Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) finally has some good luck. A 13-year-old chubby foster kid, he has found a warm home with a goofy “auntie” Bella (Rima Te Wiata) who checks in every night to see if he’ll be running away (and to remind him to be home for breakfast), and “uncle” Hec (Sam Neill) who …
In the realm of movie plots, Keanu is definitely one of your more random options. The film centers around a ridiculously adorable kitten who originally belonged to a Los Angeles drug lord. During an incident known as the Diaz Church Massacre, Keanu flees, ultimately winding up on the doorstep of Rell Williams (Jordan Peele). Having …
Strangely enough, though, I didn’t find it nearly as painful or tragically mangled as either of its aforementioned predecessors on my screening schedule. Comparatively speaking, it wasn’t terrible. Oh, it’s fully lame and filled with the kind of humor that you can only produce when you’re writing by committee (“let’s have a guy slam face …
It’s just as clever, just as bro-tastic, just as wink-at-the-audience meta and just as funny as its predecessor… even though, as it outright acknowledges, it’s essentially just the same movie all over again, only with a bigger budget and more outrageousness. This time, a massive smuggling sting gone horribly awry demotes undercover police partners Jenko …
Less a remake than a clever reboot, this big-screen incarnation of the iconic 1980s TV series of the same name simultaneously embraces formula and turns it on its ear. Here, somewhat-inept-but-desperate-to-arrest bicycle cops Jenko (Tatum) and Schmidt (Hill) find themselves reassigned after one too many screw-ups. Given their youthful looks, they’re transferred to the Jump …
In fact, you don’t really need more information to enjoy this awesome sequel. We’re given a quick recap explaining that Vietnam vet Frank Vega (Danny Trejo) has become a local hero after standing up to bad guys on the bus. The video of the encounter goes viral and pretty soon “Bad Ass” (as Frank is …
I first saw Lethal Weapon when I was twelve. It was edited for television and even so, it rocked my world. Mel Gibson’s sheer unstoppable hotness coupled with all that badass action left me helpless. It was all I could think about for months: I would obsessively replay the movie in my mind, talk about …