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“Resurrection” Reaches Audiences

It’s the classic story about a child star who hits rock bottom when Gavin Stone, played by ‘ABC’s Agent of Shield’s’ Brett Dalton, is given a second chance through community service at a local church in his childhood home.  Though clearly not a Christian, Dalton accepts and takes on the task of manual labor until a meeting with the pastor’s daughter, Kelly Richardson, (played Anjelah Johnson- Reyes) leads Dalton to audition and take up the charade of ‘Christian’ in order to land the part of Jesus Christ.

But will Dalton be able to successfully pull of such a powerful part without letting Kelly know that it is all an act especially when his two hundred hours of community service are up prior to show time?

At roughly an hour and thirty-five minutes, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone is a feel good movie about the power of faith that can change anyone’s life and make them actually want to live a better life.  Overall, it’s a movie unlike any other Easter story with a bit of good tasting comedy at the heart of what truly matters.  People will be laughing, crying and cheering what is said to be ‘the greatest story of all time’.

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone came out January 19, 2017 and has thus earned roughly over one point five million domestically.  It’s currently playing at a theater near you.

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“Split” Breaks Records

M. Night Shyamalan‘s latest suspense thriller is taking  the box office by storm with a record  40 million opening weekend making it the fifth largest January opening to date.

Universal Pictures Split follows the story of the multi personalities of Kevin Wendell Crumb in a struggle to survive amidst himself.  Otherwise known has Dissociative Identity Disorder, Crumb played by James McAvoy finds himself wrestling with his own identities which ultimately leads him to kidnapping three young girls and holding them hostage for what is to be his newest identity which has yet to be unleashed, called ‘the monster’.

Overall, the movie will have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats trying to figure out just which personality will come out next as the three girls race to find an escape through one of the many identities of Mr. Crumb.  McAvoy’s portrayal of each identity is seamless as you truly see the real struggle of someone with this rare disorder.

Additionally, Shyamalan holds true to his own distinct style by using hidden easter eggs to further give dept to his story, including his always subtle cameo as well as his use of the color yellow to stimulate the current hysterical and personality change that our character goes through.

Split also stars  Anya Taylor Joy as Casey, Haley Lu Richardson as Claire, Jessica Sula as Marcia and Betty Buckley as Dr. Karen Fletcher who tries to cure Crumb though the personalities ultimately get in the way.

Split came out in theaters, January 20, 2017 and is currently playing in a theater near you.

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XXX Returns

Vin Diesel is back as Xander Cage in the latest installment of the Triple X trilogy, this time to recover “Pandora’s Box” and save the world.  The team consists of the same cast including Samuel L. Jackson as Gibbons and Ice Cube as Darius Stone and is a high energy action thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat with excitement as action after action is coming your way to bring you to the end in hopefully one piece.

It’s the typical XXX movie, where to coin a line, “You kick some ass, get the girl and try to look dope while you’re doing it.”  Overall, there’s not much to the movie, however if you like heart pounding action, triple X is the movie for you.

It came out in theaters Thursday January 20th and is playing at one near you.  It’s expected to bring in at least 20 million its opening weekend according to box office mojo as it has a little competition with M. Night Shyamalan’s Split.

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Audiences “Sing” To Theaters

The animated musical comedy with a heart for entertainment is continuing to draw crowds to theaters with great music and an even better story about never giving up and doing what you love to do.

Universal’s Sing, starring a long list of big names including, Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon, the business savvy Koala who desperately wants to save his family’s theater from foreclosure by putting on one last performance, ‘a singing competition’, but through a mistype of the flyer, it appears to be more of a disaster for everyone.   But will Moon be able to save his theater, especially when everything seems to be going wrong.

The animated movie also includes the voice talents of Reese Witherspoon as Rosita, the mother pig, who wants more then just being a housewife, her partner in the competition, Nick Kroll as Gunter, the pig with the dance moves, Scarlett Johansson, as Ash, the porcupine with the dream to break free of her boyfriend and just Sing, Taron Egerton as the Soul singing gorilla who wants more then the “family business” and Tori Kelly as Meena the shy elephant with the mighty set of pipes.

Overall, Sing will have audiences laughing, inspiring and thoroughly enjoying all the songs of the entire movie as you go on a journey with a few different kinds of animals that have to band together to just do what they love to do and that’s ‘Sing’.

Sing came out in theaters Dec. 21, the same week as Rogue one and has been trailing the Star Wars film at number two consecutively, bringing in close to 200- thousand to date.  It’s a movie that is good for all ages and is highly recommended to all.  It’s still currently playing in a theater near you.

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“Figures” Expands Box Office

The Fox Drama about the silent women who made our voyage to the moon a success is bringing even more people to the movies as it expands its reach to even more theaters this weekend.

Hidden Figures stars Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae as the first African American women in NASA, who ultimately aided the United States to be the first to get to the moon successfully, despite racial tendency that they faced as being the first of their kind in the program.

Set in the historic 1960’s, Hidden Figures captures the real life struggles of African American women during that time and all three actresses were stunning in their portrayals, powerful and delivered what is sure to be award winning performances.

Hidden Figures also stars Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst as side line characters who ultimately adds to the tension and makes the movie all it can possibly be.  The real life drama came out on Christmas Day to a limited audience and henceforth has already topped 2 million domestically,  expanding to even more theaters near you beginning this weekend.

See it this weekend, or next for Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend.  You won’t be sorry.

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“Passengers” Review

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence star in an epic romantic adventure where something goes horribly wrong on their way to another distant planet to begin life again.  The problem is they wake up 90 years to soon when the ship, set on autopilot, is struck by an unidentified object that causes a series of malfunctions to go off in the ship, jeopardizing the life of all 500 passengers aboard.

Now it’s up to Pratt and Lawrence to figure out how to set things right and ultimately figure out life aboard the ship.

At just about 2 hour run time, Passengers will have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats as it is a race against time to figure out how to save everyone and make a life for themselves at the same time.  Overall the special effects are phenomenal as it really feels like they are in outer space at all times.

The Sony Film came out Christmas day and has thus earned over 68 million domestically at the box office.

It is currently playing at a theater near you.

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“La La Land” REVIEW

There’s an original musical that is bringing crowds into the theaters for the month of December and trying to bring back the old time jazz and live stage performance to the big screen.

La La Land stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as two star cross lovers who are drawn together by their own unique passion.  Gosling a struggling jazz pianist whose ultimate dream is to bring back the iconic jazz scene to a new age audience.  He encounters Stone, a ambitious actress whose current repertoire is a series of rejections, but as they keep running into each other, a spark is ignited in each of them as they fall passionately in love, giving them extra passion to drive their dream, but is the love enough to hold their relationship when their dreams begin to become reality or will they be pulled apart by distance to achieve what they really want in life.

Set in traditional Hollywood, La La Land is the journey of one couple through an entire year and how fast life, love and work moves in the Los Angeles timeline.  At just over two hours, it’s the perfect movie to end the old year and ring in the new year with hope.

La La Land came out in theaters December 9th, 2016 and has already brought in over 27 million in revenues at the box office and has received seven Golden Globe Nominees for best director, cast nominees for Miss Stone, Mr Gosling and J.K Simmons as well as writer, score and song.  The Golden Globes are set to air on Sunday January 8, 2017.

La La Land is currently playing in a theater near you.

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New “Princess” Tops Box Office

Coming out on top for the extended Thanksgiving weekend at the box office is a Disney’s Newest Princess, Moana which topped the charts with the second highest total for a five day release weekend bringing in over 81 million domestically and sending WB’s Fantastic Beasts to the number two spot.

Disney’s Moana is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a chief, who is drawn to the by the love of the ocean from early on.  Her father however fears anything beyond the reef and discourages Moana from venturing past, but when the island begins to die, it is up to Moana to discover her true calling and voyage far past the island in order to find the demigod, Maui and return the heart, that was stolen, to its rightful place.

Moana stars Dwayne Johnson as the wise cracking, yet lovable Maui, Rachel House as Gramma Tali and introduces Auli’i Cravalho as Moana in her first ever feature film role.  Set in ancient Polynesia, the movie follows after one of the ancient legends and brings it to life on the big screen with notable songs that will have you singing along even if you don’t know the words, as well as stunning 3D animation that will have you truly engrossed and intrigued in every moment of the movie.

Coming out Thanksgiving day weekend, it’s a movie for the who family to see in theaters everywhere.

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“Trolls” Dance To #2

Dreamworks newest animated movie Trolls, starring Anna Kendrick as the happiest troll to be born, Princess Poppy and Justin Timberlake as Branch, the troll who just can’t be happy, is bringing families to the theater as it has already brought in over 46 million for its first weekend, coming in number two at the box office.

Trolls tells the story of the happy, dancing, hugging childhood toy made popular from the 60’s and again in the 90’s, who all they can do is be happy, while their counterparts, the Bergens can’t dance and sing and the only way for them to be happy is to eat the trolls from the Troll tree in a symbolic day called Trollstice, but the King of the trolls decide to relocate to save from another Trollstice.

But will the trolls truly be safe or will the Bergens have another Trollstice so they can be happy again.

Trolls also stars the voice talents of Russell Brand as Creek, John Cleese as King Gristle sr., Jeffrey Tambor as King Peppy, Zooey Deschanel, as Bridget, the maid in the Bergen King’s palace, who holds the true secret to happiness for the Bergens and Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki.

At just over an hour and a half, Trolls will have you laughing, crying and singing along with the fun loving trolls as Princess Poppy and Branch set out on a adventure to save their friends once more when the Bergens discover their whereabouts and long to be happy once again.

See Trolls in a theater near you.

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“Strange” Takes Number One

There’s a new superhero in town as Disney’s Marvel Doctor Strange brings in an estimated 84 million its debut weekend taking the top spot at the box office.

The Superhero movie stars actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel McAdams and follows the journey of Dr. Stephen Strange as he transforms from a life saving neurosurgeon to a crime fighting superhero in the most nontraditional way.   After a major car accident which nearly paralysis his hands, Dr. Strange is left trying to figure out how to regain use, by undergoing neurosurgery.

Unsuccessful, he ventures off in search of a cure and stumbles on a powerful sorcerer which helps him overcome his weakness through the power of his mind, but now he is faced with the decision to go back to his normal life with his partner/ girlfriend, Christine played by McAdams or to join other sorcerers in order to save the world from Kaecilius.

At nearly two hours, Doctor Strange is a movie for the ultimate Comic book lover, from the creativity of Stan Lee.  The movie will have you full engulfed in the crime fighting and mind controlling talents of the most powerful sorcerer in the Marvel Universe.

Doctor Strange came out November 4 and is currently playing in a theater near you.