Jason Rugaard

Skyscraper (2018) – Review

August 14, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Byron Mann, Chin Han, dwayne johnson, neve campbell, Noah Taylor, Pablo Schreiber, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Roland Møller, Skyscraper

Skyscraper is a mostly pleasurable exercise in the suspension of disbelief. Early on the picture acknowledges its outlandish plot points

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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) – Review

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Ant Man and the Wasp, Bobby Cannavale, Evangeline Lilly, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, michelle pfeiffer, paul rudd, Peyton Reed, Randall Park, Tip "T.I." Harris, Walton Goggins

I’m still in disbelief that secondary Marvel characters have not only been given ‘the big screen’ treatment, but are viable

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Deadpool 2 (2018) – Review

July 17, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Brianna Hildebrand, david leitch, Deadpool 2, Jack Kesy, josh brolin, Julian Dennison, Morena Baccarin, ryan reynolds, t.j. miller, Zazie Beetz

Deadpool 2 doesn’t achieve the same level of hilarity and violence as it’s predecessor, but it’s still irreverent mischievous fun.

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The First Purge (2018) – Review

July 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Gerard McMurray, Joivan Wade, Lauren Velez, Lex Scott Davis, marisa tomei, Mugga, The First Purge, Y'lan Noel

The First Purge is the fourth in the Purge series and it’s the least successful entry in a franchise that

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Belly (1998) – Review

July 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Belly, dmx, Method Man, nas, Taral Hicks

Belly is easily one of the worst films of 1998. Rappers NAS and DMX are charismatic performers with limited acting

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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) – Review

July 15, 2018July 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, brian cox, Craig Bierko, David Morse, Geena Davis, Patrick Malahide, renny harlin, samuel l. jackson, The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight is a frustrating viewing experience because it constantly flirts with becoming a better movie than it

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Split (2017) – Review

July 13, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2017, M. Night Shyamalan, Split

James McAvoy gives a tour de force performance in director M. Night Shyamalan’s best film since The Sixth Sense. This

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The 15:17 to Paris (2018) – Review

July 3, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, clint eastwood, jenna fischer, Judy Greer, Spencer Stone, The 15:17 to Paris

The 15:17 to Paris story is an undeniably powerful tale of American heroism. The movie made from that story is

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – Review

July 3, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, anthony mackie, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, chris evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Danai Gurira, Dave Bautista, don cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, josh brolin, Letitia Wright, mark ruffalo, Paul Bettany, robert downey jr, scarlett johansson, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, zoe saldana

Kevin Fiege, the mastermind producer who has steered nineteen blockbuster films over the course of the last decade, should be

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Life of the Party (2018) – Review

July 3, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, Ben Falcone, Gillian Jacobs, Jacki Weaver, Julie Bowen, Life of the Party, Matt Walsh, maya rudolph, melissa mccarthy, Molly Gordon, Stephen Root

Life of the Party wants to be all things to all fans of star Melissa McCarthy. She is a magnetic

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The Mask of Zorro (1998) – Review

June 25, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, catherine zeta-jones, martin campbell, Matt Letscher, Stuart Wilson, The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro comes alive during its well-executed action sequences but is otherwise an overall dull film with low

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Top 5 Movies You Hate to Admit You Love

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Jason Rugaard 5 Comments Antonio Banderas, bring it on, Julia Roberts, patrick swayze, pretty woman, richard gere, road house, robert pattison, taylor lautner, the 13th warrior, twilight, twilight: eclipse

We’ve all got a few of those guilty-pleasure movies stuffed in the back of the entertainment center. We pull them

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Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) – Review

June 22, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Andy Tennant, Angelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Drew Barrymore, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Jeanne Moreau

Ever After: A Cinderella Story is a movie I’ve long avoided. The flashy trailer that played in theaters leading up

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The Book Club (2018) – Review

June 21, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2018, alicia silverstone, Andy Garcia, Bill Holderman, Candice Bergen, Craig T. Nelson, Diane Keaton, Don Johnso, Jane Fonda, mary steenburgen, The Book Club

The Book Club takes a half-baked concept, adds four capable actresses and then strands them in a film of utter

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Six Days Seven Nights (1998) – Review

June 18, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Allison Janney, Anne Heche, Cliff Curtis, danny trejo, David Schwimmer, Douglas Weston, harrison ford, Jacqueline Obradors, Six Days Seven Nights, Temuera Morrison

Six Days Seven Nights was released in the late 1990’s. A time when movie stars could make middling entertainment like

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