"The Ultimate Life" is a romance-drama film about a young man running his grandfather's trust fund; he finds out some eye-popping information after coming across the grandfather's journal. This sequel to the 2006 film "The Ultimate Gift" was well directed by Michael Landon Jr. ("The Last Sin [..]
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The story of the Hobbits continues in a spectacular and grand fashion in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." This second of three films serve as a prequel to "The Lord of the Ring" trilogy, all produced and directed by genius filmmaker Peter Jackson. The well [..]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The drama continues in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend" 2007) have put together a slick and fast-moving two-and-a-half hour film with a well-written screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael De Bruyn , based on Suzanne Collins's second [..]
Ender’s Game (2013)
"Ender's Game" is a fun science fiction action movie following the ups and downs of young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a cadet at the Battle School in the year 2086, when the Earth is under attack from aliens. Ender becomes a reluctant hero when he helps repel the [..]
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Matthew McConaughey delivers a stunning performance in the independent film "Dallas Buyers Club" as a drug-addicted rodeo cowboy who is diagnosed with HIV. He lost a lot of weight, helping him to look the part, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his efforts, one [..]
Planes (2013)
Walt Disney Pictures appears to be milking the success of the "Cars" franchise with a spinoff called "Planes." Executive producer John Lasseter of Pixar is the creator of "Planes" under the auspices of Disneytoon Studios. It tells the story of Dusty Crophopper, a young crop duster [..]
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
The wonderful world of Disney in the early 1960's is recreated in "Saving Mr. Banks." This Walt Disney Pictures-BBC co-production tells the story of Disney's attempts to obtain the screen rights to the book "Mary Poppins" from author P. L. Travers. The [..]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Sony Pictures Animation serves up some delicious family entertainment in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2." As in the original film of 2009, the food machine again spins out of control, this time producing food-animal hybrids that threatens the entire world. There are some 39 [..]
Gravity (2013)
Sandra Bullock and stunning special effects are the stars of the science fiction thriller "Gravity." Bullock's intense performance dominates the picture, demonstrating what can happen to an astronaut who is struggling for survival when a tragic accident occurs in outer space. She was nominated for the [..]
Frozen (2013)
Walt Disney Animation does it again with their latest hit "Frozen," which won two Oscars including Best Animated Feature. Loosely based on the 1844 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen," this film tells the story of a princess who must separate herself from her sister [..]