Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson), coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former “big man on campus” (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbers-cruncher realizes what he’s getting into it’s too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags him through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than he can count.

I had sky high hopes for this movie due to the pairing of The Rock and Kevin Hart.  I'll admit that the movie didn't meet those expectations but there were still a ton of laughs.  The Rock really can't do anything wrong as far as I'm concerned.  He just makes everything better.  The chemistry between him and Kevin Hart was awesome and there was something about his doofiness at times in this movie that seriously cracked me up.  The movie was paced well and had solid supporting characters.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It's not wire to wire laughs like I had hoped, but it was still plenty funny enough to be worth the trip to theaters.

Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates

Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.

This movie had me belly laughing so many times throughout the movie.  I am a big fan of all four of the leads at this point - including Zac Efron who really is following the Justin Timberlake career path of going from teen heartthrob to becoming really damn funny.  The chemistry between the four leads was awesome and the real hidden gem is the sister of Mike & Dave who does a great part of basically being tortured in many different ways throughout the movie.  

I would absolutely recommend people seeing this.  The movie is pretty raunchy at times but is probably the funniest movie of the summer so far regardless.  The chemistry between the actors/actresses was simply that great.

The Shallows

In the taut thriller The Shallows, Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a great white shark and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills. It’s "Jaws" for a new generation.

This movie was pretty damn entertaining and creepy.  Sure it's not believable in so many ways, but just turn off your brain and enjoy a great shark movie.  This could easily serve as this generation's Jaws.  There were the same number of creepy shark coming visuals to make you jump and the movie was the perfect length for this kind of source material.

I would definitely recommend that anyone who was interested in seeing this do so.  It was a fun, scary movie that will probably have a negative effect on me swimming in the ocean for a while. 

Warcraft

Legendary’s Warcraft is a 3D epic adventure of world-colliding conflict based upon Blizzard Entertainment’s globally-renowned universe. 


I was never really into this stuff or World Of Warcraft or Dungeons & Dragons or whatever.  So I was minimally excited at best to see this.  I was actually thrilled to see it show up online so I didn't have to go to theaters time or schedule wise.  It was a decent watch and had some pretty cool special effects and cinematography.  The action scenes were pretty cool too.  But that is pretty much all I have to say about it.

Again - I'm probably not the best reviewer of this because it's not really my thing.  I thought it was pretty cool battle CGI effects but that was it.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is the sequel to the 2014 hit film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  The film is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.  

This was an enjoyable sequel.  There was plenty of action.  There were plenty of laughs.  They did a great job of introducing the characters.  The only problem was that it was way too much CGI.  The movie was really at its best when it was not action scenes because then there was just way too much happening on the screen - especially at the end.

I liked the movie and would recommend people checking it out.  Even though it's too much at times it's still a very fun watch - especially if you like TMNT.

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Now that Mac (Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy (Efron) and his brothers ever dreamed of being. Tired of their school’s sexist, restrictive system, the unorthodox ladies of Kappa Nu have decided to start a house where they can do whatever the hell they want. When Shelby (Moretz) and her sisters, Beth (Kiersey Clemons) and Nora (Beanie Feldstein), find the perfect place just off campus, they won’t let the fact that it’s located on a quiet street stand in their way of parties as epic as the guys throw. Forced to turn to the one ex-neighbor with the skills to bring down the new Greeks next door, the Radners—alongside best friends Jimmy (Ike Barinholtz) and Paula (Carla Gallo)—bring in charismatic Teddy as their secret weapon. If he can infiltrate the sorority and charm his way through it, the thirtysomethings will shutter the Kappas’ home. But if they think that their neighbors are going down without a fight, they have severely underestimated the power of youthful ingenuity and straight-up crazy.

I think that I might have enjoyed this one more than the first one.  Without the need for character introductions and what not, they jumped right to the laughs and it made the movie better overall.  There were a couple of moments in this where I was completely belly laughing.  These actors play so perfectly well off of each other and I think that there is a super bright future for Beanie Feldstein as she stole pretty much every scene that she was in.

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.  It was full of laughs.  Definitely raunchy and times and verydrug use centric so be warned but it was very funny.

Free State Of Jones

Directed by Gary Ross, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Free State of Jones is an epic action-drama set during the Civil War, and tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.

This movie couldn't really decide what it wanted to be.  It had you hooked right off the bat because it put you in the middle of a Civil War battle.   It looked gritty and realistic.  Then Newt decided to walk away from the war and the whole being on the run and forming the rebellion thing was great.  But then out of nowhere the movie went back and forth between some court case years later and the events of the rebellion.  This pretty much ruined the movie for me because I no longer felt like I was watching a Civil War version of Braveheart that I was surprisingly liking but it was half wannabe Braveheart and half wannabe A Few Good Men.  It made the movie very choppy and disconnected the audience from the hook it had created.

I wouldn't really recommend people checking this out.  Itstarted off pretty good but then just kind of spiralled into a boring, when will this end type of movie.

Captain America: Civil War

Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.

WOW!!!  Marvel has done it yet again.  This movie was awesome.  The philosophical differences on a system of accountability (which is the main story) was phenomenally established and developed.  It really made you think and understand both sides and will cause many people to debate which side they are on. Each of the heroes got plenty of screen time and moments to shine both action wise and story wise.  The new characters were excellently introduced and held their own.  Honestly, they stole most of the scenes they were in with already established characters.  There were several moments whether it was an action scene or a big reveal that had me and the rest of the audience saying oh my god out loud.  The pacing was so good that when they got up to the huge fight between everyone I was shocked that two hours had pretty much flown by.  There really only is one knock I would make is that this felt like a middle movie that should be continuing but there are no other Captain America movies scheduled as of now and the way the story goes without spoilers wouldn't really make sense carrying over to the next Avengers movie which isn't for two years.  Just seemed weird.  

I would absolutely recommend everyone checking this out.  It was an amazing movie and not just from a comic book standpoint.  It was an awesome all around movie.

The Conjuring 2

Reprising their roles, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, star as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who, in one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.


I thought that the first movie was a decent watch but nothing to bother seeing again.  This one came across as much better than that one.  There was much higher levels of creepiness to this one.  The story was much more straight forward and it made the movie much more enjoyable.  Can't really say too much more without giving stuff away.   But I definitely jumped more times during this one and was much more hooked by the story that was playing out than the original.

I would definitely recommend this movie to fans of scary movies.  This was a very enjoyable watch and the two leads are perfect for this kind of a movie.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Universal Pictures’ Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is headlined by musical digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, collectively known as The Lonely Island. The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.


I thought this movie was funny as hell.  The mockumentary style was great.  The cameos throughout were great.  The songs were hysterical.  I had to download the soundtrack right after seeing it.  The movie had a perfectly short running time too.  I love The Lonely Island and still found this movie to be very funny with those high expectations.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  Tons of laughs throughout the movie. 

Now You See Me 2

The Four Horsemen [Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan] return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry [Daniel Radcliffe], a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.


I was a big fan of the first movie.  I wasn't sure that it necessitated a sequel but it was a very enjoyable movie if you just shut your brain off and enjoy the ride.  This movie was pretty much more of the same.  They replaced Isla Fisher flawlessly.  The chemistry was all still there and the filmmaking style with the magic tricks itself was still great.  Daniel Radcliffe was a great addition and was pretty enjoyable to watch in the villain role too.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  If you liked the first, you will definitely like this one.  You do have to be able to just enjoy instead of overanalyzing it.  If you do - you probably won't enjoy it as much.

Money Monster

In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an explosive situation when an irate investor who has lost everything (Jack O'Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets.

This was a very enjoyable and well done movie.  The pacing was perfect and that is very necessary for a movie like this.  It pretty much hit the ground running, did minimal story/character building because it wasn't that necessary and doing it on the fly would make the movie more intriguing anyway.  Sure there are many points throughout where you question the validity of something like this happening but if you just let go and enjoy the ride it was a great, tense story.  It's also a shining example of why I don't do any sort of investing or stock trading and probably never will.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  It was a very enjoyable watch with a perfect running time to keep you on the edge of your seat and wanting to know how it will play out.

The Darkness

From the director of the cult classic, Wolf Creek, Greg McLean, comes the supernatural thriller The Darkness.  As a family returns home from vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences.

This movie was a decent watch.  There was a good enough level of creepiness to keep you interested in the movie.  The son with autism was played excellently.  To be honest he pretty much carried the movie.

I would somewhat recommend thriller or scary movie fans checking this out.  It was a decent enough watch and was definitely better than I expected.