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We’re at $35.

I hope that you will take a few minutes to participate when you can each month.  It’s fun for me and for everyone else who reads it.  I’m not looking for a critical review, just a few words about how you felt about the movie.  This is ongoing so you can leave your 5 words anytime.

Captain Fantastic, 2016 (Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn)    Grade B+

Family’s heartbreaking funeral road trip.

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The Painted Veil, 2006 (Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Diana Rigg, Toby Jones)                     Grade B

Slowmoving drama honest to original.

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Dark Skies, 2013 (Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, JK Simmons, Dakota Goyo)                                             Grade B-

Alien Abductors Are Among All.

 

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I could watch a great romantic film again and again (and have!) but bad ones are hard to stomach (I’m looking at you Nicholas Sparks). Another month and another chance to contribute money to charity.  Add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity.  Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity.  Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to.  Anyone is welcome to join in at any time.

We’re at $35.

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The Secret Life of Pets, 2016 (Louis CK, Kevin Hart, Eric Stonestreet, Steve Coogan, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey)    Grade B+

Enemies become best friends.

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 Living on One Dollar, 2013 (Ryan Christoffersen, Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, Chris Temple)   Grade B

College guys head to Guatemala.

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The Legend of Tarzan, 2016 (Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Samuel L Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Dijmon Hounsou)  Grade B

Tarzan and Jane go home.

Tarzan fights greed and oppression. (Michelle)

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My Last Day Without You, 2011 (Nicole Beharie, Ken Duken, Reg E Cathey)                                         Grade C-

Cheesy love at first sight saga

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The Best of Me, 2014 (James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Gerald McRaney, Liana Liberato, Luke Bracey)   Grade F

I wanted to poke my eyes out.

 

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Please tell me if you saw anything worth seeing this month!

Another month and another chance to contribute money to charity.  Add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity.  Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity.  Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to.  Anyone is welcome to join in at any time.

We’re at $.

I hope that you will take a few minutes to participate when you can each month.  It’s fun for me and for everyone else who reads it.  I’m not looking for a critical review, just a few words about how you felt about the movie.  This is ongoing so you can leave your 5 words anytime.

The Nice Guys, 2016 (Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice,Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Kim Basinger)   Grade B+

The trailer captures the vibe 🙂

 

Minions, 2015 (Voices-Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Alison Janney)  Grade B

Villain lovers save the day.

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Captain Ameica:Civil War, 2016 (Chris Evans, Rober Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremey Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd)        Grade B

No shortage of fighting superheroes.

 

Another month and another chance to contribute money to charity.  Add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity.  Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity.  Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to.  Anyone is welcome to join in at any time.

We’re at $34.

I hope that you will take a few minutes to participate when you can each month.  It’s fun for me and for everyone else who reads it.  I’m not looking for a critical review, just a few words about how you felt about the movie.  This is ongoing so you can leave your 5 words anytime.

Chef, 2014 (Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansen, Oliver Pratt, Dustin Hoffman)  Grade B+

Yummy heartwarming indie film. #Foodporn

Feel-good movie, great food scenes.  (Kathy)

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, 2008. (Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis)  Grade B

I feel manipulated, sniff, sniff.

Too heartbreaking to bear.  (Michelle)

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Trainwreck, 2015 (Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, LeBron James, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Tilda Swinton)   Grade  B-

He could’ve done way better.

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Deadpool, 2016 (Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, TJ Miller)    Grade B-

Smartass superhero plus extra X-Men.

Ryan Reynolds…enough said.  (Michelle)

As I put together this post, I saw that they are currently filming Bad Santa 2 with much of the same cast, minus Bernie Mac and John Ritter, two funny men lost too young.

Another month and another chance to contribute money to charity.  Add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity.  Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity.  Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to.  Anyone is welcome to join in at any time.

We’re at $31.

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Race, 2016 (Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton)    Grade B

Buckeye Jesse takes on Hitler.

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10 Cloverfield Lane, 2016 (John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher, Jr.     Grade B

Suspenseful kidnap/apocalypse/alien thriller.

Saw Cloverfield? You’ll get it.   (Michelle)

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Bad Santa, 2003 (Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Bernie Mac, John Ritter)   Grade B-

You must embrace the depravity.

Foulmouthed Santa is strangely hilarious.    (Michelle)

 

These past few weeks have been a blur.  Should have posted this earlier.  I was happy to see Spotlight win Best Picture at the Oscars.  I thought it was deserved.

Another month and another chance to contribute money to charity.  Add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity.  Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity.  Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to.  Anyone is welcome to join in at any time.

We’re at $29.

I hope that you will take a few minutes to participate when you can each month.  It’s fun for me and for everyone else who reads it.  I’m not looking for a critical review, just a few words about how you felt about the movie.  This is ongoing so you can leave your 5 words anytime.

Spotlight, 2015 (Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Live Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci)   Grade A

Investigative reporters expose Catholic Church.

Absolutely terrific movie that definitely deserved the Oscar!  (Lloyd) – not 5 words? Sue me.

Amazingly acted, written, and directed.   (Heather)

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Munich, 2005 (Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz)        Grade B

Truish story about justifying murder.

Remember it having emotional impact.  (Michelle)

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Message in a Bottle, 1999 (Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, Paul Newman)   Grade D

The ending was soooo bad.

Another reason why…no Sparks.  (Michelle)

A waste of two hours….   (Heather)

What a great movie month! You may notice that 3 out of the 7 movies I’ve seen this month have starred Tom Hardy.  He is one talented guy!

Another month and another chance to contribute money to charity.  Add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity.  Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity.  Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to.  Anyone is welcome to join in at any time.

We’re at $24.

I hope that you will take a few minutes to participate when you can each month.  It’s fun for me and for everyone else who reads it.  I’m not looking for a critical review, just a few words about how you felt about the movie.  This is ongoing so you can leave your 5 words anytime.

The Big Short, 2015 (Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marissa Tomei)   Grade B++

What Jason does – for dummies (like me ;))

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Child 44, 2015 (Tom Hardy Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent Cassel)      Grade B

Gripping 1950’s Russia character study.

Suspenseful Russian serial killer mystery  (Michelle)

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Mad Max Fury Road, 2015 (Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz)    Grade B

Road trip on acid anyone?

Charlize Theron being super awesome.   (Care)

Not as good as original.  (Michelle)

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The Revenant, 2014 (Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter)    Grade B

Not my thing but Oscar-worthy.

Amazing adventure. Leonardo was outstanding.   (Michelle)

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Get Hard, 2015 (Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T Nelson, T.I., Alison Brie)      Grade C

Not as bad as expected.

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Kingsman:The Secret Service, 2014 (Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine)   Grade C

Mr.Darcy leads dapper English spies.

Colin Firth – umbrella action hero!  (Kay)

Kingsman was a huge disappointment.   (Care)

Surprised it was so dirty.   (Michelle)

Fun, except for that one over-the-top scene.  (Carol)

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The Theory of Everything, 2014 (Eddie Remayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, David Thewlis)   Grade C-

Suffered from lots of boredom.

It was a good month at the theater!  How about you?

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We’re at $12.

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The Intern, 2015 (Cast-Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway, Reme Russo)    Grade B+

Fun work play between generations.

Experience proves to be valuable.  (Kathy)

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Creed, 2015 (Cast-Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad)    Grade B+

Rocky and Apollo live on!

 I loved it!!   (Wendy)

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The Hunger Games:Mockingjay, part 2, 2015 (Cast-Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman)        Grade B

A good end to series.

 I was happy with it.   (Wendy)

rare occurrence, better than book! (Sheree)

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Guarding Tess, 1994 (Cast- Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage)      Grade B-

Loved these two pros together.

Shirley & Nicholas funny antics  (Sheree)

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Run All Night, 2015 (Cast-Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D’Onofrio, Common)

Grade C

Been there, done that before.