light on aspects of his own past that he does not fully empathise ....

July 29, 2016 · 7 min · 1489 words · Robert Harris

Lights Out Review

Lights Out Lights Outmakes for a lean and mean scare-delivering machine, but is less effective as a supernatural horror parable. Lights Outstars Teresa Palmer as Rebecca , a unseasoned woman who ’s long been estranged from her mother Sophie ( Maria Bello ) , part due to her mom ’s ongoing battle with her mental illness . One daylight , Rebecca is meet by a kid protection service of process agent about her younger brother , Martin ( Gabriel Bateman ) , when the latter starts having trouble continue alive in grade not too long after he and Sophie suffered a personal loss ....

July 22, 2016 · 6 min · 1149 words · Andrea Lopez

Star Trek Beyond Review

Related Star Trek Beyondis a highly entertaining summer blockbuster for fans and casual moviegoers that pays respect to the franchise legacy. Star Trek Beyondreunites audience with the Kelvin Timeline’sU.S.S. Enterprisecrew three twelvemonth into their five year abstruse space mission , where life in the Final Frontier has become monotonous for the ship ’s senior pilot , James Tiberius Kirk ( Chris Pine ) . marvel what on the button they are try on to achieve flying through the infinite realm of taboo quad , Kirk on the QT use for the position of Fleet Admiral at Starfleet ’s new Yorktown blank post , understand it as his way to achieve a life of use ....

July 22, 2016 · 8 min · 1553 words · Pamela Walls

Ghostbusters Review

Ghostbusters Ghostbusterswon’t win-over pre-release haters but offers enough laughs and slick special effects to satisfy series fans and casual filmgoers alike. Days from becoming a tenured professor in the Columbia University physics department , Erin Gilbert ( Kristen Wiig ) visits her childhood friend Abby Yates ( Melissa McCarthy ) - to request that Abby take the online listing for a 400 - pageboy book on extrasensory science the distich carbon monoxide gas - authored years in the beginning ....

July 15, 2016 · 11 min · 2135 words · Christina Perez

The Infiltrator Review

The Infiltrator The Infiltratoris a stylishly crafted and well-acted dramatic thriller, but breaks little new ground despite fascinating subject matter. InThe Infiltrator , it ’s the mid-1980s and U.S. Customs Service special agentive role Robert Mazur ( Bryan Cranston ) spends his days working cloak-and-dagger for female chest drug smugglers and money - laundering businesses . With assistance from an witnesser recruited by his fellow federal agent Emir Abreu ( John Leguizamo ) , Robert is able to penetrate the power structure of the Medellin Cartel : one of the most muscular drug corporate trust in the human beings , steer by the ill-famed Colombian drug Maker Pablo Escobar ....

July 13, 2016 · 6 min · 1205 words · Jacob Martinez

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Review

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dateshits the basic mandates of R-rated comedy but falls flat in its effort to be as insightful as it is funny. Brothers and vodka - sell business partners Mike ( Adam DeVine ) and Dave Stangle ( Zac Efron ) have an unfortunate cart track record of ruining house get - togethers . Despite charming personalities and good intentions , the Stangle siblings ' enthusiastic caper ( and womanizing ) routinely go to R - betray jinks , damaged dimension , as well as spite family member ....

July 8, 2016 · 7 min · 1392 words · Jasmine Dillon