Upcoming Theatrical Releases Trainwreck Director: Judd Apatow R; 2 hr. 2 min. Trailer Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo-enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Ted 2” — A Known Commodity, But Has the Joke Gotten Old?
“Life has changed drastically for thunder buddies John (Mark Wahlberg), now a bachelor, and best pal Ted (Seth MacFarlane), now married to the woman (Jessica Barth) of his dreams. Problems arise when the couple decide to adopt a child, but the law declares Ted to be property and not a person. Angry and dejected, the […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Jurassic World” — Is It So Bad, It’s Good?
Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the other dinos to run amok. Now, it’s up to a former military […]
Reel News: Week of June 19 and 26: Inside Out, Dope, Chappie, Ted 2, Max, The Overnight, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Inside Out Director: Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen PG; 1 hr. 42 min. Trailer Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided […]
Reel News: Week of June 12 — Jurassic World, Project Almanac, The DUFF
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Jurassic World Director: Colin Trevorrow PG-13; 2 hr. 3 min. Trailer Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate […]
Reel News: Week of June 5 — Entourage, Insidious Chapter 3, The Spongebob Movie, Jupiter Ascending, McFarland USA
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Entourage Director: Doug Ellin R; 1 hr. 45 min. Trailer “Entourage,” the much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series, reunites the show’s original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. Movie star Vincent Chase (Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Connolly), Turtle (Ferrara) […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” — Deus ex Machina, and Our Search for Heroes
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts what is supposed to be a peacekeeping artificial super-intelligence called Ultron, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the Avengers to re-assemble. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the team is put to the […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Tomorrowland” — When Was the Last Time You Helped Build Tomorrowland?
When was the last time you left a movie theater feeling genuinely inspired? When was the last time you saw a movie which endorsed a better tomorrow without including a platitudinous caveat? When was the last time a movie didn’t make you regret letting your guard down, regret believing that happy endings are possible without […]