2016 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Captain America: Civil War (2016) – Review

November 16, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, anthony mackie, Captain America: Civil War, Chadwick Boseman, chris evans, daniel bruhl, don cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, jeremy renner, Paul Bettany, paul rudd, robert downey jr, scarlett johansson, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, William Hurt

Captain America is my favorite of all the Marvel characters and movies. Chris Evans is a sturdy, solid center to

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Assassin’s Creed (2016) – Review

September 30, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, assassins creed, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Justin Kurzel, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Michael K. Williams

Assassin’s Creed is a movie that I had very low expectations of and I’m pleasantly surprised to report back that

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The Perfect Weapon (2016) – Review

August 20, 2017August 21, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, johnny messner, richard tyson, Steven Seagal, The Perfect Weapon, Titus Paar

The Perfect Weapon is the latest film, to purportedly star, faded headliner Steven Seagal. Once again the former icon is

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Code of Honor (2016) – Review

August 13, 2017September 5, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Code of Honor, Craig Sheffer, griff furst, Helena Mattsson, James Russo, Louis Mandylor, Steven Seagal

At 107 minutes in length, Code of Honor is undoubtedly the longest film in Seagal’s post theatrical era. Even with

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Jason Bourne (2016) – Review

June 14, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Alicia Vikander, jason bourne, Julia Stiles, matt damon, Riz Ahmed, tommy lee jones, Vincent Cassel

Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon return to the Bourne franchise after a one film hiatus in the series and their

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La La Land (2016) – Review

May 23, 2017May 22, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Damien Chazelle, emma stone, j.k. simmons, John Legend, La La Land, Rosemarie DeWitt, ryan gosling, Tom Everett Scott

La La Land is a remarkable achievement in every category of filmmaking. It’s even more astounding when you consider that

Comedy Drama Reviews

The Comedian (2016) – Review

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, danny devito, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel, Leslie Mann, Robert De Niro, Taylor Hackford, The Comedian

Stand-up comics lead such colorful lives you’d think they would turn those into great movies. Up until this year there

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Star Trek Beyond (2016) – Review

May 18, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, anton yelchin, Chris Pine, John Cho, Karl Urban, simon pegg, Star Trek Beyond, Zachary Quinto, zoe saldana

Star Trek Beyond is as well crafted and entertaining as the previous sequels, but it’s also the goofiest and most

Drama Reviews

Hands of Stone (2016) – Review

May 17, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Ana de Armas, Edgar Ramirez, Ellen Barkin, Hands of Stone, Jonathan Jakubowicz, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Oscar Jaenada, Pedro "Budu" Pérez, Robert De Niro, Ruben Blades, Usher

The Robert Duran bio-pic Hands of Stone wants to tell the story of the Panamanian pugilist, but keeps tripping over

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Paterson (2016) – Review

May 15, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Adam Driver, Barry Shabaka Henley, Chasten Harmon, Cliff Smith, Golshifteh Farahani, Jim Jarmusch

Taking on a Jim Jarmusch film is a lot like reading an abstract poem. Often the theme is hidden between

Action Comedy Reviews

Deadpool (2016) – Review

May 4, 2017May 10, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Brianna Hildebrand, deadpool, Ed Skrein, gina carano, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, ryan reynolds, Stefan Kapičić, t.j. miller, Tim Miller

Ryan Reynolds’ labor of love turns out to be a career defining moment for the actor, and one of the

Comedy Reviews

Bad Santa 2 (2016) – Review

April 17, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, bad santa 2, billy bob thornton, Brett Kelly, Christina Hendricks, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox

For about twenty minutes Bad Santa 2 contains the same vulgar, often hilarious crude humor of its well-regarded predecessor. Then

Action Reviews

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) – Review

April 10, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Dennis Gansel, jason statham, jessica alba, Mechanic: Resurrection, michelle yeoh, Natalie Burn, Rhatha Phongam, Sam Hazeldine, tommy lee jones

What you can see in Mechanic: Resurrection, if you choose to analyze it, is the attempt at creating a movie

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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) – Review

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Brian Presley, Cody Walker, james remar, Mario Van Peebles, Matt Lanter, Nicolas Cage, Thomas Jane, tom sizemore, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

Taken on its own modest terms USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is a spectacular achievement. If you can get past

Comedy Reviews

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) – Review

March 30, 2017March 31, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Jake Szymanski, Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates, Stephen Root, Zac Efron

The wedding comedy has been done to death since the golden era of the silver screen. The genre has produced

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