Ride Along 2


Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the returning lineup of Ride Along 2, the sequel to the blockbuster action-comedy that gave us the year's most popular comedy duo. Joining Hart and Cube for the next chapter of the series are director Tim Story, as well as Cube's fellow producers—Will Packer, Matt Alvarez and Larry Brezner—who will produce alongside Cube.

This is basically just more of the same from the original.  If you enjoyed that one than you will probably enjoy this one.  It really comes down to if you like Kevin Hart or not.  It was totally formula in every way with a couple of decent laughs throughout.

I would somewhat recommend this movie to people.  It's not awful.  It's not great.  It's a decent comedy sequel.

The Revenant


Inspired by true events, The Revenant is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption. The Revenant is directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

Damn!  This movie was amazing.  The way it went back and forth between super quiet and calm to total and violent chaos kept you from ever getting too comfortable.  The bear attack scene might be one of the craziest things I've ever seen on film.  And the filming style makes you feel like you are right there.  Leonardo DiCaprio was awesome as always.  This might be his best performance honestly.  And Tom Hardy continues to become the man.

I absolutely recommend that everyone check this out.  It's an amazing movie and definitely one of the best ones of the year.

Fifty Shades Of Black


If you got hot and bothered by Christian Grey, wait until you get a load of Christian Black! Brought to you by Marlon Wayans and the comedy team behind the "A Haunted House" franchise, "Scary Movie," and "White Chicks," comes a parody like you've never experienced before. Get ready for an erotic spoof comedy as "Fifty Shades of Black" takes you through a maze of hard, rough, and pre-mature encounters from inside of Mr. Black's playroom.


This movie was awful.  I've always managed to find something redeeming or laugh worthy in spoof movies.  I've always been a big fan of Marlon Wayans.  But this movie was just plain awful.  I watched it with an ewwww face on pretty much the entire movie.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.  It was garbage and a total waste of time.

Norm Of The North


A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do…he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the big apple, big business and a big identity crisis to save the day.

This was one hell of a lame January animated movie release for the sole purpose of miling parents of their money on a holiday weekend.  It was only 90 minutes long but still felt about 80 minutes too long.

I would not recommend anyone wasting their time with this.  And for the record - my 10 year old niece said the same thing.

The Forest


Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled setting of the supernatural thriller. A young American woman, Sara (Natalie Dormer), journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. In the company of expatriate Aiden (Taylor Kinney), Sara enters the forest having been well warned to “stay on the path.” Determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate, Sara will have to face the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who dares come near them. These malevolent spirits lying in wait for Sara at every turn will plunge her into a frightening darkness from which she must fight to save herself.

This movie was poop.  Just straight up poop.  It started off super slow and never picked up when they got to the actual forest.  There were no good scares and the story (or lack of) was garbage.  I held out hope that there would be some sort of redemption in the end but it just got worse.  

I would not recommend anyone wasting 90 minutes of their life on this.  It really was garbage.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi.

Dear JJ Abrams,

You made me instantly fall in love with your new characters.  I cheered out loud when I saw my old friends arrive.  You spared us the nonsensical amount of CGI that the prequels drowned in.  Naysayers will mock that this movie was pretty much a clone of the original Star Wars and in a lot of ways that I'd definitely true.  But I am okay with that.  I actually think that was what was necessary here.  I laughed much more than I expected.  I cried like a little bitch.  I sat on the edge of my seat just like I did with the original trilogy.  You have made the 8 year old boy who has been waiting 32 years for this and the 40 year old man who finally got to see it incredibly happy.  Thank you so very much, sir!

Does it really matter if I recommend this movie or not.  You will all see it regardless and if you don't - shame on you!!!  It was amazing.  Was already a huge JJ Abrams fan but he pretty much has now become a film making God to me.