"33 Postcards" is a charming independent motion picture from Australian producer-director Pauline Chan. The story is about a 16-year-old Chinese orphan girl Mei Mei, supported financially over the years by an Australian sponsor named Dean, who has sent her numerous postcards describing his family life. When [..]

"Bernie" is a black-comedy crime drama about a young man befriending an elderly female millionaire, whose sudden disappearance raises many questions. Jack Black delivers what is probably the best performance of his career in the title role, with Shirley MacLaine as his friend and Matthew McConaughey as [..]

"My Week With Marilyn" is the true story of a young production assistant's time spent with the legendary Marilyn Monroe escorting her around London when her husband Arthur Miller returned to America. The events took place during the filming of the 1957 movie "The Prince and the [..]

"War Horse" follows the World War I journey of a horse name Joey, raised by an English teenager, bought by the British Army for use in the war, and the various encounters he had. A British captain is his initial caretaker, then captured by Germans soldiers. [..]

Walt Disney Pictures finally produced a movie featuring "The Muppets," after acquiring them in 2004, with a story that begins in Smallville, USA, when Gary and his girl friend Mary (Jason Segal and Amy Adams) decide to go to Hollywood to visit the Muppet Theater. Upon arrival [..]

A good script, a wonderful ensemble cast headed by a major star, and a setting in Hawaii all combine to make "The Descendants" one of the best movies of 2011. George Clooney stars as attorney Matt King, a man with a lot on his plate. His [..]

"Moneyball" is a true baseball story about the 2002 season of the Oakland Athletics where manager Billy Beane attempted to assemble a competitive team on a limited budget. Beane and his assistant manager Peter Brand use undervalued talent (new players and "washed-up" veterans) to replace higher paid [..]

"Switchmas" is a delightful holiday film centered around child actors Elijah Nelson as Ira Finkelstein and Justin Howell as Mikey Amato, who become acquainted in an airport rest area, waiting to transfer flights. Ira (from Los Angeles), being raised Jewish and never celebrating the holiday, wants a [..]

"Courageous" is a faith-based drama film about five men working out their Christian faith in every day living. They attend the same weekly Bible study, and the film goes into details of their intertwined lives. Expert directing by Alex Kendrick ("Fireproof" 2008) gave the movie good [..]

There is not a dull moment in "Unknown," a mystery-thriller film starring Liam Neeson as an American traveling to Germany for a medical convention, accompanied by his wife. Upon arrival at their hotel, he discovers his briefcase is missing. So he takes a cab back to [..]