Category: Movie Review

Principal Cast : Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn, Brian Cox, Joanna Cassidy, Nicholas Rudall, Tzi Ma, Krysztof Pieczynski. Synopsis: Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason. ******** Hidden beneath this mindless jumble of half-assed science and close-ups of a perpetually confused Keanu Reeves, Chain Reaction had the potential to actually be a pretty decent B-movie. A plot involving possible perpetual, almost limitless energy still resonates even to this day, and is…

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Principal Cast : Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, Larry Hankin, Frank Ronzio, Roberts Blossom, Paul Benjamin, Bruce M Fischer, Madison Arnold, Danny Glover. Synopsis: Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. ******** Hard-bitten gritty American icon Clint Eastwood takes on another hard-bitten, gritty icon in the infamous San Francisco-based penitentiary known as Alcatraz,…

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Principal Cast : Jason Sudeikis, Rachel Bloom, Leslie Jones, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Awkwafina, Sterling K Brown, Euginio Derbez, Peter Dinklage, Beck Bennett, Zach Woods, Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron, Nicki Minaj, Brooklyn Prince, Maya Rudolph, Tiffany Haddish, Colleen Ballinger, Tony Hale, Alex Hirsch. Synopsis: The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level, when a third island is discovered hosting a weapon that could destroy their relatively peaceful existence. ******** In what must surely count as some kind of oversight,…

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Principal Cast : Zack Galifianakis, Lauren Lupkus, Ryan Gaul, Jiavani Linayao, Edi Patterson, Rekha Shankar, Mary Scheer, Mary Holland, Matt Besser, Phil Hendrie, Paul Rust, AD Miles, Blake Clarke, Will Ferrell, Mandell Maughan. Synopsis: Zach Galifianakis “dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show Between Two Ferns and uploaded it to Funny Or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation. ******** From his breakout role in The Hangover,…

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Principal Cast : Scott Menville, Tara Strong, Khary Payton, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Kevin Michael Richardson, Robert Morse, Grey Griffin, Rhys Darby, Sean Maher, “Weird Al” Yankovic. Synopsis: The comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They’ll need to set aside their differences and work together to combat Trigon, Hexagon, Santa Claus and time itself in order to save the universe. ******** If you’re one of the few who skipped or…

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Principal Cast : Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Huy Quan, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Anne Ramsey, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith Walker, Steve Antin, Lipe Ontiveros, Michael Paul Chan. Synopsis: A group of young misfits who call themselves The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure. ******** I’ll admit to a fair amount of positive bias with this review. As a child of the 1980’s, I sit dead center…

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