'Godzilla' Review

Related Edwards smartly blends sixty years worth of Godzilla movies into a cautionary tale warning of modern humankind’s arrogance, presenting the King of Monsters as both horror and hero. InGodzilla , Joe Brody ( Bryan Cranston ) , a master technologist work at the Janjira atomic plant , discovers a orphic seismal activeness pattern that , if disregard , could threaten the stableness of his facility ( as well as the lives of nearby house physician ) ....

May 16, 2014 · 8 min · 1580 words · Jessica Walsh

'Million Dollar Arm' Review

Million Dollar Arm Million Dollar Arm features a strong cast, an accomplished screenwriter, and a quality director - who ultimately deliver a solid but unremarkable sports drama. Based on true issue , Million Dollar Armfollows professional sports agent J.B. Bernstein ( Jon Hamm ) and his partner Ash Vasudevan ( Aasif Mandvi ) who have fallen on surd times - after leave their high - paying corporate agency problem . In a despairing attempt to write their upstart firm , and maintain his own luxurious life-style , J....

May 16, 2014 · 6 min · 1258 words · Janet Leon

'Fed Up' Review

Related The bottom line is that Fed Up is imperative viewing for just about anyone in America who is currently eating food. news show icon Katie Couric presentsFedUp , a new infotainment taking on a controversial subject : the spread of obesity in America ( in particular among minor ) and the so-called persona of the food industry in wrick the nation ’s food supply into a cesspit of harmful ( often addictive ) substances meant to generate profits , rather than provide us with good , intelligent nutriment ....

May 9, 2014 · 5 min · 975 words · John Washington

'Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return' Review

The Wizard of Oz By the time this film draws to a close, it will have accomplished little more than being a glorified 90-minute distraction for kids. InLegends of Oz : Dorothy ’s Return , Dorothy ( voice of Lea Michele ) wakes up back in Kansas , having only just gotten back from her first trip to somewhere over the rainbow . unluckily , Dorothy ’s hometown has been leave alone in ruins by the crack and the local public has started packing up and go out - acting on the orders of a mistrustful government authenticator ( Martin Short ) , who likewise require that Dorothy and her family empty their damaged property as before long as possible ....

May 9, 2014 · 6 min · 1088 words · Brenda Drake

'Neighbors' Review

Neighbors Neighbors is a smart blend of prior Stoller films - a likable mix of over-the-top comedy beats grounded with relatable characters and life scenarios. InNeighbors , new parent Mac ( Seth Rogen ) and Kelly Radner ( Rose Byrne ) have just become the proud owners of a beautiful new house in the suburb . set about to meet the penury of newborn girl Stella , the Radners have pass on up their days of rock concerts and late night drinking in favour of a sensible bed clock time ....

May 9, 2014 · 6 min · 1254 words · Jose Jackson

'Brick Mansions' Review

Brick Mansions A handful of highlights prevent the movie from being a complete misfire but it’s hard to recommend Brick Mansions to anyone but filmgoers who just want to see Paul Walker on the big screen. Set in the year 2018,Brick Mansionstells the story of animation inside a wall off Detroit ghetto - where mob linguistic rule has replaced natural law and rescript . Unable to control criminal activity in the Brick Mansions slum , the Mayor of Detroit , with the support of his constituents , cuts off all government services - leave residents of the cordoned off territorial dominion to stand for themselves behind a 40 - foot concrete roadblock ....

April 25, 2014 · 6 min · 1191 words · Adrienne Williams

'The Other Woman' Review

Related The Other Woman is a semi-successful femme comedy showcase hampered by its own rom-com conventions, which undercut any real intelligent or insightful thematic messages. InThe Other Woman , we suffer attorney Carly Whitten ( Cameron Diaz ) , a powerhouse career gal who can never indue in relationships - that is until she meets her double-dyed match in Mark King ( Nikolaj Coster - Waldau ) . However , when Carly tries to surprise Mark with a kinky late - night sojourn , she ’s the one who instead gets a surprise : Mark has a wife constitute Kate ( Leslie Mann ) ....

April 25, 2014 · 7 min · 1475 words · Karen Williams

'Transcendence' Review

Transcendence They must’ve titled this movie with total irony, because Transcendence stumbles hard in its attempt to rise above. InTranscendence , Johnny Depp bring Will Caster , the top mind in the sphere of artificial intelligence . After an important lecture about the future of A.I. research , Will finds himself the target of an blackwash endeavour by R.I.F.T. , an anti - tech terrorist mathematical group lead by the enigmatical Bree ( Kate Mara ) ....

April 17, 2014 · 7 min · 1465 words · Lisa Pollard

'Rio 2' Review

Rio 2 The enjoyable music and traces of authentic Brazilian spirit in Rio 2 tip the quality scale towards good, providing enough decent material to compensate for the film’s derivative qualities. Rio 2 , the sequel to the 2011 computing machine - animate featureRio , finds Blue Macaws Blu ( Jesse Eisenberg ) and Jewel ( Anne Hathaway ) happily raising their hatchling together in the political party - friendly street of Rio de Janeiro ....

April 11, 2014 · 6 min · 1125 words · Tommy Sanders

'Bad Words' Review

Bad Words Bad Words plays out as a farce that (sadly) just isn’t all that insightful, witty, or creative with how it approaches its premise - one that is innately kind of funny, but only goes so far. Bad Wordsstars Jason Bateman as Guy Trilby , a 40 - class one-time reader for warranties ( and unapologetic misanthropist ) , who - because he dropped out of mediate - schooling so many age earlier - is able-bodied to exploit a loophole in the rules for the Golden Quill National Spelling Bee , which allow him to compete alongside the various over - achieving pre - in high spirits schoolers in the case ....

March 28, 2014 · 7 min · 1294 words · Carla Stevens

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Review

The Grand Budapest Hotel Having the Wes Anderson meter cranked up to 10 in Grand Budapest Hotel makes the movie a wondrous celebration of everything that the filmmaker stands for and holds dear to his heart. The Grand Budapest Hoteltakes place in a fictional European alpine state known as the Republic of Zubrowka . In the class 1932 , the country is on the verge of war and young Zero Moustafa ( Tony Revolori ) is working as a lobby boy at the eponymous hotel - a luxuriant estate operate by M....

March 21, 2014 · 7 min · 1364 words · Michaela Robles

'300: Rise of an Empire' Review

300 It may not court casual moviegoers as easily as its predecessor, but Murro succeeds at delivering a 300 sequel that fans will enjoy watching. The300 : Rise of an Empirestory follow Athenian general Themistocles ( Sullivan Stapleton ) in the Battle of Artemisium - while interweave with the events of300(i.e . , the Battle of Thermopylae ) . During the first attempted encroachment of Greece by the Persian conglomerate , Themistocles and his U....

March 7, 2014 · 8 min · 1632 words · Chad Little

'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' Review

Mr. Peabody and Sherman Peabody has a heart and mind, but compared to something like The LEGO Movie, this is definitely a second-tier contender for your dollar. Mr. Peabody & Shermanis the magnanimous - screen reboot of the " Peabody ’s Improbable History"shorts included as part of the Rocky and Bullwinkle animated shows of the 1950s and ' LX . Keeping with the same origin story , Mr. Peabody is a beagle who happens to be the smartest being live ....

March 7, 2014 · 7 min · 1440 words · Judith Mckinney