Movie Review: ‘Labor Day’ Starring Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Gattlin Griffith

The empty stare on Kate Winslet’s face pretty much sums up my experience while watching this movie. What would you

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Movie Review: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ Starring Chris Pine, Kiera Knightely, and Kevin Costner

Ahh, January we meet again.  Most savvy filmgoers will know that January is a month of award season holdouts and

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Movie Review: ‘August: Osage County’ Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor

Based on the 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, August: Osage County attempts to translate the dark comedy from the stage to

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Movie Review: ‘Her’ Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson

At first glance, the idea of a film that revolves around a man falling in love with his smartphone might

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Movie Review: ‘Lone Survivor’ Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana

It may be the fact that many of my relatives have served in the armed forces (one of my great

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Movie Review: ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’

Just a few days into 2014, and I already have a nomination for worst movie of the year. Yes, that

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Movie Review: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig

Having read the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” several years ago, I had a good idea of

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Movie Review: ‘Grudge Match’ Starring Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin

Going into the film Grudge Match, my expectations weren’t very high. The latest offering from director Peter Segal not only

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Movie Review: ‘American Hustle’ Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence

Director David O. Russel is certainly on a winning streak after The Fighter (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Then

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Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen

Yes, it’s better than “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (which, in all fairness, isn’t necessarily a bad movie, just a

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