By Bob Garver I believe Thor to be the second most popular of the Avengers,…
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Bob Garver movie reviews
“Ender’s Game”
By Bob Garver It’s hard to take movies like “Ender’s Game” seriously when they make…
“Carrie”
By Bob Garver “Carrie” tells the story of a teenager who goes on a killing spree…
“Captain Phillips”
By Bob Garver “Captain Phillips” is a movie that gets progressively better. It starts out…
“Gravity”
By Bob Garver The theater where I saw “Gravity” was packed with people, packed with human…
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”
By Bob Garver The original “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” was one of my favorite…
“Prisoners”
By Bob Garver I see “Prisoners” as the unofficial kickoff of awards season. Little by…
“Insidious: Chapter 2”
By Bob Garver Simply put, if you’ve never seen 2010’s “Insidious,” then you should not…
“Riddick”
By Bob Garver I have no idea why anybody would want to see a third…
“One Direction: This Is Us”
By Bob Garver “One Direction: This Is Us” is a concert movie, so it doesn’t…
“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”
By Bob Garver “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” gets off on the wrong…
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
By Robert Garver “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is a film very much like 1994’s “Forrest…
“We’re the Millers” and “Elysium”
By Bob Garver It happened again this weekend. I couldn’t decide which new release was…
“The Smurfs 2 Guns”
By Bob Garver At the end of their first weekend, new releases “The Smurfs 2” and…
“The Wolverine”
By Bob Garver It has been four years since Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine got to carry…
“The Conjuring”
By Bob Garver When I see horror movies in a theater, one of my favorite…
“Grown Ups 2”
By Bob Garver There’s a very specific age range…
“Despicable Me 2”
By Bob Garver I wasn’t the biggest fan of 2010’s “Despicable…
“The Heat”
By Bob Garver Normally when I start off a review talking about a trailer, it’s to…
“Monsters University”
By Bob Garver Even though my love of Pixar is well-documented, 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.” is…
“Man of Steel”
By Bob Garver How did the people behind “Man of Steel” manage to suck all the…
“The Purge”
By Bob Garver “The Purge” is a moderately effective horror movie that covers the…
“Now You See Me”
The trouble with “Now You See Me”, or any other movie about magic, is that you…
Fast & Furious 6
By Bob Garver The “Fast & Furious” franchise is one that does better and better,…
“Star Trek Into Darkness”
By Bob Garver It is commonly accepted that of the original “Star Trek” movie…
“The Great Gatsby”
By Bob Garver Director Baz Luhrmann is known for his excessively modern takes on stories…
“Iron Man 3”
By Bob Garver “Iron Man” is probably the most lucrative superhero franchise in Hollywood. Nolan’s…
“Oblivion”
By Bob Garver I was prejudiced against “Oblivion” since about a week before it…
“42”
By Bob Garver Too many weeks ago, I proclaimed “Jack the Giant Slayer” to…
“Evil Dead”
By Bob Garver The ads for “Evil Dead” claim that the film is the scariest…
“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”
By Bob Garver Here’s a brief rundown of my thoughts from 2009’s “G.I. Joe: Rise…
“The Croods”
By Bob Garver Longtime readers know that I have a soft spot for animated movies.…
“The Call”
By Bob Garver This past weekend saw an upset at the box office as “The…
“Oz the Great and Powerful”
By Bob Garver I was talking with my mom the other day and we agreed…
“Jack the Giant Slayer”
By Bob Garver Earlier this year, I had the displeasure of reviewing “Hansel and Gretel:…
“Snitch”
By Bob Garver “Snitch” is the epitome of a “star vehicle”. In this case the star…
“A Good Day to Die Hard”
By Bob Garver Lovers of blockbusters are usually quick to point out 1988’s “Die Hard” as…
“Identity Thief”
By Bob Garver After its first act, “Identity Thief” becomes a predictable, mildly amusing road…
“Warm Bodies”
By Bob Garver I have to admit that it was a great decision to release…
“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”
By Bob Garver It’s January, and I know that for three reasons. The first is that…
“Mama”
By Bob Garver Last week, I spent the better part of my review for “Zero…
“Zero Dark Thirty”
By Bob Garver The decision to grant a wide release to Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty”…