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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