Sentences with phrase «flicks about»

This dog and family evening of flicks about kitties, pooches, and all other pets will take place under the stars at Market Square Park.

More astounding than all the fright flicks about shambling, gauze - wrapped menaces wound together.

This unique perspective allows the audience to identify more closely with what's happening on screen, which rarely happens in other flicks about war.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JAN. 21, 2016 By Steve Newton Sci - fi action flicks about alien invasions are pretty hit - and - miss.

I often find the acting in action flicks about as riveting as watching grass grow.

Small indie flicks about estranged relatives coming together via deception on behalf of one of the parties which ultimately results in a long - delayed reconciliation has become of the most basic formulas for non-studio films, which makes sense considering you could film one in the living room of a small house and produce an Oscar - winner if the script and performances are strong enough.

Côté is able to mine a wry humour from his animal subjects in places, as when the enormous eye of an ostrich flicks about the screen, or a solemn bull transfixes us with its glare.

It's a modest film for those sci - fi connoisseurs who flip out over paranoiac Cold War flicks about outsiders as dangerous foes.

I almost thought, Could Bay (Bad Boys II, Pearl Harbor) actually be pulling off one of those paranoid pseudo SF flicks about how there's more going on in the world than you know, but oh boy do you suspect?

I happen to love men, and I certainly don't want to live on a planet like the one in «Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women,» a campy»60s sci - fi flick about a planet populated entirely by women (and some ugly lizard - like beasts because all sci - fi flicks have to have beasties).

Perera's eyes flick about for pregnant women.

As if you needed another excuse to borrow clothes from your buds, this feel - good flick about BFFs who share a pair of magical jeans serves as a great reminder about two things: 1) how great best pals are and 2) why vintage shopping is very, very awesome.

I have to admit Americans sure know how to make a good sporting flick about their beloved national games, although Baseball doesn't fare as well as Football.

For most of the movie's running time, it feels disjointed, and I think that a flick about Hynkel or the Barber would've fared better.

Illegal Tender is a tolerable but just OK flick about gangsters gunning for a mother and son (Wanda De Jesus and Rick Gonzalez); the former looking to finish previously unfinished business and getting a nasty surprise when the latter fight back.

Chick flick about a lady hustler needing to find a place to hide out, and of course, in true Hallmark tradition, the hunk saves the day.

The trailer isn't tackling this by having it be some flick about getting into eSports.

This is a perfect movie for Miike's 100th, a flick about an immortal warrior who decides to protect a girl who needs his help.

The acclaimed director reunites with Matthew McConaughey and Ethan Hawke in this charming caper flick about a band of genial brothers who, despite their aversion to violence, went on to become the most successful bank robbers in history.

The Conjuring (R for disturbing violence and scenes of terror) Fact - based horror flick about a couple of paranormal investigators (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson) hired to help a family terrorized by an evil force inside their secluded farmhouse.

Baby Driver is the latest film from writer / director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs the World), and a new featurette reveals that the action flick about a getaway driver trying to get away from his chosen profession is chock full of real stunt driving, with real cars, on real locations, with real people.

This is a super cheese - ball flick about a group of friends who escape for a weekend away to a decrepit cabin in the middle of nowhere.

Resurrecting the Champ (PG - 13 for violence and brief profanity) Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett co-star in this buddy flick about a struggling sports reporter who befriends a homeless boxing legend and in the process learns an important lesson about life which inspires him to reexamine his relationship with his young son (Dakota Goyo).

While not a scary movie, this action flick about a Gothic avenger who comes back from the dead to exact revenge for his and his fiance's murder on Halloween.

Maniac (Unrated) Grisly remake of the 1980 horror flick about a psychotic serial killer (Elijah Wood) who scalps his victims and uses their hair to cover the heads of mannequins in his shop.

A meek British sound engineer called, improbably, Gilderoy is hired by an Italian film company to deploy his wizardry in maxing up the horror effects on the soundtrack of a cheap flick about occultism.

The Living and the Dead (Unrated) Harrowing horror flick about a mentally - unstable young man (Leo Bill), left in charge while his father (Roger Lloyd - Pack) is away on business, who barricades himself and his terminally - ill mother (Kate Fahy) inside their English manor, keeping her nurse (Sarah Ball), the cops and any visitors at bay.

Jesse Pinkman has joined Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried in the Gabriele Muccino - directed flick about «a father and daughter living 25 years apart in New York City.

But half an hour through it turned into a routine, monster - on - the - rampage gore flick about a winged man - beast that, every 23 years, has 23 days to feast on whomever it finds.

But this desultory, slapdash, poorly directed straight - to - video flick about an amnesiac, double - crossed killing machine takes ideas and scenes we've seen dozens of times before, and then executes them lazily and poorly.

Action flick about an emergency chief and a geologist who scramble to halt the destruction of L.A. from a volcanic eruption.

LOL is a decent flick about mother / daughter relations, even if it doesn't really have a clear moral at its heart.

Mama (PG - 13 for violence, terror, disturbing images and mature themes) Haunted house horror flick about a young couple (Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster - Waldau) that encounters nothing but supernatural trouble after taking custody of a two orphaned nieces (Megan Carpenter and Isabelle Nelisse) found alive after fending for themselves in the forest for five years.

Intruders (R for terror, violence, sexuality, nudity and profanity) Haunted house horror flick about a father's (Clive Owen) desperate effort to protect his daughter (Ella Purnell) from the faceless monster that visits their home every night.

She will again be paired with Jamie as his spouse in Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino's revenge flick about slavery in the ante bellum South.

Does Tom Hooper's Oscar - tipped Brit - flick about George VI's struggles with his stammer talk sense or take liberties?

Rites of Spring (Unrated) Payback horror flick about a gang of kidnappers whose plan to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy businessman goes horribly wrong when they have the tables turned on them by a relentless killing machine.

Somewhere Slow (Unrated) Road flick about a fugitive from justice (Jessalyn Gilsig) who is befriended by a teen drifter (Graham Patrick Martin) she meets while on the run after a botched convenience store robbery.

Devil's Due (R for profanity and graphic images) Demon seed horror flick about a newlywed (Allison Miller) who starts experiencing bizarre symptoms soon after learning she'd unexpectedly become pregnant on her honeymoon.

«Gracie,» a flick about a teenaged soccer player, looks interestly enough, but «D.O.A.: Dead or Alive» looks like «Charlie's Angels» meets «Mortal Kombat,» and sounds completely awful... and, with the exception of Jaime Pressley looking hot and Eric Roberts chewing scenery, it probably will be.

Kickboxer: Vengeance (Unrated) High - octane tale action flick about a martial artist (Alain Moussi) who travels from L.A. to Bangkok to avenge the killing of his brother (Darren Shahlavi) by the Muay Thai champion (Dave Bautista).

I would expect Arrival to be part of the awards season banter due to the complex nature given to this story, as it is so much more than a simple sci - fi popcorn flick about aliens crashing down to earth.

«Pompeii»: This Carrie - Ann Moss and Kit Harington disaster flick about ancient Rome feels like ancient history, but it actually hit theaters in Feb. 2014.

The Darkest Hour (PG - 13 for profanity and violence) Sci - fi horror flick about the struggle to survive of a quintet (Olivia Thirlby, Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman and Max Minghella) stranded in Moscow during an invasion of Earth by aliens in need of a power supply.

slasher flick about a college coed (Danielle Panabaker) who embarks with a girlfriend (Nicole LaLiberte) on a retaliatory, man - hating killing spree after a series of dates gone bad.

WHY: On paper, «St. Vincent» is a pretty standard coming - of - age flick about a wide - eyed youngster who learns important life lessons, albeit by rather unconventional means, from the crusty curmudgeon that lives next door, all while helping the self - anointed babysitter to become a better person in the process.

Fresh and very funny animated flick about a man named Gru who is planning the biggest heist of all time: he wants to steal the moon!

And yet, for a mega-budget popcorn flick about a bunch of astronauts tasked with landing on a giant rock hurtling toward the planet?

Not exactly what you'd expect of a «foreign» Russian film, Night Watch may have subtitles, but it is a violent, action - packed fantasy flick about «battle between Light and Darkness», that old Hollywood plot standby.

«In The Soup» (1992) From the same Sundance class as «Reservoir Dogs» and «El Mariachi» (and winning the Grand Jury Prize that year, no less), this Steve Buscemi - starring flick about a struggling screenwriter, from director Alexandre Rockwell, was expected to go on to great things even before the Tarantino and Rodriguez films blew up.