Crawl (2019)

Crawl (2019)

[7] Director Alexandre Aja (High Tension) serves up a father/daughter survival thriller that takes place primarily in a basement full of alligators during a hurricane. Sound preposterous? Well, that's part of the charm. But Aja and screenwriters Michael and Shawn…
Center of My World (2016)

Center of My World (2016)

[7] Jakob M. Erwa directs his own adaptation of Andreas Steinhöfel's novel about a 17-year-old who returns from summer camp to find his hedonistic mother and twin sister have become uncomfortably distant. At the same time, he enters into his first…
We’re the Millers (2013)

We’re the Millers (2013)

[7] Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston star in this comedy about at pot dealer (Sudeikis) who hires a stripper (Aniston), a lonely teen virgin (Will Poulter) and a homeless girl (Emma Roberts) to pose as his nuclear family as he…
Steve Jobs (2015)

Steve Jobs (2015)

[7] With all due deference to his accomplishments, Steve Jobs' career isn't something I thought I needed to see a movie about. Faithful biopics generally make for uneven films, and how the hell can a dork making computers make for…
Little Fockers (2010)

Little Fockers (2010)

[3] In this third Meet the Parents film, Robert DeNiro's characters suffers a heart attack, causing renewed concern that his son-in-law, played by Ben Stiller, be able to carry on as the family's patriarch when he's gone. Little Fockers feels…
Monsters (2010)

Monsters (2010)

[8] Writer/director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) serves up an authentic-feeling monster movie that takes place in the near-future, after NASA accidentally releases an alien life form in the sky over Mexico. The enormous tentacled creatures begin destroying cities and…
21 Bridges (2019)

21 Bridges (2019)

[5] The late Chadwick Boseman stars in this mediocre actioner about a New York City detective trying to stop two cop killers from leaving Manhattan by closing all the island's bridges and tunnels. But along the way, Boseman's eyes are…
Ted 2 (2015)

Ted 2 (2015)

[6] Ted the foul-mouthed teddy bear wants to have a baby with his human wife, but the government doesn't acknowledge Ted as his own person. This sets Ted, his human pal played by Mark Whalberg, and a new lawyer friend…
Venom (2018)

Venom (2018)

[7] Tom Hardy stars as an investigative reporter who becomes the unwilling host body for a gloppy alien creature -- named Venom -- that gives him superhuman powers. At first the possession experience is scary, with Venom being very much…
The Mountain Between Us (2017)

The Mountain Between Us (2017)

[6] Kate Winslet and Idris Elba star as survivors of a small plane crash who must brave snowy mountain terrain and try to stay alive long enough to find help. I was in the mood for a survival flick when…