“Fury” is high-octane action with a valiant heart
Ready, aim, fire! “Fury,” the war movie directed by film connoisseur David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman and Shia Labeouf is a stellar account of a brutal tank battle during the tumultuous...
“Ouija” fails to conjure more than a giggle
Movies based on board games are awful. With the occasional exception of a film like “Clue,” the majority of stories based on board games become “Dungeons and Dragons” or “Battleship.” Knowing this, it should...
“V/H/S: Viral” is jarring and tedious to watch
“V/H/S: Viral” is a found-footage horror anthology directed by Nacho Vigalondo, Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop, Aaron Scott Moorhead and Justin Benson. It is the third installment of the V/H/S saga created by Brad Miska,...
“The Book of Life” breathes new life into classic storytelling
It’s been a while since I’ve been this excited over an animated film. While I enjoy the typical Disney or DreamWorks film, seeing a minority director like Jorge Gutierrez direct a children’s film fills...
“Dracula Untold” bites with a predictable but enjoyable action flick
The cinema is often filled with two types of movies: trendsetters and trend followers. The former is rare, the latter abundant. Looking at the list of movies of the past and upcoming months, it...
“Gone Girl” is Fincher’s masterful experience
Some things are better left unknown. When you go digging for the truth you might uncover something far more daunting. “Gone Girl,” the psychological thriller directed by film veteran David Fincher encompasses all the...
“The Judge,” though weak in story, has an A-list cast
Films about father-son relationships have always been an intriguing prospect for movie-makers as well as film-going audiences. These movies have the power to draw in large crowds and garner critical acclaim, such as “Big...
Lacking both depth and plot originality, “Annabelle” is a disappointment
Horror movies have not been the greatest as of late. But they are still a cash cow because they are cheap to make and it is easy to make a profit from them. So,...
Kevin Smith shows love to fans with “Tusk”
Kevin Smith has made a film that should not, for all intents and purposes, be allowed to exist. Not enough gore or viscera to be considered body horror, but with too many moments akin...
“The Maze Runner” is an entertaining “Lord of the Flies” try-hard, but nothing special
Another day, another young adult book trilogy turned into a movie franchise for Hollywood to milk for every cent. The film has everything we’ve seen before — a vague dystopian setting, an angst-ridden teen...