Movie Review: "Venus and Serena"

Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language)Length: 99 minutesRelease Date: May 10, 2013Directed by: Maiken Baird and Michelle MajorGenre: DocumentaryStars: 2.5 out of 5"Venus and Serena" offers an intimate look into the lives of two tennis players from the slums of Compton,...

Part III Means a New Direction for "The Hangover"

For fans of the mayhem-fueled comedy of the "Hangover" series, May 24 marks an important date. After months of teasers, chicken fights, and curiously stormy posters, the series is set to finally draw to a close with a Friday premiere. However, while shots of Leslie Chow...

Movie Review: "Sightseers"

Rating: NR (Not Rated) Length: 88 minutes Release Date: May 10, 2013 Directed by: Ben Wheatley Genre: ComedyStars: 3 out of 5 The opening scene of "Sightseers" establishes the relationship of lonely Tina (Alice Lowe) and her mother Carol (Eileen Davies). It isn't a good...

Movie Review: "Aftershock"

Rating: R Length: 90 minutes Release Date: May 10, 2013 Directed By: Nicolás López Genre: Horror, ThrillerStars: 3 out of 5 "Aftershock" takes audiences on a wild ride in earthquake-torn Chile. The screenplay, which was written by Guillermo Amoedo, Nicolás López, and...

Movie Review: Minority Report

Rating: PG-13 (for violence, brief language, some sexuality, and drug content)Length: 145 minutesRelease date: June 21, 2002Directed by: Steven SpielbergGenre: Action/Mystery/Sci-Fi/Thriller Stars: 3.5 out of 5 With the 2002 film "Minority Report," Stephen Spielberg shows ...

Will "The Hangover Part III" Live Up to Expectations?

In Hollywood, it's a smart director who plays to his strengths. Martin Scorsese spent twenty-five years making some of the best gangster movies that have ever been committed to celluloid. Steven Spielberg's best movies have all been about pitiful, inadequate humans running...

Movie Review: "Peeples"

Rating: PG-13Length: 95 minutesRelease Date: May 10, 2013Directed by: Tina Gordon ChismGenre: ComedyStars: 3 out of 5"Peeples" is a charming comedy that's reminiscent of the 2000 smash hit "Meet the Parents." With writer and director Tina Gordon Chism at the helm and "The...

Movie Review: "Greetings from Tim Buckley"

Rating: NR (Not Rated)Length: 99 minutes Release Date: May. 3, 2013Directed by: Daniel AlgrantGenre: DramaStars: 2.5 out of 5Jeff Buckley, upset at the fact that his famous musician father abandoned him, is asked to play his father's songs at a tribute concert. Jeff, who ...

Movie Review: "The Dark Knight"

Rating: PG-13 Length: 152 minutes Release date: July 18, 2008 Directed by: Christopher Nolan Genre: Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Thriller Cast: Christopher Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron EckhartStars: 4.5 out of 5Comic books have long served as the building ground for modern myths and...

Movie Review: "Kiss of the Damned"

Rating: R (bloody violence, strong sexual content, nudity, language, some drug use) Length: 97 minutes Release Date: May 3, 2013 Directed by: Xan Cassavetes Genre: HorrorStars: 2.5 out of 5 When frazzled screenwriter Paolo (Milo Ventimiglia) rents a house in rural...