“Hot Pursuit” Disappoints Despite Strong Actors
Attractive women, fancy cars, and big guns sounds like an aggregate for success however Anne Fletcher’s “Hot Pursuit” fails miserably […]
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La Vista’s Weekend Preview
By Riaz Mamdani Online Arts Editor Coming out this weekend is the new film “San Andreas”, starring Dwayne Johnson and Loan Gruffudd. Despite its scientifically incorrect premise, the film does show potential. Also new this […]
Film “Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” lacks romance
Directed by John Madden, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is a disappointing sequel to the film “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” Featuring artificial character development and a rambling script, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” fails to muster any entertainment.
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“Seventh Son” disappoints with artificial characters, story
The medieval fantasy film “Seventh Son,” directed by Sergey Bodrov, is flawed from the start, as it is weighed down both by its dull and linear plot progression and its uncreative characters.
“Seventh Son” is a fantasy film that begins when Master Gregory (Bridges), a Spook, or a knight devoted to eradicating creatures of evil from Earth, loses his apprentice to the wicked witch queen known as Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore).
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Kevin Kevin Hart fills the audience with laughs in “The Wedding Ringer”
Kevin Hart impresses yet again in his new bromantic comedy “The Wedding Ringer.” […]
“Penguins of Madagascar” is nonstop laughs
By Riaz Mamdani Staff Writer After stealing the show in Dreamworks’ “Madagascar” franchise, the series’ four infamous penguins show that they are still “flipping” hilarious in “Penguins of Madagascar.” Directed by Eric Darnell, “Penguins” instantly […]
Atrocious film “Ouija” is hindered by predictable plot and uninspiring cast
A proper horror movie should always haunt people like “Annabelle” and “Insidious 2”. However the film “Ouija” accomplishes none of this making it quite a travesty of a quality horror film. […]
Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall excel in “The Judge”
Like a court case that ends in justice, “The Judge” is an exceptional movie. […]
Complex and stagnant plot hinders “The Giver” despite strong acting
Riaz Mamdani Staff Writer The paradox of a perfect society is that man cannot be perfect nor achieve perfection. The film adaptation of Lois Lowry’s “The Giver,” directed by Phillip Noyce, despite having a fascinating […]
MacFarlane’s “Million Ways to Die in the West” maintains its humor in crude jokes, but is hindered by predictable plot
McFarlane’s newest film, of which he directed, co-wrote, and produced, “A Million Ways to Die in the West” is filled with crude and raunchy humor and passionate acting. However a predictable plot that is tinged with a bit of racist undertones hinders the film’s success. […]