Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86% (Critics) / 92% (Audience)
Directed By: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Written By: Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill
Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube and Dave Franco
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Synopsis: A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring. (Source)
We open this episode with a flashback to days of yore (Season One Episode One to be precise), where the helicopter that Rick saw upon entering Atlanta is now being seen from the vantage point of a bunch of walkers. The whirlybird is quite the attention grabber as every zombie within eye and ear shot decides to follow in the general direction the ‘captor was heading in. Herds being herds they pick up some stragglers along the way and show us that the undead are operating on ZPT (Zombie People Time) since it took them forever to finally arrive at Green Acres. And arrive they did, just in time to hear Carl bust a cap in Shane’s massively lobed head. The scene where the horde of zombies all keep pushing against the fence until it falls was cool and epitomized the awesome relentless nature of zombies.
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 74% (Critics) / 84% (Audience)
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Written By: Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg, Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith
Starring: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Eugene Levy, Alison Pill, and Liev Schreiber
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Synopsis: Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 33% (Critics) / 81% (Audience)
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Written By: Tyler Perry
Starring: Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, Brian White and Phylicia Rashad
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Synopsis: Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. (Source)
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Dale’s dead and some of our friends on Green Acres have decided to do what most of us do when dealing with the death of a loved one…namely go HAM on a stray pack of Walkers. Shane, Andrea, Darryl, and T-Dog (remember him?) open several can’s of whoop ass on these shambling undead fools and teach them that they better not never bring their punk asses on their turf again! Pitchforks are shoved through faces, mudholes are stomped, and brains are splattered all while Rick’s eulogy of the dearly departed Dale serves as our voice over of the festivities. Then we are back to Dale’s funeral where Rick reflects on Dale’s admonition that the group was broken and vows that they will all prove that dead know-it-all wrong by pulling together and getting their heads out of their collective asses. He also makes mention of Dale’s “look” which made me laugh hysterically because Dale’s look is one of the things that I will miss most about the character. Cue theme music and opening credits!
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 51% (Critics) / 88% (Audience)
Directed By: Andrew Stanton
Written By: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Mark Strong and Willem Dafoe
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Synopsis: Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 11% (Critics) / 29% (Audience)
Directed By: David Brooks
Written By: Chris Sparling
Starring: Alice Eve, Josh Peck and Brian Geraghty
Studio: IFC Films
Synopsis: On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man. (Source)
“Judge, Jury, Executioner” can be summed up as a split show featuring a day in the life of Dennis the Menace during the zombie apocalypse and a bare bones production of “12 Angry Men” put on by the Herschel Greene Improvisational Players.
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 82% (Critics) / 59% (Audience)
Directed By: Jason Reitman
Written By: Diablo Cody
Starring: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt
Studio: Paramount Studios
Synopsis: Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 64% (Critics) / 63% (Audience)
Directed By: James Watkins
Written By: Jane Goldman
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds
Studio: CBS Films
Synopsis: A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals. (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 22% (Critics) / 44% (Audience)
Directed By: David Gordon Green
Written By: Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka
Starring: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove and Sam Rockwell
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: A comedy about a college student on suspension who is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 4% (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: John Singleton
Written By: Shawn Christensen
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Maria Bello, Jason Isaacs, Sigourney Weaver and Alfred Molina
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Synopsis: A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website. (Source)
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