Logan

Overall, I think it runs a little long in spots, but that's because it doesn't sacrifice characterizations for simply the brutal slice-n-dice action skirmishes sprinkled throughout the film's running time.  Fans wanting to see the use of Logan's claws in rapturous abundance when used to dispatch would-be threats to him, Prof. X and Lara, they got that in spades in this film, that R rating was well-deserved.

I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.  Would have scored higher if the pacing was better.

A Dog's Purpose

It starts out cutesy with chronicling the hijinks that come with owning a dog for a young boy, and through his teen years.  Then it shifts for a few more turns as the dog is reincarnated as a new dog until it comes full circle.  Lasse Hallstrom does a nice job keeping the pace brisk and it couldn't be easy to deal with filming with trained dogs for such a long time in the film.

I give it 2.75 stars or a grade of B-.

The Great Wall

I'm not really sure what I watched, it was so... foreign in the telling of the story of a legend pertaining to the Great Wall of China that is just fantastical enough to make you scratch your head.

But it was directed by Zhang Yimou, so I checked it out.  It's kinda like the usual medieval fortress defense system on display against a swarm of would-be invaders against the Great Wall of China, but with Yimou's directorial flourishes.  I wasn't prepared for the amount of CGI on the screen, so it was just weird.  Matt Damon seemed to be sleep-walking through this role, though.  

I give it 2.5 stars, or a grade of C+.

Get Out

Never will you underestimate the TSA again!  A slow simmer of a twilight zone-esque horror flick with some race relations commentary (or not).

I give it 2.75 stars or a grade of B-.

50 Shades Darker

This was simply terrible, worse than watching paint dry on the big screen.  The film plods and lumbers along with no plot progression of note, and only sprinkles in the abusive kinky side of Christian's relationship with Anastasia, who doesn't appear to have learned anything from the first movie.  The ending is so lame and limp.

I give it 1 star, or a grade of D.

Resident Evil 5

Lots of jump-scares and action sequences with nary a bit of characterization for the supporting casts, so it plays fairly close to its videogame roots for this final installment of the Resident Evil franchise.

I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C.

Lego Batman movie

It's a lot of fun for kids and parents alike.  Quite the family values film. :)

I give it 3 stars or a grade of B.