RED 2
Retired CIA agents rally one last time to fight for justice and the American way. Question: Didn’t they already rally for the last time last time?
The Conjuring
This James Wan scarefest is frighteningly effective and surprisingly spiritual. But the images it offers will haunt you long after you turn the lights back on.
Pacific Rim
This Transformers-meets-Godzilla battler is long on apocalyptic mayhem … but not short on brave humans caught up in the carnage.
Fruitvale Station
It’s a movie that centers on violence and swirls with obscenities. It’s also a powerful movie. It’s a movie with an important story to tell.
Grown Ups 2
Surely a sequel will let this franchise begin to live up to its title. Right. More like life lessons as told in belches.
The Way, Way Back
“It’s like spring break for adults,” we’re told in The Way, Way Back. But what does that make it for the kids? A prison sentence? A water slide down into despair?
The Lone Ranger
He wears the mask. He rides the horse. But there’s something about this Lone Ranger that’s not quite right.
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Comedian Kevin Hart needs a whole movie to try to explain why his stand-up show is so sleazy. We only need a few paragraphs to explain why you won’t want to see it.
White House Down
The White House is under shocking, explosive attack from extremists bent on kidnapping the president and seizing control of the country’s nuclear arsenal. Only one unlikely man can stop them. Wait … haven’t we seen this before?
The Heat
You know what they say: “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” We’re all the way in the basement by now.