#152 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

You will never get me to say a bad word about The Rock because that guy is all kinds of awesome.  He’s by the far the best thing about this movie because everything else is just ridiculous.  Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens are just bad and even the great Luis Guzman is reduced to horrible…

#138 – Against The Sun

A harrowing true story tale of survival against all odds.  I can’t attest to the factual nature of the story but what is on film is truly dramatic to watch.  The acting in this film is the real standout as Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton and Jake Able are so strong and show how the men…

#146 – Extraterrestrial

A horror movie that was just alright enough when I watched it to keep my interest but now writing about it weeks later I hardly remember a thing about it.  No memorable scares or characters and I guess that’s the most damning thing about the movie. Recommend? I would just so then you can tell…

#133 – They Came Together

This film is very simple: If you love the ridiculousness of previous David Wain films like Role Models, Wanderlust and most importantly Wet Hot American Summer then you will love this movie.  A deconstruction and homage to the romantic comedy genre that had me at first wondering what the hell was happening and then rolling…

#124 – Thought Crimes: The Case Of The Cannibal Cop

This is a documentary that brings up some serious questions about how crimes can be even thought of in the internet age.  HBO does some incredible work with their documentaries but the filming here seemed pretty subpar.  The subject and the questions raised are incredibly important, I just felt that the quality behind the movie…

#122 – Into The Storm

A first person camera disaster film that seriously should’ve dropped the first person conceit.  By the poster and the trailer you figure you’ll at least see some good disaster footage but even that we’ve all seen before.  The acting is pretty subpar except for Richard Armitage who maybe thought he was in another movie because…

#135 – Mall

Ugh, a movie so in love with itself and it’s concepts that it’s irritating.  Overacting at every turn, characters act so irrationally that its comical and there’s not one person that you want to root for or even care if they make it out alive in the end.  There’s a point in this movie about…

#134 – The Nut Job

Movies like this are a right of passage as a child.  An animated movie that is just entertaining enough to keep you interested but nothing that you’ll remember when the next one comes along.  Jokes come and go, there’s some ridiculous plot that involves mobsters and animals and when the credits roll you walk out…

#148 – Jurassic World

First off, any comparisons to the fabulous and ground-breaking Jurassic Park just need to stop right now.  I guess they’re inevitable but at the same time the original film was something we’d never seen before while working off of the traditional horror movie template.  The feeling of awe upon seeing that first shot of dinosaurs…

#154 – The Shipping News

Want to see a movie where pretty much every depressing thing happens to one person?  Then watch this 2001 effort from director Lasse Hallstrom and star Kevin Spacey.  Pretty much from the beginning you know you’re in for some pretty sad stuff and it continues all the way to the end save for one ridiculous…