The Magnificent Seven (Full Review)

The western, or “Shoot ‘em ups” as my grandfather calls them, was once America’s most popular and profitable movie genre. But after the days of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, America moved on to science fiction and buddy cop movies, leaving the old west behind. Now, even the best westerns get little love. So, here […]

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Sully (Full Review)

There’s something beautiful about stories of survival against the odds. It hasn’t been very long since January 15th, 2009 and the story of Chesley “Sully” Sullinberger’s heroic water landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 is still fresh on many of our minds. Movies like this write themselves, but it still takes a good cast and […]

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Bad Moms (Full Review)

Poor mothers. They live for us, would die for us, and yet we aren’t always as gratifying to them as we should be during our awkward adolescent years. So a movie where moms get to cut back and have some fun should be a welcomed concept for not just the moms out there, but for […]

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War Dogs (Full Review)

The Wolf of Wallstreet reminded us that a true story about shady hustlers can be both really compelling and hilarious regardless of whether audiences grasp the logistics of the actual scheme. Now Todd Phillips, Director of Old School, The Hangover and its lousy sequels I’ll try to forgive him for, handles a similar script with a pair […]

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