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ROUGH NIGHT Director: Lucia Aniello Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, Ilana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Paul W. Downs, Demi Moore, Ty Burrell, Ryan Cooper I feel like movies about bachelor/bachelorette parties should just be a subgenre of their own. Every year it seems we get a new R-rated comedy where a wild party or night out on the town escalates far too quickly. The 2017 entry is Rough Night starring Scarlett Johansson as Jessica Thayer who is in full campaign mode as she’s running for state senate. At the same time, she’s in the final weeks leading up to her wedding. That must meanRead More →

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CARS 3 Director: Brian Fee Starring: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Armie Hammer, Margo Martindale, Kerry Washington, Larry the Cable Guy I don’t know of too many people who were looking forward to a third Cars movie after the second one’s poor reception. It seemed a little unnecessary for Pixar to spend their time and talents with this franchise when they could be diving into new and original stories. I’d like to assume Cars 3 is the last we will see of Lightning McQueen and the gang as it ends on a high note. The world of race car driving is changing,Read More →

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THE MUMMY Director: Alex Kurtzman Starring: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Courtney B. Vance I bet the first thought that came to your mind was, “Do we really need another Mummy movie?” There was potential at hand, but now the answer is no. This reboot finds Tom Cruise replacing Brendan Fraser as the action hero. While that feels a bit unoriginal, there is a gender swap with Star Trek Beyond star Sofia Boutella as the title character once portrayed by Boris Karloff back in 1932. I mention Karloff to point out that Universal Studios is looking to have a franchiseRead More →

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WONDER WOMAN Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremner, Elena Anaya Wonder Woman is the latest in the DC Extended Universe expanding on her storyline first introduced in Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice. There’s a lot riding on its success to keep this universe afloat after their previous movies have yielded mediocre reviews from audiences and critics. This version of Wonder Woman, with the dynamic Gal Gadot in the lead, traces the character back to her early days as a young Amazonian girl living off a private island shielded from Ares, the GreekRead More →

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BAYWATCH Director: Seth Gordon Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, Hannibal Buress, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Oscar Nuñez If you go into Baywatch expecting arthouse cinema or even an original plot, you’re doing it wrong. This is a bro-style movie through and through as it caters to that demographic in every possible way. Dwayne Johnson is head lifeguard Mitch Buchanan who is basically a legend at the Bay. He’s spent his career building up his legendary and mythical reputation. It’s the start of the summer season and the Bay is hosting tryouts for new lifeguard recruits. Mitch meets hisRead More →

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ALIEN: COVENANT Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz In 2012 director Ridley Scott brought his Alien franchise back to life with Prometheus which posed as a prequel to his 1979 classic. Alien: Covenant is considered the eighth in this series if you include the two Alien vs Predator mashup movies that came in between. Scott is back to direct and has stated there are plans for more in his attempt to bridge the gap between these prequels and the original. Covenant picks up ten years after Prometheus left off. It’s 2104Read More →

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KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Aidan Gillen, Eric Bana Guy Ritchie’s adaption of the King Arthur lore has a different take on it compared to the one we’re used to seeing. We first meet Arthur as a baby being sent down the river for protection by his father, Uther (Bana). This all happens shortly before Uther slays the mystical sorcerer known as Mordred using his sword Excalibur. His uncle, Vortigern (Law), kills Uther in a vengeful power play to claim the throne due to his jealousy of Uther’s newfound heroic status. YearsRead More →

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SNATCHED Director: Jonathan Levine Starring: Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Joan Cusack, Randall Park Snatched is the kind of easy breezy comedy you go into because of its stars, not because the trailer looked overly promising or that it has an original plot. It doesn’t really have either of those things. Audiences are going to see Snatched because Amy Schumer is the It girl in comedy right now and Goldie Hawn is finally back on the big screen after fifteen years. I think you go in hoping it will be the funniest movie of the year because of these two talents. It’sRead More →

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Writer/Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Kurt Russell, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn In 2014, Marvel took a chance at a fairly unknown series in their canon named Guardians of the Galaxy and unleashed it as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It felt fresh and exciting for the superhero genre and made star Chris Pratt a bona fide action star. Three years later, the sequel is here to make fans laugh all over again. Chris Pratt leads our group of Guardians as PeterRead More →

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THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Helen Mirren, Scott Eastwood Who would have thought that a street racing movie from 2001 starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker would still be going strong and onto its eighth movie in the franchise. It picks up with Dom (Diesel) and Letty (Rodriguez) vacationing in Havana where his cousin lives. It only makes sense in a movie like this that their vacation comes to an abrupt end when he attempts to help a stranded woman on the side of theRead More →