Review: Shock and Awe
The most shocking thing about Shock and Awe is how shockingly flat it turned out to be, given the star-power behind it as well as the timeliness of its core…
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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Jason Bourne; Bad Moms; Nerve
Jason Bourne – This was my least favorite of the Matt Damon Bourne movies. Granted, I can never remember the plot from installment to installment (much like Jason Bourne himself),…
The Family
The Family is fine, but ultimately fuhgeddable. Robert De Niro plays Fred Manzoni, a mafia boss with a price on his head for ratting out his friends. Fred and his…
Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis is the real reason to see Lincoln. He is without doubt the best actor on the planet. He doesn't act -- he becomes. All the portrayals of Lincoln…
Hope Springs
I had high hopes for Hope Springs. But the film falls flat. The story and the characters are certainly real and relatable. But as in life, real and relatable can be…
Men in Black 3
The third MIB is definitely not the charm. It’s the weakest of the bunch, mostly because it’s not particularly funny, dramatic or cool – elements that helped make the original…
Captain America: The First Avenger
Holy androstenedione, Batman! Or whatever else it is that’s in the experimental serum that transforms a scrawny kid from Brooklyn into the ultra-buff Super-Soldier known as “Captain America.” He’s really…
The Company Men
Put Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper in a movie and you’re pretty much guaranteed I’ll go see it. Of course, it helps if the movie is also good, and…