Sentences with phrase «entertaining movie of the year»

What critics said: «Great fun and one of the most purely entertaining movies of the year.»

Here in living computer animation is a perfect example — the most entertaining movie of the year.

With Hanna, filmmaker Joe Wright has fully recovered from the diabolical hiccup that was The Soloist and given us the strongest, most entertaining movie of the year thus far.

This one delivers almost strictly on charm and the comical performances of the stars, making this one of the more entertaining movies of the year.

Labor Day is almost here and we're deep enough into the calendar year that when a film critic declares a picture to be «light - years the most entertaining movie of the year,» we sit up and take notice — even if the year as a whole has been almost entirely...

Labor Day is almost here and we're deep enough into the calendar year that when a film critic declares a picture to be «light - years the most entertaining movie of the year,» we sit up and take notice — even if the year as a whole has been almost entirely bereft of «entertaining» movies, or, at least, the kind of movies that aspire to merely entertain and not make you dwell on tragedy («Fruitvale Station»), the emptiness of our culture («The Bling Ring») or the struggles that come with aging and evolving with someone you love («Before Midnight»).

New York magazine's David Edelstein gives a glowing review, calling «The World's End» «arguably the best» of the Cornetto films and «by light - years the most entertaining movie of the year.»

Weaving together the popular superhero and found footage genres to superb effect, first - time director Josh Trank and screenwriter Max (son of John) Landis delivered one of the most entertaining movies of the year with their debut feature Chronicle.

This feature debut from Riley Stearns contains just the right combination of absurdity and hilarity to make it one of the most entertaining movies of the year.

Not exact matches

2 channels of kids movies and TV kept my 5 - year - old entertained.

These 100 + movies on Netflix for boys are sure to keep your kids entertained during Spring break, Summer, or any time of year.

It was a year we all wanted to be entertained than have to face the dreariness of our normal lives, what with the wars and the economy tanking, The Hangover, for better or worse, was the movie we went to when we needed a laugh.

Just to nix any rumors, Rampage doesn't break the seemingly perfect losing streak of video game to movie adaptation, but only because this year's wafer - thin but highly entertaining Tomb Raider did that already.

Rock actually rocks out as one of the year's most purely entertaining movies (just keep thinking: Bill Murray as a ventriloquist).

After 18 movies over the course of 10 years, Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War has managed to be not only an incredibly entertaining (and depressing) movie, but one that improves on some of the characters we have already come to know and love.

It's the funniest horror film since «Evil Dead 2», the smartest since «New Nightmare» and surely one of the most breathlessly entertaining, original movies of the year.

I definitely felt my favorite movies of the year were the strictly entertaining ones — Muppets Most Wanted, Xmen, Captain America... Even Draft Day was surprisingly enjoyable!

We'd be remiss in not mentioning the biggest movie story of the year so far, Joss Whedon «s «The Avengers,» which isn't just the third biggest movie of all time at this point, but also a tremendously entertaining summer blockbuster, one of the better examples of the form in recent years.

It's not clear if Free Fire will be a box office success when it hits North American theaters next month, but it's easily one of the most entertaining movies you'll see all year.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a film as interested in process as it is in jump scares and the result is one of the most entertaining horror movies I've seen in a year that has had no shortage of great scary movies.

Black Panther marks this as being one of the greatest superhero films I've seen since it not only does the movie offer some tour - de-force performances by Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong» o, but this is also one of the most mesmerizing, entertaining, and exhilarating experiences I've had at the movies this year so far, and it also proves that Ryan Coogler is one of the best filmmakers working today.

His creative derring - do continues with Free Fire, the director's sixth film in eight years and one of the most purely entertaining movie of 2017.

The Year of Hong By Dan Sullivan More amazing than the pace at which Hong Sangsoo makes movies is how daring and entertaining his tragicomedies of attraction and solitude continue to be

This is one of the best movies of the year, and also certainly the most entertaining one, too!

The most fun that could be had at the movies this year, Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's clever, funny, scary feature lovingly deconstructs the creaky subgenre of the slasher flick and puts it back together into something that winks at the familiar tropes while never skimping on being rollickingly entertaining in its own right.

Even then in May, amongst the line - up of melodramas and arthouses from auteurs all around the world, it stood out as an entertaining and commercial thriller, though this is just the first take on live - action from the 39 - year - old South Korean director who packed on his back only several animated movies, most notably The King of Pigs and The Fake.

The movie isn't going to be the best family movie of the year, but it does succeed in entertaining.

It is not the fault of black movies and black actors that their success and failure can feel so collectively important — but I am wondering if, in cases like Proud Mary, it might serve the movie best to measure it against the kind of goals that white action films have been aiming at for years: that is, a genre where even a bad one can be good if it manages to be entertaining.

Spectacular visuals, amazing soundtrack, jaw - dropping stunts, imaginative characters, and the most insane monster machines ever put on film make this film one of the most entertaining movies you'll watch this year.

That doesn't mean that these films are any less entertaining than the other superhero films we've seen this year, but they are a different breed of superhero movie, so viewers should remember that before going in.

Yet there's no doubt in my mind that his 18th, The Eel (1997)-- which shared last year's Palme d'Or with Taste of Cherry and opens this week at the Music Box — is the most interesting new movie around: funny, lyrical, provocative, imaginative, and consistently entertaining.

Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut tells the fiendishly complicated story of how a very smart 26 - year - old named Molly Bloom (Chastain) came to operate a high - stakes gambling ring that pulled in Hollywood celebrities, Wall Street billionaires and Russian mobsters — a recipe not only for a very expensive disaster but also for a sensationally entertaining movie that maintains a tight grip on the audience over nearly 2 1/2 hours.

Getting a new Star Wars movie every year makes it less of an event and more of a seasonal staple, like the Marvel movies have become, and practically all of those are a lot more entertaining and fun than Rogue One ever is.

There have been a surprising number of really entertaining movies so far this year, but none pack the punch of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

And while Deadpool 2 suffers just a smidgeypoo of sequel-itis, it's still a hilarious and supremely entertaining movie, and easily the freshest property spun out of the Marvel money engine this year.

The end result is a shockingly entertaining thriller that's not only one of the most novel «home invasion» movies you'll ever see, but easily one of the best horror flicks of the year.

The Rock teams up with Seann William Scott for a wildly entertaining action - adventure that Good Morning America's Joel Siegel raves is «One of the year's biggest, most fun movies!»

A / V buffs always hungry for a choice new movie to show off their home theater may very well not find a stronger 2014 demo title than this, even if there are sure to be dozens of more entertaining movies released this year.

An entertaining yet pervasively superficial documentary, I Am Chris Farley charts the eponymous comedian's early years through to his work on Saturday Night Live and in movies like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep - with the film's myriad of clips augmented by a series of interviews with Farley's peers and family members.

This is hands down Ridley Scott's best movie since «Gladiator,» and it owes a lot to Drew Goddard's screenplay, which takes a lighthearted approach to the high - stakes drama in order to produce one of the most purely entertaining crowd - pleasers in years.

It's been a very good year for David Lynch fans, what with the release of Twin Peaks: The Return, Mulholland Drive's stunning 4k restoration and the highly entertaining documentary David Lynch: The Art Life, which explores the pop surrealist's career up to the making of 1977 midnight movie marvel, Eraserhead.

One of Woody Allen's most briskly entertaining movies in years, «Magic in the Moonlight» is about love, mysticism and con jobs.

This two - disc edition features the two previously available commentary tracks — a thoroughly entertaining track with director John Carpenter and Kurt Russell chatting away like old («By the way, both of our ex-wives are in the movie») and a second track by producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves covering more technical material — plus a third newly - recorded commentary track with co-star Adrienne Barbeau and cinematographer Dean Cundey, looking back with over thirty years» hindsight.

It's a shame Battle of the Sexes wasn't a bigger hit, because this movie chronicling the 1973 match between superstar and women's sports pioneer Billie Jean King and 55 - year - old former tennis legend Bobby Riggs is so sensationally entertaining, and so culturally relevant for this exact moment in history, watching it proves to be a continuous joy even if viewers know exactly how the pair's story comes to an end.

The Rock has been a part of some of the more entertaining movies the past couple of years and Kevin Hart has always proven to be a funny man.

The month of August may not have much to offer in the way of cinematic excellence, but «Four Brothers» is guaranteed to be one of the most entertaining trips to the movies you'll take all year.

Watching the film thirty - four years later, one doesn't suspect the filmmakers expected such longevity, but it's still highly entertaining, far more so than many live action family movies of today.

When the first of many sequels was being filmed a year later, Oxford — a popular author and influencer — was approached to make a brief but entertaining cameo in a movie stuffed with them.

Over a year ago, the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association was approached by the producer of an award - winning movie, Contest, which aired on the Cartoon Network and deals with bullying in an entertaining and thoughtful manner.

American Humane is asking animal advocates to pledge to do four simple things to better the lives of animals: buy humanely raised foods with the American Humane Certified ™ seal to support farm animals; adopt one of the more than 6 million animals abandoned to animal shelters each year; watch movies and shows that contain the «No Animals Were Harmed ®» end credit supporting more than 100,000 animal actors who entertain and educate us each year; and visit Humane Certified ™ zoos, aquariums, and conservation centers caring for the many endangered and disappearing species of the world.