The MovieMaven

Great psychological thrillers (" Black Swan ," " Shutter Island ") are hard to come by these days.  So when one com...

After an incredibly accomplished mission in " Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol ," Tom Cruise (" Edge of Tomorrow ,"...

[Originally posted on 10/01/15] October 2 "The Martian" ( http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/the-martian ) - During a manned mi...

[Originally posted on 10/16/15] I know "Pan" has been panned (pardon the pun) for its mess of a story by critics, but I enjoy...

You may never have heard of Ant-Man .  A superhero with the power of shrinking and controlling ants is as silly as it could get.  But fo...

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22 years since "Jurassic Park" (based on a best-selling novel by Michael Crichton) made its memorable entry into the forefron...

[Originally posted on 8/29/15] September 4 "The Transporter Refueled" ( http://www.thetransporterrefueled.com/ ) - In the so...

[Originally posted on 8/29/15] An intense family survival story, caught in a bloody coup in a foreign land upon their arrival for a new...

[Originally posted on 7/09/15] For a blast form the past, check out:  http://sdmoviemaven.blogspot.com/p/comiccon-wondercon.html Jus...

From 5/18/15 press screening: Is your future predestined? Amidst prequels, sequels and remakes, "Tomorrowland" offers somet...

The all-star superheroes team  is back!  And it's as grand as ever. It's as if Marvel struck a vibranium mine in 2008 when it i...

“You've lived... but you've never lived a life.” What if you could remain forever young? Would you want to live forever?...

[Originally published on 8/04/15] August 7 "Fantastic Four" ( http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/ ) - Four young outsiders te...

From 4/16/15 press screening: Ava, the AI in “Ex Machina,” may be fictional, but the progress of artificial intelligence (“ Her ,” “ T...