Synopsis: Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain't Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. What seems merely to be a third-rate gig escalates into something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence backstage that they weren't meant to see. Now trapped backstage, they must face off against the club's depraved owner, Darcy Banker (Patrick Stewart), a man who will do anything to protect the secrets of his nefarious enterprise. But while Darcy and his henchmen think the band will be easy to get rid of, The Ain't Rights prove themselves much more cunning and capable than anyone expected, turning the tables on their unsuspecting captors and setting the stage for the ultimate life-or-death showdown.
My thoughts: Dark, thrilling, bone chilling, edge of your seat excitement. The cast was stellar, Patrick Stewart is scary as hell and Anton Yelchin is amazing once again (R.I.P.). The only thing that held this back was it's dependence on gore, which I admittedly am not a fan of. Near perfect flick otherwise.
Final verdict: 4 box cutters out of 5.
Synopsis: For their fifth fully-animated feature-film collaboration, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Comedy superstars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart make their animated feature-film debuts in The Secret Life of Pets, which co-stars Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks.
My thoughts: In a year filled with animated hits The Secret Life of Pets may end up ultimately getting forgotten but it provides a lot of laughter and a lot of heart, something most non-Disney-related films can't pull off. The Secret Life of Pets deserves a better fate but at least Illumination can hang their hats on finally creating an original film on par with heir first, Despicable Me.
Final verdict: 4 destroyed collars out of 5.
Synopsis:In this new comedy from the grateful husbands and devoted fathers who wrote The Hangover, Amy has a seemingly perfect life--a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However she's over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities--going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence--putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.
My thoughts: Not as bad as I expected, though it was an incredibly cliched and predictable script, the cast was just strong enough to make you forget about that. It had a few laughs but obviously being a childless male I'm likely not it's target audience. But fellas, if your lady really wants to see this, you will be able to easily survive it.
Final verdict: 3 donut holes out of 5.
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