Movie Review: "The Heat" Gives Audiences A Great Female Cop Comedy.

The Heat

Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Marlon Wayans, Michael McDonald, Michael Rapaport.
Rated R for pervasive language, strong crude content and some violence.

Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys, Rush Hour, Stakeout. The buddy cop movie has had its fair share of classic duos. There's not much that a cop movie can give audiences that is fresh and new, but Paul Feig (director of Bridesmaids) has delivered something pretty great: an uptight Sandra Bullock and a foul-mouthed loose cannon in Melissa McCarthy. The formula may be old, but with these two great comedic actresses, it feels like a breath of fresh air.

Need A Redbox? Check Out "Side Effects".

Side Effects

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Channing Tatum.
Rated R for sexuality, nudity, violence and language.

Steven Soderbergh is one of favorite filmmakers. He has a diverse range of films including The Ocean's Trilogy, Traffic, The Informant, Contagion, Haywire, and Erin Brockovich. Though he is a genre-jumping director, he always puts his signature on each film with his unique camera work, subtle music, and terrific performances from his actors. Sadly, Soderbergh has stated that Side Effects will be his final theatrical film so that he can focus on his other passions. Hopefully he is just crying wolf, but if he's for real then he picked a hell of a film to end his career on.

Redbox Review: "Killing Them Softly" Might As Well Be Titled "Killing Them Slowly".

Killing Them Softly

Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, and James Gandolfini.
Rated R for violence, sexual references, pervasive language, and some drug use

A movie about Brad Pitt as a hitman for the mob? What can be wrong with that? Well, unfortunately a lot. Brad Pitt reteams with The Assassination of Jesse James director, Andrew Dominik, to tell a dark tale about a hitman who goes after those responsible for robbing a mafia-run poker game. The film starts off with a gritty intensity that only diminishes the more that time passes. The movie clocks in under two hours, but it will have felt like three hours by the time it's over.

Movie Review: "World War Z" Gives The Zombie Genre A New And Different Spin.

World War Z

Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, and James Badge Dale.
Rated PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images.

Brad Pitt vs Zombies?!?! I never thought I'd live to see the day. Zombies have been all the rage lately, especially with the hit tv series The Walking Dead on AMC. But if you're looking for that type of zombie entertainment then Marc Forster's World War Z may not be for you. Based on the widely popular novel by Max Brooks (FYI Mel's son), WWZ gives us a zombie thriller that treats the genre as a worldwide epidemic as opposed to a horror gorefest, which I believe is all for good.

Movie Review: "This Is The End" Delivers Both Insanity And Hilarity.

This Is The End

Directors: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen
Cast: James Franco, Seth Rogan, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, and Danny McBride.
Rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence.

Disclaimer: This movie is solely for those who enjoy raunchy and profane comedies. If such comedies are not your thing, then better steer clear from This Is The End. Still interested? Alright then, let's dive in. This Is The End is filled with such bizarre craziness that it often produces gut-busting laughter.

Movie Review: "Hangover Part III" Gives The Audience A Mild Hangover Of Its Own

The Hangover Part III

Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Justin Bartha, and John Goodman.
Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, some violence and drug content, and brief graphic nudity.

Chances are you already know if you want to see this or not. Fans of the original comedy classic, including myself, have been hoping that maybe somehow they could recreate what we loved from the first film. Those hopes were shattered with the highly disappointing Hangover Part II. Still, I thought that maybe they could learn from the disaster and still come out on top with Part III. Unfortunately, the actors are just cashing in their paychecks with a dull and forced script from director Todd Phillips.

Movie Review: "Man of Steel" Gives Us A Superman Who Does More Than Save A Cat In A Tree. A Lot More.

Man of Steel

Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, and Russell Crowe.
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language.

There has been much debate on how to bring back the Big Blue Boy Scout to the big screen after his last outing in Bryan Singer's Superman Returns. That film was generally liked by critics scoring a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes; however, it was not as well received by audiences. The film was criticized for being too much of an homage to the Christopher Reeve movies without adding anything new or exciting to the saga. Now some six or seven years later we get a totally separate origin story for Superman in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. So far, Snyder's new take is only scoring 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I feel it is a harsh rating on what I believe to be a new and exciting start to a promising franchise.