La La Land (2016)

They worship everything and they value nothing. In general, I am not especially attracted to the musical genre.  This could be due in part to a lack of film musicals being released in recent years.  However, it is more likely that I simply struggle to get into the atmosphere of musicals.  The spontaneous dive into a choreographed

Deadpool (2016)

Ryan Reynolds has yet again found a bombastic, confident character that relishes every moment of screen time.  To be honest, I found his style tiring right away when I first saw him in National Lampoon's Van Wilder.  There is just something about his smug and arrogant demeanor that is hard to watch.  Luckily, his tiresome

Jungle Book, The (2016)

I was a little nervous going into The Jungle Book. Growing up on the 1967 Disney cartoon, The Jungle Book (1967), I was leery of a reboot.  The constant stream of reboots just don't seem to slow down... I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they stayed true to the original cartoon and even

Nice Guys, The (2016)

Shane Black's, The Nice Guys, is one of the best, if not The best, comedy of 2016.  The death of a porn star in the late 70's sparks an investigation in late 70's Los Angeles. The story follows Jackson Healy, Crowe, the muscle for hire and Holland March, Gosling, a private eye, as they solve the mystery.