Tag: jk simmons

Clunking and Sputtering Metal Providng a nostalgia stew of the Terminator series, Genisys plunges through franchise lore with wanton recklessness. How cool it should be to watch old Arnold …

Patriot Mark Wahlberg Director Peter Berg, who moved from the banality of Battleship into a string of true story adaptations, handles Hollywood’s version of the Boston Marathon bombing. Hollywood …

Po-faced Kung Fu Panda 3’s important lesson buries itself under 80 or so minutes of frantic action. Po (Jack Black) learns the value of failure and how it makes …

The Animated Utopia Disney may have sunk low with Barnyard and their other ’00 offerings, but Zootopia brings a specific honesty to its anthropomorphic critters. In the depressing fall-off …

Please, don’t be back Sarah Connor has never been this weak. Doughy eyed, smitten like a teen, and uncharacteristically attached to her “Pop.” She’s sexualized. She’s endlessly protected. She’s …

Right on tempo Whiplash is timeless. The decorum is contemporary, mobile phones are frequently in use, and street side advertisements are locked to the time of the shoot. But …

Only a little need for a rewrite A script writer writing about a writer who writes – The Rewrite. If The Rewrite is not entirely a self-expressive piece, then …

Contraband doesn't do much for its credibility, most of the legitimate aspects coming between the family material.