By Bob Garver With no major new releases this week, I thought I’d take a…
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Bob Garver movie reviews
“As Above/So Below”
By Bob Garver People like to complain about how the Christmas season starts earlier every year.…
“If I Stay”
By Bob Garver “If I Stay” is a pretty depressing teen romance about a young…
“Let’s Be Cops”
By Bob Garver This past Sunday, I was getting ready to slog my way through…
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
By Bob Garver Was “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” ever a quality franchise? I don’t think it…
LCSO Investigating Shooting
A Lehigh Acres home now reveals two front window bullet holes after a Wednesday morning shooting.…
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
By Bob Garver The Guardians of the Galaxy come from the same Marvel universe as The…
“Lucy”
By Bob Garver For years, popular culture has perpetuated the myth that humans use only 10%…
“The Purge: Anarchy”
By Bob Garver “The Purge” turned out to be quite the sleeper hit last year.…
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
By Bob Garver 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ended with a virus…
“Tammy”
By Bob Garver “Tammy” is a movie where we’re supposed to laugh at bad things happening…
“Transformers: Age of Extinction”
By Bob Garver “Transformers” was the single worst movie of 2007. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”…
“Think Like a Man Too”
By Bob Garver 2012 brought us “Think Like a Man,” a painful romantic comedy…
“22 Jump Street”
By Bob Garver I only laughed a little at “21 Jump Street” two years ago. It…
“The Fault in Our Stars”
By Bob Garver I don’t think I’ve ever heard an audience collectively cry as much…
“Maleficent”
By Bob Garver In preparation for Disney’s “Maleficent,” I watched Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” the animated…
“X-Men: Days of Future Past”
By Bob Garver It’s appropriate that the title of the new “X-Men” movie should imply a…
“Godzilla”
By Bob Garver It isn’t a good idea to approach a Godzilla movie with a “less…
“Neighbors”
By Bob Garver “Neighbors” is making a bid to become the big R-rated comedy for the…
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”
By Bob Garver Here’s how much affection people have for Spider-Man. Last night, while coming…
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ goes back to the future with original stars
The next “Star Wars” cast will include originals Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher reprising…
“The Other Woman”
By Bob Garver Cameron Diaz gets top billing in “The Other Woman,” and I guess…
Rio 2
By Bob Garver I actually liked 2011’s “Rio,” even though it made me physically ill.…
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
By Bob Garver Regular readers know that I’m usually quick to attack Captain America. I…
“Noah”
By Bob Garver “Noah” stars Russell Crowe as the Biblical hero tasked with building an…
“Divergent”
By Bob Garver “Divergent” takes place in a future where everyone is divided into five…
“Mr. Peabody and Sherman”
By Bob Garver Hollywood is really scraping for franchises now. I doubt many kids today…
“300: Rise of an Empire”
By Bob Garver 2007’s “300” told the story of a small Spartan army that stood…
“Non-Stop”
By Bob Garver It’s been over a year since Liam Neeson has starred in…
Double Feature – “Robocop” and “About Last Night”
By Bob Garver As of Sunday, new releases “Robocop” and “About Last Night” ended the…
“The Lego Movie”
By Bob Garver If I could sum up the appeal of “The Lego Movie” in one…
“That Awkward Moment”
By Bob Garver I have a feeling that the original title for this movie was supposed…
“The Nut Job”
By Bob Garver Thanks a lot, “I, Frankenstein.” On Friday I paid $14.50 to see the…
“Ride Along”
By Bob Garver In 2011, the MTV Video Music Awards had no official host. The opening…
“Lone Survivor”
By Bob Garver As good as this film is, “Lone Survivor” is a pretty…
“Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones”
By Bob Garver I have to wonder why the new “Paranormal Activity” movie is coming…
“American Hustle”
By Bob Garver “American Hustle” is a movie about con artists, but it might…
“Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
By Bob Garver A few minutes after exiting “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” I posted…
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
By Bob Garver I gave up on movies about Hobbits being any good a long…
“Frozen”
By Bob Garver It is so frustrating how close “Frozen” comes to being a good…
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
By Bob Garver I wish I could be more supportive of “The Hunger Games.” Here is…
“The Best Man Holiday”
By Bob Garver Previously, in 1999’s “The Best Man”… Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs) got engaged…