Something old (Harrison Ford), something new (Daniel Craig), something borrowed (plots and storylines), and something blue (the skies of New Mexico) are all featured in this marriage of two film genres, "Cowboys & Aliens." Producers Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard have created a [..]
Horrible Bosses (2011)
Many people will relate to the situations dealt with in the comedy film "Horrible Bosses." Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day co-star as three friends all encountering major problems with three very different supervisors at work. Kevin Spacey is an obnoxious [..]
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Chris Evans receives his big introduction as super-hero Captain America in "Captain America: The First Avenger." Set during World War II, Evans plays Steve Rogers, a frail and infirm man who is transformed into a super-strong soldier named Captain America, whose first assignment is to stop a [..]
The Estate (2022)
Kathleen Turner returns to the big screen playing a dying millionaire who suddenly has numerous relatives kissing up to her to inherit some of her fortune in "The Estate." Director-screenwriter Dean Craig ("Love, Wedding, Repeat" 2020) has inculcated this black comedy with so much coarse language and [..]
The Old Way (2023)
"The Old Way" is a western drama starring Nicolas Cage as a farmer and retired gunman who goes on a mission to find the outlaws who killed his wife. Director Brett Donowho ("Acts of Violence" 2018) and screenwriter Carl W. Lucas put together an enjoyable and watchable [..]
Just Go With It (2011)
"Just Go With It" is a romantic-comedy film where Adam Sandler plays a plastic surgeon who somehow gets his reluctant assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to help him woo a sixth-grade math teacher. Director Dennis Dugan ("Grown Ups" 2010) and screenwriters Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling put together a comedic [..]
Larry Crowne (2011)
"Larry Crowne" is the feel-good romantic comedy movie of the summer of 2011. Tom Hanks stars as a man who get laid off from his job, returns to school at the local community college, and hooks up with one of his class instructors, played by Julia Roberts. [..]
The Green Lantern (2011)
Blasting from the pages of DC Comics to movie screens near you is "The Green Lantern." This is the typical super-hero story with Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, an Air Force pilot selected by the intergalactic Green Lantern Society as their agent for this sector of the [..]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
With the wave of a magic want, the epic Harry Potter movie series has finally ended. The global weekend box office for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" was $483 million, bringing the total income for the eight films at about $9.6 billion, the fourth [..]
Cars 2 (2011)
"Cars 2" continues the action of the original "Cars" (2006) with a story that has Mater mistaken for a spy by British intelligence officers. This takes place in Japan, where Mater is assisting his friend Lightening McQueen compete in the World Grand Prix. The computer-animated spy [..]