"Paranoia" is slickly produced movie thriller featuring corporate espionage as the star of the show. Liam Hemsworth plays a man whose mistakes jeopardizes his job at a technology company. His bosses give him a chance to redeem himself if he will agree to get hired at [..]
The Lone Ranger (2013)
The Walt Disney Company had a huge box office bomb on its hands back in 2013 with its remake of "The Lone Ranger." Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribean: At World's End" 2007) created a film with a meandering storyline, a muddled [..]
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Low-brow comedy rules in "Grown Ups 2," sequel to 2010's movie of the same name. Director Dennis Dugan ("Just Go With It" 2011) and screenwriters Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, and Adam Sandler appeal to the lowest common denominator with this material. Lead actor Sandler plays a [..]
Pacific Rim (2013)
"Pacific Rim" is a fun science fiction story telling of many nations pooling their resources to battle monsters that are emerging from a portal on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Producer-director Guillermo del Toro ("Hellboy" 2004) put together this fast-paced film that holds the viewers' interest [..]
Man of Steel (2013)
Warner Bros. Pictures gives Superman gets the full treatment in the big budget remake of the "Man of Steel." The all-star cast is headed by British actor Henry Cavill, who fits the bill as Clark Kent and Superman, arguably the most popular superhero of all time. [..]
World War Z (2013)
Brad Pitt heads up the cast in the fun summer blockbuster "World War Z." He plays a former United Nations investigator called upon to help stop a world-wide pandemic that is turning people into zombies. This smoothly paced motion picture is the [..]
The Purge (2013)
"The Purge" is a story set in 2022 U. S. where an annual 12-hour event called The Purge has all police and emergency services suspended. The implication is that this yearly "free-for-all" purges the country of any criminal elements or excessive population helps keep crime and other [..]
Fast and Furious 6 (2013)
The "Fast and Furious" movie series moves into the mainstream action-adventure genre in "Fast and Furious 6." The producers (which includes star Vin Diesel) have moved away from the car racing theme of the previous films, hoping to grab a share of wider audience acceptance. They [..]
Now You See Me (2013)
"Now You See Me" is a heist picture that seems to rely on smoke and mirrors to satisfy the audience. The thin screenplay by Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, and Edward Ricourt is greatly disguised by glitzy direction by Louis Leterrier ("Clash of the Titans" 2010) and the [..]
The Internship (2013)
"The Internship" is an amusing comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as two men taking internship jobs with Google, walking into a culture clash with the generally younger group of people employed there. Though the story is somewhat predictable and formulaic, the capable direction by Shawn [..]