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Colossal

Colossal Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudekis, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Stevens Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo Written by: Nacho Vigalondo Rating: R Length: 1 hour 49 min Genre: Sci-Fi Comedy Release Date: April 21, 2017 In Colossal, Gloria has been out of work for a while and spends her time partying instead of finding...

Trucks

Maximum Overdrive is ridiculous, but it still has some fun, goofy moments. Trucks, based on the same Stephen King short story, has only one goofy moment and I believe it was unintentional. It is unclear why there was a need to make another version of the story while removing...

Cat’s Eye

I have seen Cat’s Eye quite a few times as a kid. I think I would watch it every time I stumbled across it on cable around the time it came out. A cat very loosely ties together three stories. Two of the stories came from Stephen King’s Night Shift...

Children of the Corn

Children of the Corn Starring: Peter Hortron, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains Directed by: Fritz Kiersch Written by: George Goldsmith (screenplay), Stephen King (short story) Rating: R Length: 1 hour 32 min Genre: Horror Release Date: March 9, 1984 I had never seen Children of the Corn before now, even though I do believe I have...

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2 Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O’Connor Directed by: James Wan Written by: Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, James Wan, David Johnson Rating: R Length: 2 hour 14 min Genre: Horror Release Date: June 10, 2016 Haunted house movies scare me more than other horror movies. The Conjuring scared me quite a...

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ike Barinholtz, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein Directed by: Nicholas StollerWritten by: Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien, Nicholas Stoller, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Rating: RLength: 1 hour 32 minutesGenre: ComedyRelease Date: May 20, 2016 Around the time that Neighbors was released, Rolling Stone...

Keanu

Keanu Starring: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man Directed by: Peter Atencio Written by: Jordan Pelle, Alex Rubens Rating: R Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Genre: Comedy Release Date: April 29, 2016 Keanu is an odd movie. It has some chuckles throughout and some bits that I liked more than others. It also has...

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Daniel Bruhl, Frank Grillo Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Written by: Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Mark Millar...

10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg Written by: Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken Rating: PG-13 Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Genre: Drama Release Date: 2016 I think it is best if you go into 10 Cloverfield Lane not knowing too much about it. This isn’t a sequel to Cloverfield, but...

The Witch

The Witch Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw Directed by: Robert Eggers Written by: Robert Eggers Rating: R Length: 1 hour 32 minutes Genre: Horror Release Date: 2016 The buzz on The Witch was this was super spooky movie that was really well done. It was marketed as a horror movie, but I...