The Skeleton Twins

What I liked:

• Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader have so much chemistry together.  
• Hader is fantastic in what is more of a dramatic role for him.
• It also stars Boyd Holbrook, Ty Burrell, Luke Wilson and Joanna Gleason.

The Hundred-Foot Journey

What I liked:

• It's a cute story.
• Helen Mirren is wonderful.
• Manish Dayal and Charlotte Le Bon are both lovely to look at and really good actors.

What If

What I liked:

• Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan have great onscreen chemistry.
• Megan Park was perfectly cast as Chantry's sister.
• Adam Driver and Mackenzie Davis are great together.
• There are funny lines, mostly related to pop culture.
• It's a cute RomCom.

Let's Be Cops

What I liked:

• Nick Miller and Coach pretend to be cops!
• Damon Wayans Jr. has some great dancing skills.
• Rob Riggle!
• Nina Dobrev is easy on the eyes.
• It also stars James D'Arcy, Keegan-Michael Key, Andy Garcia and Jonathan Lajoie (Taco!).
• It's funny in a college humor kinda way.

Sex Tape

What I liked:

• Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel have great on screen chemistry.
• It's cute and funny.
• The kids (Giselle Eisenberg and Sebastian Hedges Thomas) are adorable.
• Ellie Kemper and Rob Corddry make for good best friends.
• Rob Lowe's character is super interesting.
• Nat Faxon!
• The soundtrack is full of variety.
• The Disney references are hysterical.  

Ida

What I liked:

• Agata Trzebuchowska is great.  She can say a lot without saying anything.
• Agata Kulesza is equally wonderful.
• There are a couple of nice twists.
• Beautiful cinematography.

Only Lovers Left Alive

What I Liked:

• It stars the talented Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston.
• Swinton and Hiddleston have great chemistry together.
• Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt and Jeffrey Wright co-star.
• Even vampires understand how we will one day have wars over water.
• I liked the story.  It was smart, funny and interesting.

Godzilla

What I liked:

• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, and Victor Rasuk.
• The special effects are good.
• It wasn't as cheesey as I thought it would be.

Million Dollar Arm

What I liked:

• It based on a true story.
• Jon Hamm!
• Lake Bell plays a strong, modern, woman.  
• Suraj Sharma and Madhur Mittal are wonderful.
• It also has Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, and Bill Paxton.

Dom Hemingway

What I liked:

• It's a wild and crazy ride.
• Jude Law doesn't hold back.
• Richard E. Grant is fantastic.  Hands down, my favorite part (no pun intended).
• Emilia Clarke!
• The set design is fun and well done.

Draft Day

What I liked:

• It was filmed in Cleveland. 
• The Cleveland Browns are a major character.
• There are lots of great shots of the city.
• Kevin Costner played the GM very well.
• It co-starred: Patrick St. Esprit, Chi McBride, Jennifer Garner, Chadwick Boseman, Terry Crews, Arian Foster, Frank Langella, Denis Leary, Wade Williams, Josh Pence, Ellen Burstyn, Brad William Henke, Tom Welling, and Roseanna Arquette, Sam Elliott.
• Cameos by Jim Brown and Bernie Kosar.
• Real Browns players: T.J. Ward, D'Qwell Jackson and Phil Taylor.
• The story is decent.

Life's A Breeze

What I liked:

• Fionnula Flanagan was wonderful.
• Kelly Thornton was great and shows real talent for such a young age.
• It's a cute story.
• If this little town has that much garbage in it's landfills, how much do you think your city has?

The Congress

What I liked:

• The first half of this film is a futuristic and harsh look at the realities of Hollywood.  It makes film studios look bad, particularly Paramount.  
• Kudos to Robin Wright for taking this role that challenges the system.
• It co-stars Harvey Keitel, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston, and Sami Gayle.
• Jon Hamm's voice.
• "Tom Cruise"
• The second half of this film is a futuristic and harsh look at society.
• The animation is very good.  You can tell that they were having fun with it by the images that they show.   

Muppets Most Wanted

What I liked:

• It stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey.
• Lots of cameos: Tony Bennett, Hugh Bonneville, Jemaine Clement, Sean Combs, Rob Corddry, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Zach Galifianakis, Josh Groban, Salma Hayek, Tom Hiddleston, Toby Jones, Frank Langella, Ray Liotta, James McAvoy, Chloe Grace Moretz, Usher, Saoirse Ronan, Russell Tovey, Danny Trejo, Stanley Tucci, and Christoph Waltz.
• I enjoyed the opening number.

That Awkward Moment

What I liked:

• Zac Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan have great chemistry together.
• Imogen Poots and Mackenzie Davis are lovely and talented ladies.
• The story tries to describe relationships from a guy's perspective.
• The party scene had everyone laughing.
• Stay through the credits for a nod to The Wire.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

What I liked:

• It has more action than the first one.
• Great special effects.
• Hair, makeup, and costumes are excellent.
• It has a great cast: Iam McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O'Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Cate Blanchett, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, and Evangeline Lilly.
• Lilly is a nice addition to the cast.
• Cumberbatch has a great dragon voice.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

What I liked:

• Hair, makeup, and costume design is fabulous.
• Outstanding cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Sam Clafin, Toby Jones, and Jena Malone.
• Great action scenes.
• Wonderful special effects.

Inside Llewyn Davis

What I liked:

• It is written and directed by the Coen Brothers.
• Oscar Issac just nails it.  He is a great actor who can also sing very well.
• It also stars Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Max Casella, Adam Driver, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Alex Karpovsky, and Helen Hong.
• Beautiful music.
• Lots of sarcasm.
• Loved the twist!

Grudge Match

What I liked:

• Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro play convincing former boxers.
• Great call to have Ireland Baldwin play Kim Basinger's character in the flashbacks.
• It also stars Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Jon Bernthal, and LL Cool J.
• The story is entertaining.
• Stay to the credits to see a funny clip of Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
• They spent a lot of money on special effects to make these two look like boxers (then and now).

All Is Lost

What I liked:

• If you have to watch one guy on screen for a few hours, he needs to keep your interest.  Robert Redford is one of the few guys that can do that.
• The cinematography is wonderful.
• The story is interesting.