Movie Review: Savages

Rating: R Length: 131 minutes Release Date: July 6, 2012 Directed by: Oliver Stone Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller Stars: 4 out of 5 "Savages" is the latest potboiler by controversial director Oliver Stone. Based on the novel by Don Winslow, it sees Stone returning to his ...

Movie Review: Eat, Pray, Love

Rating: PG-13 (brief nudity, brief strong language, some sexual references) Length: 133 minutes Release Date: August 13, 2010 Directed by: Ryan Murphy Genre: Romance/Drama Stars: 2 out of 5 Movies about finding yourself are not always an easy draw for movie studios. There...

Movie Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Rating: PG-13 (brief sensuality, language, thematic material including child imperilment, disturbing images) Length: 91 minutes Release Date: June 27, 2012 Directed by: Benh Zeitlin Genre: Drama Stars: 3 out of 5 "Beasts of the Southern Wild" took both the Sundance Film...

Movie Review: Take This Waltz

Rating: R (for language, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity) Length: 116 minutes Release Date: June 29, 2012 Directed by: Sarah Polley Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy Stars: 4 out of 5 "Take This Waltz" focuses on Margot Rubin, who is 28 years old and has been...

Movie Review: Magic Mike

Rating: R (pervasive sexual content, language, some drug use, brief graphic nudity) Length: 110 minutes Release Date: June 29, 2012 Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Genre: Comedy/Drama Stars: 3 out of 5 "Magic Mike" stars Channing Tatum in a story based on his life as a ...

Friends with Kids: A Futile Attempt to Beat the System

"Friends with Kids" can be considered daring in many ways. The movie is based on a circle of close friends grappling with the normal challenges of life: love, romance, children and relationships. What is unusual here is the course of action taken by these friends to deal...

Movie Review: Final Destination 5

Rating: R (strong violent/gruesome action, some language) Length: 92 minutes Release Date: August 12, 2011 Directed by: Steven Quale Genre: Horror/Thriller Stars: 3 out of 5 A group of coworkers boarding a bus to go to a company retreat probably are thinking that they are...

Movie Review: Grassroots

Release Date: June 22, 2012 (Limited) Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal Genre: Comedy, Drama Stars: Jason Biggs, Lauren Ambrose, Joel David Moore, Cedric the Entertainer, Tom Arnold and Cobie Smulders Stars: 2 out of 5 "Grassroots" is a captivating movie based on the book...

Movie Review: Avatar

Rating: PG-13 (intense epic battle sequences, warfare, smoking, sensuality, some language) Length: 162 minutes Release Date: December 18, 2009 Directed by: James Cameron Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy Stars: 4 out of 5 After steering "Titanic" to become the biggest box...

Movie Review: Charlie St. Cloud

Rating: PG-13 Length: 109 minutes Release Date: July 30, 2010 Directed By: Burr Steers Genre: Drama/Romance Stars: 3 out of 5 "Charlie St. Cloud" has all the makings of a heart-wrenching drama about loss and commitment. It's a tale of death, guilt, regret, and a healthy...

Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Rating: R (for violence and sexuality) Length: 105 minutes Release Date: June 22, 2012 Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov Genre: Action/Fantasy/Horror Stars: 3 out of 5 They say movie adaptations usually do not give justice to well-written books. Well, this one does. The movie...

Movie Review: The Blind Side

Rating: PG-13 (Some drug and sexual references and violence) Length: 129 minutes Release Date: November 20, 2009 Directed by: John Lee Hancock Genre: Drama/Sport/Biography Stars: 4 out of 5 Michael Lewis' true book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, is the inspiration...

Movie Review: Brave

Rating: PG (some scary action, rude humor) Length: 93 minutes Release Date: June 22, 2012 Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell Genre: Animation/Action/AdventureStars: 4 out of 5 In "Brave," Pixar goes a much more traditional storytelling route, one that...

Movie Review: Country Strong

Rating: PG-13 Length: 117 minutes Release Date: January 7, 2011 Directed by: Shana Feste Genre: Drama Stars: 3 out of 5 When trailers first leaked of the movie "Country Strong," many watchers focused more on actress Gwyneth Paltrow singing than the film itself. That's...