15 January
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THE UPSIDE Director: Neil BurgerStarring:   Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Aja Naomi King, Julianna Margulies Dell (Hart) is unemployed and can’t find work due to his criminal record. His bad attitude doesn’t help matters. He’s being threatened with going back to jail if he doesn’t come up with the proof that he’s at least job hunting. His latest attempt has him at the doors of Phillip Lacasse, a wealthy writer (Cranston) who’s quadriplegic. The position is to be his caregiver and attendant. Phillip is attracted to Dell’s unfiltered attitude and hires him on the spot despite the fact that Dell doesn’t really want theRead More →

01 October
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NIGHT SCHOOL Director: Malcolm D. Lee Starring: Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Rob Riggle, Ben Schwartz, Taran Killam, Romany Malco Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish pair up in the new film Night School. Hart also serves as one of the film’s screenwriters and producers. Are Haddish and Hart comedy gold? Some times… Here’s my review.Read More →

09 July
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THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS Director: Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud Starring: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Dana Carvey, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Bobby Moynihan, Ellie Kemper, Hannibal Buress, Steve Coogan Do you ever wonder what your pets are up to during the middle of the day when you are at work? Do you ever try to get into the mind of your fur baby and debate what they’re thinking as they stare out the window? The Secret Life of Pets tries to tackle this by setting our love bugs off on a wild adventure throughout New York City. Max (Louis C.K.) isRead More →

16 June
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring: Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul, Ryan Hansen I feel like Kevin Hart has just resigned himself to doing buddy comedies in the same way Liam Neeson has taken on the vengeful action flicks. You basically know what to expect going into each one as the only difference is the co-star. With Central Intelligence Kevin Hart plays Calvin Joyner who was the All-American class president, prom king, and was voted most likely to succeed in high school. Twenty years have passed and now he’s an accountant who feels like he was meantRead More →

27 March
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GET HARD Director: Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Allison Brie, Craig T. Nelson, Tip “T.I.” Harris Do you ever wonder how some movies get pitched to studios? You sit through a terrible movie with almost zero redeeming qualities and you question who green lit it? I feel like the pitch was “Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in a buddy comedy”. SOLD! Sure, that pitch has promise. Both are funny comedians that can bring in box office gold. The studio heads must not have heard the actual premise in the pitch meeting. Ferrell plays James King, an extremely wealthy hedge fund manager who seemsRead More →

15 December
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TOP FIVE Writer/Director: Chris Rock Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin Hart, J.B. Smoove, Romany Malco A few years ago I was tending the bar for one of Chris Rock’s stand up gigs that he was touring across the US. I was done pouring cocktails for the hoards of fans who came to the show and listened to his set from the hallway. It dawned on me very quickly that this audience wasn’t laughing. Maybe Chris Rock was off his game that night. Luckily, he is back in rare form with Top Five. He plays actor and comedian Andre AllenRead More →

18 February
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ABOUT LAST NIGHT Director: Steve Pink Starring: Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant, Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Adam Rodriguez, Paula Patton, Christopher McDonald, Joe Lo Truglio Is the third time the charm in regards to my relationship, or lack thereof, with Kevin Hart? You may remember from my reviews of Grudge Match and Ride Along that I have not hopped on the Hart bandwagon despite him being a huge box office draw and bonafide laugh-a-minute star to other people. Could he finally star in something that I found funny or have I just given in to his self-deprecating type humor? Could Regina Hall be just the rightRead More →

30 January
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RIDE ALONG Director: Tim Story Starring: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, Tika Sumpter, John Leguizamo, Bryan Callen, Bruce McGill, Laurence Fishburne We are only thirty days into the new year, so how is it that I have already seen two Kevin Hart movies? If you read my review of Grudge Match, you may remember my feelings toward his brand of comedy. Some may consider Ben Barber (Hart) a bit of a loser. He plays an interactive “shoot ’em up” type of  video game complete with headset and works as a high school security guard. He finds out he has been accepted into the police academy andRead More →

08 January
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GRUDGE MATCH Director: Peter Segal Starring: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal So let me get this straight. Instead of watching Rocky or Raging Bull, I decided to watch Grudge Match which is basically Rocky Balboa vs. Jake LaMotta with Grumpy Old Men thrown in there for some very forced laughs. In their glory days, Henry “Razor” Sharp (Stallone) and Billy “The Kid” McDonnen (De Niro) were two of the biggest boxers who battled each other for the prize title. Razor won one of the battles and Kid won the other battle. Before they could fight in theRead More →