Movie Reviews

‘Million Dollar Arm’

Million Dollar Arm Stars: Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma B.J. Bernstein was hoping to resuscitate his career and recruit Major League Baseball’s

‘Godzilla’

Godzilla Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe America had King Kong. Japan had Godzilla. And despite the horribly dubbed Godzilla flicks of

‘Chef’

Stars: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman This is a film that will tug at the heartstrings. Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) is

‘Neighbors’

Stars: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Lisa Kudrow Dealing with a newborn is tough. But being sleep-deprived and handling a squalling infant while juggling

‘Belle’

Belle Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson Gugu Mbatha-Raw shines in this film based on the true story of a child born

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) has his webby hands full as Oscorp (a

‘The Other Woman’

The Other Woman Stars: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki Minaj The trio of stars in this film — Cameron Diaz, Leslie

‘A Haunted House 2’

A Haunted House 2 Stars: Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Cedric the Entertainer, Essence Atkins After the success of A Haunted House, it would have been

‘Transcendence’

Transcendence Stars: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy Everybody wants a shot at immortality. Everybody wants to make the world a better place,

‘Rio 2’

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jermaine Clement, Andy Garcia, Jamie Foxx Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg), and Jewel (voiced by Anne Hathaway) are hanging out

‘Draft Day’

Stars: Kevin Costner, Chadwick Boseman, Jennifer Garner Is this the year of Kevin Costner? It would appear that the leading man is experiencing quite the

‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Patricia Wright This is not an animated Disney movie. That’s not to disparage Disney at all, but this is a true story

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is the least interesting Marvel superhero. His costume

‘Noah’

Noah Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson Christians will be familiar with the story of Noah and the flood from the Bible.

‘Divergent’

Divergent Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior lives in a world divided by five factions based on virtues. The

‘Muppets Most Wanted’

Muppets Most Wanted Stars: Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tom Hiddleston While on a world tour, the Muppets get intertwined with a thief named

‘Need for Speed’

Need for Speed Stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi, Imogen Poots Need for Speed shouldn’t have tried so hard to be Fast & Furious.

Tyler Perry’s ‘The Single Moms Club’

Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club Stars: Nia Long, Amy Smart, Wendy McLendon-Covey, Cocoa Brown, Tyler Perry, Terry Crews, Eddie Cibrian A group of five

‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’

Mr. Peabody & Sherman Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann Mr. Peabody is a dog. A very smart dog. Sherman is the