Category: Everybody’s a critic (Reviews)

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

Review 2012 by RD Clark

The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey

Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
From the story by J.R.R Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, Sylvester McCoy, and a bunch of actors playing dwarves, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett plus a … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Life Of Pi

Written by:  David Magee, from the novel by Yann Martel

Directed by: Ang Lee

Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu, Tabu

Rated PG
Running time: 125 mins

When a family that owns a zoo in India decides to move to Canada, their … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Skyfall

Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan
From the character created by Ian Fleming

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Bérénice Marlohe

Rated PG-13
Running time: 142 mins

When he fails to retrieve a … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Cloud Atlas

Written by: From the novel by David Mitchell, Screenplay by Lana & Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer

Directed by: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer

Starring: Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Jim Broadbent, Doona Bae, Keith David, Xun Zhou, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Susan Sarandon, … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Seven Psychopaths

Written by: Martin McDonagh

Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Starring: Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Linda Bright Clay, Tom Waits and many others

Rated R
Running time: 109 mins

A struggling screenwriter comes up with a movie title, but not much else. His … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Argo

Written by: Chris Terrio

Directed by: Ben Affleck

Starring: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Victor Garber,

Rated R mainly for a lot of F-Bombs
Running time: 120 mins

During the Iranian Revolution in 1979, a group of students breaks into the American Embassy and … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Looper

Written by: Rian Johnson

Directed by: Rian Johnson

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Pierce Gagnon

Rated R
Running time: 118 minutes

In the near future, an organization of assassins, called Loopers, dispose of people for mobsters from 30 years in their future. One of … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Trouble With The Curve

Written by: Randy Brown

Directed by: Robert Lorenz

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake,

Rated PG-13
Running time: 111 Mins

A legendary baseball scout (Eastwood) is starting to lose his eyesight; he trips over his own furniture and has trouble getting his … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

House at the End of the Street

Written by: David Loucka (screenplay) — Jonathan Mostow (story)

Directed by: Mark Tonderai

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Allie MacDonald,

Rated PG-13
Running time: 101 Minutes

Four years after child gustily kills her parents, a mother and daughter move into … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Resident Evil: Retribution

Written by: Paul W.S. Anderson

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Aryana Engineer, Michelle Rodriguez, Bingbing Li, Boris Kodjoe, Shawn Roberts

Rated R

Running time: 95 minutes

Alice is back and she is not pleased. Picking up (in a weird way) from … Read more

Review 2012 by RD Clark

Hit And Run

Written by: Dax Shepard

Directed by: David Palmer & Dax Shepard

Starring:

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Chenoweth, Joy Bryant

Rated R

When his girlfriend gets a marvelous job offer in Los Angeles, a Witness Protection Programee decides to … Read more