Category: Everybody’s a critic (Reviews)

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Written by: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver. Based on the novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Starring: Jason Clarke, Keri Russell,Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Gary Oldman, Andy Serkis, Toby Kebbell, Terry Notary.
Complete cast here

Rated … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

How To Train Your Dragon 2

Written by: Dean DeBlois, from the How to Train Your Dragon” book series by Cressida Cowell

Directed by: Dean DeBlois

Starring:(Voices of) Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera.
Complete cast is here

Rated PG
Running time: 105 mins

When … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Maleficent

Written by: Linda Woolverton

Directed by: Robert Stromberg

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley

Rated PG
Running time: 98 mins

When The Most Powerful Fairy is betrayed by a puny human, she exacts her revenge by laying an unbreakable curse on his newborn daughter.

I’ll start … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Written by: Simon Kinberg , Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Ellen Page, Evan Peters and many, many more. Complete cast is here:

Not Rated
Running time: 131 … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Godzilla

Written by: Max Borenstein & Dave Callaham

Directed by: Gareth Edwards

Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen,

Rated PG-13
Running time: 120 mins

A scientist, working at a nuclear power plant, has his life devastated when an earthquake destroys the plant. Fifteen years later he is … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Neighbors

Written by: Andrew J. Cohen & Brendan O’Brien

Directed by: Nicholas Stoller

Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jerrod Carmichael, Lisa Kudrow

Rated R
Running time: 97 mins

When new parents see a fraternity moving in next door, they attempt to negotiate a truce, … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, James Vanderbilt
Based on the comics by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Directed by: Marc Webb

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore

Rated PG-13
Running time: 143 mins

When … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Oculus

Written by: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard

Directed by: Mike Flanagan

Starring: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan, Rory Cochrane, Katee Sackhoff

Rated R
Running time: 105 mins

A brother and sister attempt to prove that a mirror with supernatural powers is responsible for the deaths of their … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Written by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Screenplay) Ed Brubaker (concept and story) Based on the comic by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo + Joss Whedon (post-credits scene)

Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Written by: Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, Inspired by the works of Stefan Zweig

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, F. Murray Abraham, plus a zillion cameos.

Rated R … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Divergent

Written by: Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor From the novel by Veronica Roth

Directed by: Neil Burger

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz, Tony Goldwyn, Ashley Judd plus every 18 to 22 year old actor in Hollywood.

Rated PG-13
Running time: 140 mins

In a future city-state of Chicago, … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

Veronica Mars

Written by: Rob Thomas, Diane Ruggiero

Directed by: Rob Thomas

Starring: Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen, Percy Daggs III, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino
Complete cast list here

Rated PG-13
Running time: 1hr 47 mins

Veronica has managed to put her “teen-age detective” ways … Read more

Review 2014 by RD Clark

3 Days To Kill

Written by: Adi Hasak, Luc Besson

Directed by: Luc Besson

Starring: Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Marc Andréoni, Tómas Lemarquis, Richard Sammel

Rated PG-13
Running time: 117 Mins

When a secret agent finds out he is dying, he decides he want to spend … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Ride Along

Written by: Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

Directed by: Tim Story

Starring: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, John Leguizamo, Bryan Callen, Laurence Fishburne, Tika Sumpter

Rated PG-13
Running time: 100 Mins

A security guard, wanting to win the approval of his girlfriend’s cop-brother, agrees to go … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro — Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring:Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Sylvester McCoy, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry

Full cast … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Written by: Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt
Based on the novel by Suzanne Collins

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

Starring:

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci

Rated PG-13
Running time: 146 … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Thor: The Dark World

Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Directed by: Alan Taylor

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Rene Russo, Kat Dennings

Rated PG-13
Running time: 111 mins

When an ancient evil is reawakened, the Hero of Asgard must … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Ender’s Game

Written by: Gavin Hood — based on the novel by Orson Scott Card

Directed by: Gavin Hood

Starring: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis

Rated PG-13
Running time: 114 Mins

In order to repel another alien invasion, the military recruits some kids to be … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Captain Phillips

Written by: Billy Ray

Directed by: Paul Greengrass

Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, Corey Johnson, David Warshofsky

Rated PG-13
Running time: 133 mins

When a cargo ship is attacked and taken by Somali pirates, the Captain tries to cope … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

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Written by: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa — from the novel by Stephen King

Directed by: Kimberly Peirce

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Alex Russell, Portia Doubleday,

Rated R
Running time: 99 mins

A shy high school girl starts developing telekinetic … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Gravity

Written by: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón

Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón

Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Outer Space

Rated PG-13
Running time: 91 mins

When their ship is destroyed by debris, two astronauts fight for survival. Will they make it?

This movie, while short on plot (that’s about it there), … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The Family

Written by: Luc Besson, Michael Caleo — Based on the book by Tonino Benacquista

Directed by: Luc Besson

Starring:

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo + about 3/4 of the Mafia playing actors on the planet

Rated R
Running time: 111 mins… Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Riddick

Written by: David Twohy

Directed by: David Twohy

Starring: Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable, Bokeem Woodbine, Karl Urban, Dave Bautista, Raoul Trujillo,

Rated R
Running time: 119 mins

Betrayed by the Necromongers, Riddick finds himself stranded on an unfriendly planet, inhabited by creatures that eat anything … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

The World’s End

Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Starring:

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Pierce Brosnan, David Bradley

Rated R
Running time: 109 mins

An aging reprobate decides to get his school buddies back together to finish … Read more

Review 2013 by RD Clark

Kick-Ass 2

Written by: Jeff Wadlow, based on the Graphic (!) novel by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Olga Kurkulina, Lindy Booth, Donald Faison

Rated R because Hit Girl…
Running time: … Read more