River Wild: Movie Review

A thriller with the right amount of action, suspense and atmosphere.

Joey (Leighton Meester) goes with her brother, Gray (Taran Killam), on a whitewater rafting and camping trip. Joining them are new friends, Van (Eve Connelly) and Karissa (Olivia Swann), and an old childhood friend Trevor (Adam Brody). Gray is the experienced rafter the others are up for the adventure. It’s just the five of them versus the elements but turns out it’s not going to be that simple.		2023 Directed by: Ben Ketai Screenplay by: Ben Ketai, Mike Nguyen Le Starring: Leighton Meester, Taran Killam,  and Adam Brody

Aloha Heart: Movie Review

Slow, minimal but lovely romance.

Sarah (Taylor Cole) is a workaholic who loves her job as a water conservationist and begrudgingly takes a week off for her best friend’s wedding in Hawaii. More on her later since she’s a much better character than expected based on that opening. Manu (Kanoa Goo) is a newly-promoted hotel manager working for his out-of-touch parents at a beautiful Hawaiian resort, where Sarah and the bride and groom are about to land.		2023 Directed by: Seth Jarrett Screenplay by: Nicole Baxter Starring: Taylor Cole, Kanoa Goo

Sons of Summer: Movie Review

A group of four men get caught up in a drug deal gone bad. Now it’s 30 years later and their four sons bonded by surfing and their fathers and decide it’s also time to get caught up in a drug deal gone bad. It’s now 30 years after the release of Point Break and Australia decided it needed to make its own Point Break, just cheaper and significantly worse.		2023 Directed by: Clive Fleury Screenplay by: Phillip Avalon, Greg Clayton Starring: Joe Davidson, Isabel Lucas