mario's weekend movie roundup

It's the official last weekend of the summer season at the box office and there are two new movies to choose from including a crime-action thriller and a scary horror flick. Try not to Labor this holiday weekend, take in a movie and enjoy!

The school season us getting underway and what would the season be like without a new inspiring high school football movie 'When The Game Stands Tall' based on a true story. Also in theaters this weekend another teen movie about life and death 'If I Stay' make sure to bring plenty of tissues...

If you like action-packed movies this may be the weekend for you as 'The Expendables 3' hit the theaters. Sylvester Stallone and his band of tough guys face the biggest and most personal threat when a former member turns out to be the bad guy. Also showing an action-comedy about two buddies who impersonate cops at a party 'Let's Be Cops' starring Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson. Finally, a futurist

The summer season may be winding down a bit but theaters are expected to be packed when 'Into The Storm' blows into town. Not since the movie 'Twister' in 1996 has there been a big screen disaster movie about tornados. Let's just hope this movie which lacks the star power of it's predecessor can live up to all the hype it's been getting...

Another weekend of new movies featuring two new flicks in theaters. The first the latest Marvel Studios expansion of the 'Avengers' universe 'Guardians of the Gallaxy should delight Marvel fans with some very unusual characters. The other movie is a true-to-life story of the Godfather of Soul James Brown 'Get On Up...

The Apes could be dethroned this weekend with three new movies. Dwayne Johnson plays the legendary God 'Hercules' and what better person to play the strongman character. Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman star in a sci-fi thriller about a girl with some extra ordinary powers...

A good variety of movies hits the theaters this weekend. First up, a crime thriller sequel 'The Purge:Anarchy' that expands on the question: What would people actually do if, for one night a year, all crime was legal? If you want a raunchy comedy the name says it all, 'Sex Tape' starring Cameron Diaz...

It's the Fourth of July weekend and there are three new movies to choose from. Comedian Mellissa McCarthy is back in a hilarious new comedy 'Tammy.' If you want to have your pants scared off of you 'Deliver Us From Evil' just might do the trick...

Only one new movie this weekend but it's a BIG ONE! 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' continues the series based on the 1980s cartoon. In this sequel, the U.S. government has found a way to create it's own Transformer by using the deceased head of Megatron. Their mission to wipe out the remaining Autobots. And for the first time there will be Dinobots! It's going to be interesting to see if this f

This is the first official weekend of the summer season. And you would have thought filmmakers would have selected some blockbuster movie for theaters this weekend. However, there are two new unique movies to choose, first the Broadway musical adaptation 'Jersey Boys' which tells the story of the 1960s group Franki Valli and The Four Seasons directed by Clint Eastwood.  And the second one, Kevin H

A couple of wildly different movies hitting the theaters this weekend. Both are sequels, the first has Hiccup and Toothless back together fighting off an invasion of their peaceful land in 'How to Train Your Dragon 2.'  The other movie, Schmidt and Jenko go back undercover this time as college buddies trying to stop a major drug dealer in '22 Jump Street.'

The summer season is just getting cranked up and this weekend Tom Cruise is back in a Sci-Fi thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat 'Edge of Tomoorow.' And if you want something a little more dramatic a best selling-novel is brought to the big screen 'The Fault In Our Stars' is in theaters.