Terminator: Genisys - Movie Review

Terminator: Genisys is the latest chapter in the ongoing franchise created by James Cameron. This installment was directed by Alan Taylor who's previous work includes Thor: The Dark World, Game of Thrones, and Mad Men. The movie features an all star cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Courtney B. Vance, Byung-hun Lee, and Dayo Okeniyi.

The Spectacular Now - Movie Review

The screenwriting team of Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, who are best known for writing (500) Days of Summer, has now added The Spectacular Now, a novel written by Tim Tharp, to their resume. The movie features performances by Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley along with Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Brie Larson.

The Hunger Games - Movie Review

"The World Will be Watching" is a very appropriate slogan for a movie that goes in to its release date with a huge built in fan base that has devoured a story originally presented over three best selling novels.

With high expectations firmly in place, the movie's success will depend on big box office numbers and that means recreating a story that will please both fans of the books and also those, like myself, that know virtually nothing about the story going in.