Blake Lively Archives

Green Lantern (2011)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 17, 2011Comic-Book Superhero

This received a lot of bad flak, including from star Ryan Reynolds, but I'm not one of the haters. There is the terrible CGI suit and a miscast Reynolds but it does get a good deal of the comic-book mythos right

Director: Martin Campbell

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, …

Category: Science Fiction

17 June 201126 October 2025 by Roog

The Age of Adaline (2015)

Rating: ★★

Apr 25, 2015Woman Who Does Not Age

Aimed at the same audiences as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Blake Lively is a woman who hasn't aged since the 1930s. This comes with the nostalgic weepiness and solemn self-importance of a work pitched to Academy Awards voters

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Actors: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, …

Category: Fantasy

25 April 201521 November 2025 by Roog

The Shallows (2016)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 4, 2016Killer Shark/Survival Horror

A killer shark that is less Jaws and more a survival film in the vein of 127 Hours. A well worthwhile effort that uses every cinematic trick in its arsenal to provide a nail-bitingly intense adrenaline workout

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Actors: Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen, Sedona Legge

Category: Horror

4 July 20161 January 2026 by Roog

IF (2024)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 29, 2024Imaginary Companions

Ryan Reynolds and director John Krasinski combine to make a film about imaginary companions, an appealingly quirky effort where a young girl befriends a large furry invisible creature

Director: John Krasinski

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, …

Category: Fantasy

29 June 202415 April 2026 by Roog