Need for Speed
Directed By: Scott Waugh
Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Kid Cudi, Imogen Poots, Ramón Rodriguez, and Michael Keaton
Movies based on video games are a hard sell. Titles like Mortal Kombat, Doom, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time should all evoke some bad memories. We've all regretted going to go see one of these often cheesy, underdeveloped adaptations that don't do justice to the games we love. That being said, I had anything but high expectations for Scott Waugh'... Continue reading ...
Rush
Directed By: Ron Howard
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, and Natalie Dormer
It would be an understatement to say that I had low expectations for Rush. Let's be real. Did anyone really expect a serious awards contender out of a racing movie led by Thor? I sure as hell did not. I knew the film had Ron Howard in the director's chair. I knew that there was a rich, intriguing story for Howard to tell based on t... Continue reading ...
GetawayDirected By: Courtney Solomon
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Bruce Payne, Paul Freeman, Rebecca Budig, and James Maslow
There have been a lot of bad movies this year, and the pain just won't stop for whatever reason. We've had horror movies that have made me cringe at how inept the victims are, spoof movies that have made me wonder how high the writers were during the creative process, and action movies that have made me laugh at their goal to outdo Michael Bay with bi... Continue reading ...
