Posts Tagged: Pioneer Theatre

[Movie Review] Justice Is Served In ‘Batman v Superman’

Born in 1975 and raised with Super Friends sheets on my childhood bed, Justice League of America cartoons on Saturday mornings, Christopher Reeve in blue spandex in theaters, and Linda Carter in red boots...

[Movie Review] ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Is Beyond Epic

The Avengers are back on the big screen for Disney’s latest all-star superhero adventure set in the ever growing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but more than the Age of Ultron, this sequel is the...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – April 17, 2015: ‘Blart’ Is Back

Social media gets haunted in theaters this week, while Paul Blart leaves the mall, and the Monkey Kingdom comes to life. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of April 17, 2015!...

[Movie Review] Spunky New 'Annie' Irresistible As Ever

Editor’s Note: Guest reviewer Sue Artz, a lifelong fan of the original 1982 movie adaptation of Annie, gives her take on the latest re-imagining of a classic story for a new generation. After seeing the...

[Movie Review] 'The Hobbit' Says Farewell To Middle-Earth

The third and final film in director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy culminates in one of biggest battles ever put on screen, a fitting sendoff for a franchise that has contiually upped the ante...

[Movie Review] 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' Sets Up Epic Finale

Jennifer Lawrence delivers another powerhouse performance in what is basically a two-hour teaser for what promises to be an epic finale to the massively popular Hunger Games movie franchise. As spunky rebel arrow shooting...

[Movie Review] Games Begin For 'The Maze Runner'

Hoping to be the next Hunger Games, The Maze Runner is a fun young adult adventure built around a very cool Twight Zone-esque plot brimming with mystery. When Thomas wakes up in a box...

[Movie Review] Dracula Reborn In 'Untold' Origin Epic

Dracula Untold is an epic origin story that sets the stage and effectively kicks off Universal Studios’ new cinematic universe, soon to be populated by all your favorite classic monsters in a number of...

[Movie Review] 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is Summer's Funnest Ride

Guardians of the Galaxy is the most fun you will have at the movies this summer. with a visually unique adventure through space alongside a hilarious and oddly relatable team of intergalactic misfits, a...

[Movie Review] 'Dawn of the Apes' is Serious Monkey Business

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a great sequel to a pretty good prequel to one of the all-time classic sci-fi mindbenders ever put on film. I am a huge fan of...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – July 18: 'Sex Tape', 'Anarchy' To The 'Rescue'

It’s Anarchy in theaters this week, with a celebrity Sex Tape to the Rescue, while young lovers find The Fault in Our Stars at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of...

[Movie Review] 'Tammy' is Touching and Funny Tribute to Women

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, Tammy is a fun and funny coming of age road trip movie that should put the hilarious Melissa McCarthy and her director/co-writer husband Ben Falcone on the A List...

[Movie Review] 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Is More Than Meets The Eye

The Transformers are back in their biggest spectacle yet in the action-packed Age of Extinction, introducing an all new human cast, a lot of new alien robots, and a new emotional core to the...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – June 20, 2014: Laugh 'Like a Man'

Jersey Boys come to the big screen, and you can Think Like a Man Too in theaters this week, while Spider-Man swings back into action at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the...

[Movie Review] Disney Has Wicked Fun With 'Maleficent'

Angelina Jolie is wickedly good as the iconic title character in Disney’s new re-imagining of the classic Sleepy Beauty fairy tale, this time told from the point of view of the horned and angry...

[Movie Review] X-Men Unite For Better ‘Days of Future Past’

X-Men: Days of Future Past just may be the most entertaining X movie to date, and that’s really saying something when you consider that this is technically “Part 7” of Marvel’s mutant franchise.  I...

[Movie Review] ‘Godzilla’ Roars Back to Life

Godzilla is back in theaters in a monster new reboot of the classic movie icon, and at 60-years-old, he has literally never looked better.  What was a terrifying warning against the dangers of nuclear...

[Movie Review] ‘Spider-Man’ Spins Amazing Sequel

Spider-Man swings back into action through the busy metropolis of New York City in an Amazing sequel that keeps the humanity of awkward teen Peter Parker just visible enough to remind us what makes...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – May 2, 2014: ‘Spider-Man’ Returns

Spider-Man swings back into theaters this week, while a Divergent future takes over at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May 2, 2014!  Playing at the historic Pioneer Theatre in Manteo, Divergent (rated...

[Movie Review] ‘Winter Soldier’ Is Perfect Rival For Captain America

Captain America is back in theaters in the latest chapter from the ever-growing Marvel cinematic universe, a super secret agent adventure that introduces the patriotic hero’s greatest rival. Captain America is basically the grandfather of...