“Deadpool” is the first Marvel superhero movie rated R. (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox) Owen Johnson Connector Staff “Deadpool” is the eighth movie in the “X-Men” film franchise from 20th Century Fox and the first in at least two movie franchise for “Deadpool.” In an effort to combat his terminal cancer, former Special Forces…
Opinion: Pixar on steady decline
Courtesy Photo Owen Johnson Connector Staff With the release of “Inside Out” and “The Good Dinosaur” last year and “Finding Dory” slated for release later in 2016, I have to ask if Pixar is dying. Pixar has been a major player in filmmaking for the past two decades, releasing sixteen movies—most of which did well…
“Star Wars” franchise has been reawakened
Courtesy photo Owen Johnson Connector Staff “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is the first “Star Wars” movie (if you don’t count the animated “Clone Wars” movie from 2008) in a little over a decade and the first good “Star Wars” movie in thirty-two years. It has been thirty years since the Empire was defeated and a…
‘Krampus’ is not your usual Christmas movie
Courtesy of Universal Pictures Owen Johnson Connector Staff Based on the trailers, the movie could have gone anywhere. It could have been a movie about the traditional family that always fights when they get together on Christmas and eventually all sappily reconcile. It could have been a straight up horror movie. It could have been…
‘Mockingjay Part 2’ review
Owen Johnson Connector Staff The “Hunger Games” movie franchise has been all over the place. Its first film was very good, its second film was great, and its third one was lacking in a lot of areas. Rest assured that while “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2” is not as good as the first and…
Basketball movies: The good, the bad and the horrible
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures Owen Johnson Connector Contributor For the good, we have the 2005 film “Coach Carter,” starring Samuel L. Jackson in the lead role. “Coach Carter” is about a controversial real life high school basketball coach named Ken Carter who believed that academics, not just basketball, were also important to his player’s success…
There is nothing too special about ‘Spectre’
Photo Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Owen Johnson Connector Contributor “Spectre” is the twenty-fourth James Bond movie by Eon Productions, the fourth of which to star Daniel Craig as the lead role. As someone who likes but is not a big fan of Craig’s Bond movies, I went into the theater without any expectations other than…
‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ review
Courtesy of Paramount Films Owen Johnson Connector Contributor When I saw “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,” I picked what seemed like the most appropriate time to see it: a 10 p.m. showing that would get out close to midnight. What speaks volumes about this movie is that when the movie was over, I was able…
