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Directed by: James Bobin. Starring: Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña. Runtime: 1h 42 min. Released: August 9, 2019. Dora (Isabela Merced), a teenage explorer, is sent from the jungle to the city to try to fit in with others her own age. Soon, Dora leads her cousin Diego (Jeff Wahlberg), a family friend Alejandro [...]
Directed by: Jeff Wadlow. Starring: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale. Runtime: 1h 49 min. Released: February 14, 2020. This review contains spoilers. Fantasy Island’s the most frustrating kind-of film, one that has such an intriguing concept but no idea what to do with it. Based on the TV show Fantasy Island, this is a [...]
CHiPS. Released: March 24, 2017. Directed by: Dax Shephard. Starring: Dax Shepard, Michael Peña, Vincent D’Onofrio. Runtime: 1h 40 min. Dax Shepard’s third directorial effort reboots 1977 TV cop drama CHiPS into a raunchy buddy cop comedy. It’s not the best comedy but it entertains for enough of its runtime. Larry Wilcox’s Jon Baker (Shepard) [...]
Released: December 20, 2013. Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper. Runtime: 138 min. With "American Hustle," David O. Russell creates a heavily stylish look at the lives of con men and an FBI agent trying to reduce corruption in late 1970's New Jersey; but ridding the city of corruption [...]
Gangster Squad Release Date: January 11, 2013 Director: Ruben Fleischer Stars: Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone Runtime: 113 min Tagline: No names. No badges. No mercy. This follows the true story of a crew of police officers who mean to take down a ruthless mob boss, Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), who runs 1949 Los [...]
End of Watch Release Date: September 21, 2012 Director: David Ayer Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick Runtime: 109 min Tagline: Watch your six, September 21 This follows the relationship of Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, who are two best friend police officers. Soon enough, the two young officers are marked for death once [...]
World Trade Center Release Date: August 9, 2006 Director: Oliver Stone Stars: Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maria Bello Runtime: 129 min Tagline: A True Story of Courage and Survival World Trade Center follows the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 9, 2001; and the two men (John McLoughlin [Nicolas Cage] and Will Jimeno [...]
Tower HeistRelease Date: November 4, 2011Director: Brett RatnerStars: Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Casey AffleckRuntime: 104 minTagline: Ordinary guys. An extraordinary robbery.Unfortunately, [Tower Heist] is a bit too average and not as funny as one should expect.After a group of hotel employees find out they have fallen victims to a very rich man’s Ponzi scheme, Josh Kovaks [...]
