Good acting, a well written script, and loads of suspense combine to make director Steven Soderbergh's latest film "Contagion" quite a drama to watch. The story tells of a virus that spreads rapidly around the globe via personal contact. Hundreds of thousands are infected in a [..]
Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol (2011)
"Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol" is probably the best of the lot so far in Tom Cruise's modern interpretation of the television series that ran on CBS from 1966-1973. Ethan Hunt and his team attempt to track down a terrorist who has acquired Russian nuclear launch codes, [..]
Hugo (2011)
"Hugo" is an unusual story of an orphan boy living in a train station with some inventions left to him by his father. Director Martin Scorsese ("Goodfellas" 1990) and screenwriter Josh Logan made this engrossing movie with great production values, adapted from the 2007 children's book "The [..]
Apollo 18 (2011)
The Apollo space program was started in the 1960's to take men to the moon, and ended with Apollo 17 in December, 1972. Apollo 18, 19, and 20 were cancelled because of budget cuts. Director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's film "Apollo 18' contends that Apollo 18 was actually [..]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Yet another version of "Planet of the Apes' has been released. The FX-laden "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is the seventh installment of the franchise that started with the 1968 Charlton Heston original. This story features James Franco as a scientist whose experiments in [..]
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Something old (Harrison Ford), something new (Daniel Craig), something borrowed (plots and storylines), and something blue (the skies of New Mexico) are all featured in this marriage of two film genres, "Cowboys & Aliens." Producers Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard have created a [..]
Horrible Bosses (2011)
Many people will relate to the situations dealt with in the comedy film "Horrible Bosses." Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day co-star as three friends all encountering major problems with three very different supervisors at work. Kevin Spacey is an obnoxious [..]
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Chris Evans receives his big introduction as super-hero Captain America in "Captain America: The First Avenger." Set during World War II, Evans plays Steve Rogers, a frail and infirm man who is transformed into a super-strong soldier named Captain America, whose first assignment is to stop a [..]
The Estate (2022)
Kathleen Turner returns to the big screen playing a dying millionaire who suddenly has numerous relatives kissing up to her to inherit some of her fortune in "The Estate." Director-screenwriter Dean Craig ("Love, Wedding, Repeat" 2020) has inculcated this black comedy with so much coarse language and [..]
The Old Way (2023)
"The Old Way" is a western drama starring Nicolas Cage as a farmer and retired gunman who goes on a mission to find the outlaws who killed his wife. Director Brett Donowho ("Acts of Violence" 2018) and screenwriter Carl W. Lucas put together an enjoyable and watchable [..]