Woman in Gold

LOGAN ***
Woman in Gold follows the story of Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) who wants nothing more than to be reunited with an old family heirloom which was taken away by the Nazis during World War II.  Together with Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Renolds), they find a way to retrieve the item from the government of Austria.  The best thing about this movie is the performances.  Both Helen Mirren and Ryan Renolds are very good here.  They both work well off of each other and bring some good emotion with their chemistry.  While the story is engaging and well written, there are parts that were unnecessary and dragged on.  There isn't much more to say about "Woman in Gold," other than it is a good movie with good performances and an interesting story.

BRYCE ***
CHASE ***
LANDON ***

BANGERANG SCORE: ***

Avengers: Age of Ultron

LANDON **1/2
The more Marvel keeps releasing films in their seemingly endless Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, the more tired the audience progressively gets.  Which is very unfortunate, because in the past they've brought us solid superhero entries such as "Iron Man," "Guardians of the Galaxy," and even the original "Avengers."  Sadly the sequel to the latter film feels like nothing more than just another superhero movie.  Marvel still impresses in the fields they've always been good at though.  The action is fairly entertaining with some good visuals and legitimately comical quips from our protagonists.  We still love Tony Stark and Steve Rodgers and the gang and hope for their success to fight evil for humanity.  But amidst all the thrill and excitement, their's still the realization that there is nothing special about this flick.  The story doesn't progress to virtually anywhere and there are some added elements (such as a romance between Black Widow and the Hulk) that fall completely flat.  In other words, if you've seen the first film, you've already seen this one.

BRYCE **1/2
CHASE **1/2
LOGAN **1/2

BANGERANG SCORE: **1/2