After Earth

General Cypher (Will Smith) has come home after a long tour of duty fighting aliens, now trying to mend his relationship with his family, but being a father is not easy especially when he's been estranged from his son Kitai (Jaden Smith) for most of his life. Cypher decides to do one last tour but this time he wants Kitai to accompany him, but on the flight their ship got caught in an asteroid storm, damaging the ship and forcing the ship to land on humanity free Earth. Now Kitai will have to face his fear, if he wants to save his father's life.

The special effects was awesome, the storyline dragged a little but it really teaches you the power of facing your fears and conquering it. Once again M. Night Shyamalan has brought out his disturbing creation from his mind.

I give this movie 3 Stars.

The Kings of Summer

This lovely coming of age film about three friends who are so unhappy at home that they decide to run-away and create their own house in the woods. Joe (Nick Robinson), his best friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and friend Biaggio (Moises Arias) builds a house and lives off the land, but living independently isn't all it cracked-up to be.

This independent film is creative, smart and heartwarming. I enjoy all the characters, and the message was clear, looking for your independence and finding that what you are trying to run from will always be part of you. THIS IS A MUST SEE FILM.

I give this movie 4 1/2 Stars.