The latest of the "Hunger Games" series is out and the verdict is in: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I" is the most exciting yet in the movie franchise based on the novels by Suzanne Collins. The story continues to follow Katniss Everdeen, the hero of [..]

"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" is a comedy film which tells the story of an eleven-year-old named Alexander Cooper who gets no sympathy from his family when he is having a day filled with disasters and all kinds of problems. On the [..]

"Interstellar" is an ambitious three hour science fiction film telling the story of a future on earth when scientists must explore the universe for a new home for the human race, as the planet is becoming unlivable because of pollution. Producer-director Christopher Nolan [..]

The laughs keep coming in the hilarious comedy "Horrible Bosses 2." In this sequel to 2011's "Horrible Bosses," the three principals, played by Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis, return to start their own business with mixed results. Screenwriters Sean Anders [..]

"Gone Girl" is a riveting murder mystery about a man whose wife disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary. Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike play the leading couple, superbly directed by David Fincher ("Alien 3" 1992) from a marvelous screenplay by Gillian Flynn, who adapted the work from [..]

Fine performances and a plot-driven story characterize the drama film "The Judge." Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr. play a father and son who have a dysfunctional history to work out when Downey returns to his home town for his mother's funeral. The plot thickens when [..]

"The Equalizer" features Denzel Washington as a retired government secret agent who uses his special skill set to dispense justice, vigilante-style, in the lives of his friends. Director Antoine Fuqua ("Olympus Has Fallen" 2013) and screenwriter Richard Wenk pack plenty of action into this two hour plus [..]

At first glance, "The Maze Runner" appears as another "youth revolts against authority" picture. However, good direction by Wes Ball, in his first job at the helm of a big screen project, and a well-written screenplay by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierre Myers, and T. S. Nowlin, make [..]

"The Hundred-Foot Journey" is a comedy-drama film about competition between two restaurants across the street from each other in a small town in France. Veteran actors Helen Mirren and Om Puri are at the zenith of their careers as competing restaurant owners. Producers Steven Spielberg and [..]

Marvel Studios and its parent company Walt Disney Pictures have come up with yet another blockbuster. "Guardians of the Galaxy" has all the features of a crowd-pleasing summer popcorn movie: Lots of action and special effects, superheroes battling evil, and capable actors populating the big screen universe. [..]