Weak comedy, poor acting, and predictable plot lines all characterize "Mr. Deeds," an Adam Sandler film vehicle. Director Steven Brill ("Little Nicky" 2000) and screenwriter Tim Herlihy turned out a poor remake of the 1936 Frank Capra classic movie "Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington." Sandler plays [..]

"Zoot Suit" is a drama-musical film based on the Broadway play of the same name, telling the story of events surrounding the real-life Sleepy Lagoon Trial of 1942, when a group of Mexican-Americans were charged with murder, resulting in the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles. Director-screenwriter [..]

"Keeping Mum" is a poorly written and badly directed black comedy from UK director-screenwriter Niall Johnson ("The Big Swap" 1998). It is the story of a small town English vicar who is oblivious to the problems of his wife and teenage son and daughter. Enter a [..]

Brie Larson returns as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in "The Marvels," the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This time she teams up with two of her friends Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and Kamala Kahn (Iman Vellani) go on more adventures, too complex to divulge in this [..]

"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" is an outstanding prequel to "The Hunger Games" of 2012, and its sequels of 2013, 2014, and 2015. Director Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend" 2007) has created the right amount of drama in the story of Coriolanus Snow [..]

Over two hundred collective years of movie-making has paid off for the four stars of the romantic comedy "Book Club: The Next Chapter." Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candace Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen deliver corny jokes under a predicable plot in a professional manner under the guidance of [..]

"Triangle of Sadness" is a black comedy film about an affluent couple on a luxury cruise that hits a heavy storm and becomes stranded on a desert island, with the people struggling for survival. Swedish director-screenwriter Ruben Ostlund, in his English-language directorial debut, has constructed a film [..]

The Animal Planet cable channel jumps into the world of original programming with "Gentle Ben." This made-for-television movie was based on the series that ran for two season on CBS, from 1967-1969. That show was in turn adapted from the 1965 children's novel by Walt Morey. [..]

"City by the Sea" is a crime drama about a policeman's son who gets involved in a drug related killing. This gripping drama from director Michael Caton-Jones ("The Jackel" 1997) and screenwriter Ken Hixon is a top-rate story with marvelous performances by the cast. [..]

"Boat Trip" is a romantic comedy from director Mort Nathan in his feature film debut. The story is about two men who recently suffered breakups with their girl friends, and decide to go on a cruise to get over their problems. However, worse problems arise when [..]