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McFarland, USA

Allison Rose | Jun 10, 2015

If you want to watch fiction based on truth, and have a few hours, I suggest sitting down with some popcorn and giving McFarland a go.

Full Review | Grade: B

The Duff

Allison Rose | Jun 09, 2015

While The Duff will never be as iconic as Clueless, Mean Girls, or The Breakfast Club, it is a solid effort into the continuing genre of high school angst films.

Full Review | Grade: B

Jupiter Ascending

Nathan M Rose | Jun 02, 2015

While Jupiter Ascending shows small moments of brilliance throughout its 125 minute run-time, it isn’t enough to pull this mess out of the black hole of bad science fiction space opera films that should never had been made.

Full Review | Grade: C

Focus

Allison Rose | May 28, 2015

I get why they named the movie Focus. As Will Smith's (Men in Black, Ali) character, Nicky, explains the trick to being a good con artist is to shift the victim's focus away fr...

Full Review | Grade: D

American Sniper

Allison Rose | May 18, 2015

This is a film everyone should see and luckily the writing, directing and acting are excellent which makes seeing it even more worthwhile. As far as war movies go, this one is really top notch.

Full Review | Grade: B

Black or White

Allison Rose | May 12, 2015

Whichever the reason Black or White simply wasn’t as successful as perhaps it could have been and, between the storyline and the talent, it is a shame it won’t be a more memorable movie.

Full Review | Grade: C

Cake

Allison Rose | Apr 30, 2015

Claire Bennett (Jenifer Aniston; Friends, Horrible Bosses) is in a lot of pain. Continual, excruciating pain. Physical pain, mental pain and, most importantly, emotional pain.&nbs...

Full Review | Grade: B

Inherent Vice

Allison Rose | Apr 29, 2015

Inherent vice: noun Hidden defect (or the very nature) of a good or property which of itself is the cause of (or contributes to) its deterioration, damage, or wastage. ...

Full Review | Grade: D

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

Nathan M Rose | Apr 20, 2015

.While the original Woman in Black was a genuinely creepy ghost story that had a defined beginning, middle, and end, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death seemed like a quick money grab by the studios that ultimately failed.

Full Review | Grade: D

Into The Woods

Emily Hazlett | Apr 07, 2015

The movie, as a whole, raised many people’s expectations of what could be possible in a musical that was originally written for the stage. Though many attempts were made, none were successful until this production.

Full Review | Grade: B