Short Review: Anchorman 2

Grade: A-

Ron Burgundy is back and taking on 24 hour news.

Very funny. Very entertaining. Great commentary on the news and media. Great follow up to the original.

Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Steve Carell and many many more.

Short Review: Frozen

Grade: A-

Princess Anna must find her sister, Elsa, who is the new queen, but in order to do so she must trek through the frozen landscape.

Great story. Love the ending. Very funny. Good songs. Great kids movie.

Voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff and more.

Short Review: Philomena

Grade: A

A journalist meets a woman who was forced to live in a convent and give up her child 50 years earlier then helps her find him.

Fascinating story. Amazing performances. Interesting turns. Definitely worth watching.

Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, more. 

Short Review: About Time

Grade: A

A man learns he can travel through time and uses it to better his life through love.

Surprisingly great story. Very funny throughout with some more serious moments thrown in. Great cast. Very uplifting.

Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy and many more.

Short Review: Catching Fire

Grade: A

Katniss has to convince the president of her love then is sent back to the hunger games.

Such an improvement over its predecessor. Really focuses on the characters and how horrible the games are. They nailed it.

Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, Jenna Malone,  Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright and more.

Short Review: Free Birds

Grade: B-

Two turkeys travel back in time to get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu.

Fun concept. Some good genuine laughs. Story is good. Kids will enjoy it more.

Voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, others.

Short Review: Thor: The Dark World

Grade: A+

Thor must face an ancient evil across several realms and reunites with Jane.

Great movie that is loads of fun to watch. Plenty of humor perfectly injected throughout the movie. Amazing action set pieces. Just as good if not better than the first.

Chris Harmsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Jaime Alexander and more.

Short Review: Ender's Game

Grade: A-

The International Military seek a new commander to fight an alien threat in the form of a young boy.

Fun movie with a great story. Presents interesting morality questions. Great sci-fi.

Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley and more.

Short Review: Escape Plan

Grade: B

A man whose job is to break out of prisons in placed in a secret inescapable prison.

A lot more fun than I expected. Some of that enjoyment comes from watching Stallone and Schwarzenegger work together. Cheesy plot and characters but that's half the fun. 

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel and many more.

Short Review: Machete Kills

Grade: A

Machete is back and is hired by the president to stop a madman trying to destroy the world.

Insane amounts of fun to watch. Ridiculous and entertaining. Can't wait for Machete Kills Again.

Starring: Danny Trejo, Michele Rodriguez, Amber Heard, Mel Gibson, Carlos Estevez and so very many more.