Movie Review: “Huntsman”

 Studio:  Universal (2 hrs. 3 min.)

Plot:  As a war between rival queen sisters Ravenna and Freya escalates, Eric and fellow warrior Sara, members of the Huntsmen army raised to protect Freya.
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line:   **1/2

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Movie Review: “Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice”

 Studio:  Warner Bros. Pictures (2 hr. 31min.)

Plot: Batman takes on Superman while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs.
Cast:  Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:    **

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Movie Review: “Deadpool”

 

Studio:  20th Century Fox (1hr. 48 min.)
Plot:  A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers.
Cast:  Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Michael Benyaer
Rating:  R
Bottom Line:  ***

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Movie Review: “Zootopia”

  Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios (1 hr. 48 min.)

Plot:  A fugitive con artist fox and a rookie bunny cop work together to uncover a conspiracy.
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Shakira
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:  ****

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Movie Review: “Race”

  Studio: Focus Features (2 hrs. 14 min.)

Plot: Jesse Owens’ quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy.
Cast: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ****
 

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Movie Review: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

 

Studio:  Sony (1hr. 40 min.)

Plot:  A retelling of Jane Austin’s classic novel – with zombie.
Cast:  Lily James, Sam Reilly, Lena Headey, Jack Huston, Matt Smit Charles Dance, Douglas Booth
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:     **

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Movie Review: The 5th Wave

  Studio:  Sony (1hr. 52 min.)

Plot:     The world is devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has decimated Earth’s population.
Cast:     Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber, Maria Bello, Nick Robinson, Maggie Siff

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Movie Review: Ride Along 2

 

Studio:     Universal (1 hr. 44 min.)

Plot:    Further adventures of the Brother’s In-Laws.
Cast:     Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Ken Jeong, Olivia Munn, Benjamin Bratt, Bruce McGill, Sherri Shepard, Carlos Gomez
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **

 

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Movie Review: The Hateful Eight

 

Studio: The Weinstein Company (2hrs. 47min.)
Plot: Bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard, but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception.

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