The wonderful world of Disney in the early 1960's is recreated in "Saving Mr. Banks." This Walt Disney Pictures-BBC co-production tells the story of Disney's attempts to obtain the screen rights to the book "Mary Poppins" from author P. L. Travers. The [..]

Sony Pictures Animation serves up some delicious family entertainment in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2." As in the original film of 2009, the food machine again spins out of control, this time producing food-animal hybrids that threatens the entire world. There are some 39 [..]

Sandra Bullock and stunning special effects are the stars of the science fiction thriller "Gravity." Bullock's intense performance dominates the picture, demonstrating what can happen to an astronaut who is struggling for survival when a tragic accident occurs in outer space. She was nominated for the [..]

Walt Disney Animation does it again with their latest hit "Frozen," which won two Oscars including Best Animated Feature. Loosely based on the 1844 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen," this film tells the story of a princess who must separate herself from her sister [..]

Confusing story lines and a poorly written script characterize "The Counselor." Though producer-director Ridley Scott ("Alien" 1979) makes an attempt at a glossy production with big name stars, picturesque cinematography, and good editing, the confusing screenplay by Cormac McCarthy make this 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures [..]

"Captain Phillips" is an excellent action thriller from director Paul Greengrass ("Green Zone" 2010). Tom Hanks stars in the title role as Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009, when they hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama cargo ship. [..]

"Escape Plan" is a surprisingly good action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Director Mikael Hafstrom ("Shanghai" 2010) and screenwriters Miles Chapman and Jason Keller have put together a good showcase picture for the two veteran film personalities. Stallone plays engineer [..]

Hugh Jackman has had his best appearance yet as "The Wolverine," the second film following 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and the sixth installment of the X-Men's film series. This movie is set almost completely in Japan, starting in 1945 when Logan is in a prison camp near [..]

"Elysium" is a science fiction film from director-screenwriter Neill Blomkamp that starts off as promising sci-fi action but disintegrates into political commentary that is woven into the storyline, as he did in "District 9" (2009), his last movie. Stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, [..]

"2 Guns" is a buddy-action film laced with comedy from director Baltasar Kormakur ("Contraband" 2012). Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play criminals working on drug deals who do not realize that they are both undercover agents working for different branches of the U.S. government. One is [..]