Category: Everybody’s a critic (Reviews)

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Family

Written by: Luc Besson, Michael Caleo — Based on the book by Tonino Benacquista

Directed by: Luc Besson

Starring:

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo + about 3/4 of the Mafia playing actors on the planet

Rated R
Running time: 111 mins… Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Riddick

Written by: David Twohy

Directed by: David Twohy

Starring: Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable, Bokeem Woodbine, Karl Urban, Dave Bautista, Raoul Trujillo,

Rated R
Running time: 119 mins

Betrayed by the Necromongers, Riddick finds himself stranded on an unfriendly planet, inhabited by creatures that eat anything … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The World’s End

Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Starring:

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Pierce Brosnan, David Bradley

Rated R
Running time: 109 mins

An aging reprobate decides to get his school buddies back together to finish … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Kick-Ass 2

Written by: Jeff Wadlow, based on the Graphic (!) novel by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Olga Kurkulina, Lindy Booth, Donald Faison

Rated R because Hit Girl…
Running time: … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Elysium

Written by: Neill Blomkamp

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp

Starring: Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Wagner Moura, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Diego Luna

Rated R
Running time: 109 mins

“Activate the Kruger!”

In a bleak future, where poverty is the norm, a few privileged folks have built a ginormous … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Wolverine

Written by: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank

Directed by: James Mangold

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Famke Janssen, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Hiroyuki Sanada and a bunch of others whose names I cannot pronounce.

Rated PG-13
Running time: 126 mins

After the events of X3, Logan is living … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Pacific Rim

Written by: Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro

Starring:

Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman

Rated PG-13
Running time: 131 mins

So there’s a bunch of these big monsters, called Kaijus, see? They’re coming out of a … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Lone Ranger

Written by: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Directed by: Gore Verbinski

Starring: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Ruth Wilson, Bryant Prince, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter

Rated PG-13
Running time: 149 Mins

The lone survivor of an ambush teams up with an Indian to hunt … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Heat


Written by: Katie Dippold

Directed by: Paul Feig

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir, Michael McDonald, Michael Rapaport, Jane Curtin,

Rated R
Running time: 116 mins

An uptight — and more than slightly arrogant — FBI agent is sent to Boston to track down a drug lord. … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

World War Z

Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof — From the novel by Max Brooks

Directed by: Marc Forster

Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena abd about a zillion zombies

Rated PG-13
Running time: 115 mins

So, there’s all these zombies and they’re … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Man Of Steel

Written by: David S. Goyer

Directed by: Zack Snyder

Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Ayelet Zurer, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Meloni

Rated PG-13
Running time: 143 Mins

On a doomed planet, a Jedi Knight scientist defeats a rebellion … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

This Is The End

Written by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Directed by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, and a ton of cameos

Rated R
Running time: 107 mins

When a storm of troubles start descending upon the Earth, … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Now You See Me

Written by: Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt

Directed by: Louis Leterrier

Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine

Rated PG-13
Running time: 116 Mins

A diverse group of street magicians are each given a tarot … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Fast & Furious 6

Written by: Chris Morgan

Directed by: Justin Lin

Starring:

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Luke Evans and a whole bunch more…

Rated PG-13
Running time: 128 mins

A group of international heist-meisters are lured out of retirement by … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Star Trek Into Darkness

Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Starring:

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Peter Weller, Alice Eve

Rated PG-13
Running time: 132 mins

When a renegade Star Fleet officer starts … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Mud

Written by: Jeff Nichols

Directed by: Jeff Nichols

Starring: Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Sam Shepard,

Rated PG-13
Running time: 130 mins

Two adventurous teenagers discover a boat that has landed up in a tree and claim it as theirs. They soon … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Iron Man 3

Written by: Drew Pearce & Shane Black

Directed by: Shane Black

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle, Ty Simpkins, and many more.

Rated PG-13
Running time: 130 mins

Tony Stark can’t sleep; the events in … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Oblivion

Written by: Joseph Kosinski, Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Starring: Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman

Rated PG-13
Running time: 125 mins

In a post-apocalyptic world, a mechanic flies around the desolation and repairs drones whose main function appears to be shot down so … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Scary Movie 5

Written by: David Zucker ,Marlon Wayans

Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee

Starring: Simon Rex, Ashley Tisdale, Erica Ash, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, others…

Rated PG-13
Running time: 85 mins

The fifth movie of the franchise is mostly trying to parody Mama, with dashes of Paranormal Activity… Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Oz the Great and Powerful

Written by: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire, based on the books by L. Frank Baum

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Starring: James Franco, Zach Braff, Joey King, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams

Rated PG
Running time: 127 mins

A small time carnival magician and con … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Identitity Thief

Written by:
Jerry Eeten and Craig Mazin

Directed by: Seth Gordon

Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet, Genesis Rodriguez, T.I., John Cho, Morris Chestnut, Jon Favreau

Rated R
Running time: 111 mins

A finance wizard living in Denver gets his credit card cut … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Warm Bodies

Written by: Jonathan Levine (screenplay) from the novel byIsaac Marion

Directed by: Jonathan Levine

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, John Malkovich, Analeigh Tipton, Dave Franco

Rated PG-13
Running time: 98 mins

A zombie with a running inner dialog rescues a girl from his gang, after eating … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Mama

Written by: Neil Cross, Andrés Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti

Directed by: Andrés Muschietti

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash

Rated PG-13
Running time: 100 mins

A father flees with his two little girls and disappears in the woods. Five years later, the kids are found … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Zero Dark Thirty


Written by: Mark Boal

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, and Édgar Ramírez (and if you don’t blink, you’ll see John Barrowman!)

Rated R
Running time: 157 mins

A freshman CIA agent get fixated on finding … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Django Unchained


Written by: Quentin Tarantino

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, plus a zillion cameos

Rated R
Running time: 165 Mins

In 1858, a bounty hunter frees a slave and makes a deal with him: Help him find his … Read more