You’ve got to take your hat off to Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. He and his team know how to create entertaining movies, even with what might be considered the company’s second-string characters.
Category: Movie Reviews
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Inferno turns up heat on Da Vinci Code series
Had I skipped Inferno, I would have missed out on a solid thriller that features more twists and turns than the Pig Trail.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher sequel leads a pack of 6 new films in local theaters
There’s a veritable of a smorgasbord of new releases opening in theaters this weekend. Six new movies make their debut, offering a flavor for most tastes.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: The Accountant, The Girl on the Train lack the suspense of previous fall thrillers
Two thrillers have recently opened, but neither The Accountant nor The Girl on the Train pack the suspense promised by their well-made trailers.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Directors deliver compelling dramatizations in Deepwater Horizon, Sully
Two of the better movies in theaters now are extremely well made, big-budget dramatizations of relatively recent news stories.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Surprisingly Storks delivers with heartwarming charm
Sometimes a movie will sneak up on you, and hit you in just the right spot.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven could be this generation’s Tombstone
If you like Westerns and are looking for a fun time at the movie, chances are director Antoine’s Fuqua’s remake of The Magnificent Seven will hit your target.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Oliver Stone’s Snowden prompts questions in compelling fashion
While the movie isn’t exactly riveting, it does ask important questions in a fairly serious manner. It could prompt viewers to ask a few tough questions of their own.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: The Light Between Oceans offers well-acted, somber morality tale
Perhaps our greatest coping device as humans is our ability to rationalize tragic and awful conditions in order to make our way through the rigors of life. However, we can also use those powers of rationalization to submerge our conscious when our desires wage war with wisdom and honesty. Director Derek Cianfrance admirably displays the
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Kubo a strong animated adventure; Don’t Breathe offers little thrill
With Zootopia in the spring and Finding Dory and The Secret Life of Pets this summer, it’s already been an extremely strong year for animated movies. Kubo and the Two Strings made this year even stronger.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘Greater’ should be a crowd-pleaser for its intended audience
“Greater” is not the type of film national critics are going to warm up to. The story of Brandon Burlsworth’s life and its effect on his family is too pure, simple, and true for some to get.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Energetic performances power War Dogs
“War Dogs”, the latest film by Hangover writer/director Todd Phillips, is an entertaining concoction with equal parts drama and humor that details the rise and descent of two fast-talking, risk-taking, twenty-something arms dealers, who ultimately find themselves in over their heads.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Allen’s Café Society adds a refreshing dose of melancholy to summer movie scene
The film is entertaining, and while it’s as familiar as an old pair of house shoes, there is absolutely nothing like it in theaters today. That made a good movie even more refreshing.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Solid cast keeps Suicide Squad from going too far off the tracks
The film has been described as everything from a mess to a dumpster fire by critics. Those descriptions are a bit harsh to me. It’s an average super-hero action flick. Entertaining enough, but nothing truly spectacular.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Jason Bourne offers familiar action, little intrigue in latest outing
After the release of The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007, star Matt Damon said he wouldn’t be interested in returning for a fourth turn in the role of Jason Bourne.