"San Andreas" is the typical disaster movie directed by Brad Peyton, who was reunited with star Dwayne Johnson from "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" of 2012. There are few "faults" to find with the film, and not much new either. It has good acting, loads of [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter Cameron Crowe ("Jerry Maguire" 1996) put together a film called "Aloha" that has a confusing storyline, meandering plot, bad acting, and poor production values. The subject and direction of the movie is also in question: Is "Aloha" a romantic comedy, a political drama, a family [..]

Executive producer Steven Spielberg delivers the goods in "Jurassic World." This fourth film in the "Jurassic Park" series (and the first of the "Jurassic World" trilogy, with sequels to come in 2018 and 2022) is choc full of scary dinosaur action sequences and special effects, with a [..]

Director Paul Feig has reached new heights of hilarity with "Spy." His third film with Melissa McCarthy has proven to be a charm; he paired her with action star Jason Stratham with great results. Feig's screenplay is filled with tons of laughs, spread throughout the [..]

Fans of the television series should enjoy the new theatrical release "Entourage." Others could get something out of the film, as producer-director-screenwriter Doug Ellin (creator of the tv show "Entourage" on HBO, 2004-2011) kept production values high enough for general viewing. The [..]

"Furious 7" is without a doubt the best of the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise so far. It has tons of eye-popping action scenes, including one sequence where six cars were parachuted from an airplane. This well-orchestrated air drop scene was developed by stunt coordinator Spiro [..]

Walt Disney Pictures has produced a dud of a motion picture in "Tomorrowland." Despite being filled with some good special effects and purported excitement, the film is bogged down with uneven storytelling and a muddled and meandering plot. Apparently producer-director-screenwriter Brad Bird ("Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" [..]

The writing and directing team of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa have turned out another mediocre picture called "Focus." With a shallow story and a predictable plot, we are reminded of the pair's most recent movies "I Love You Phillip Morris" (2009) and "Crazy, Stupid Love" (2011). [..]

If you liked "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" back in 2012, you will probably like its sequel, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." While there is nothing new here, director John Madden ("Shakespeare in Love" 1998) and screenwriter Ol Parker have managed to retain the low key [..]

Director-screenwriter Alex Garland has turned out a smart science fiction film called "Ex Machina." This slick and engrossing thriller tells the story of a wealthy businessman (Oscar Isaac) who creates humanoid robots. He asks a computer programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) to analyze and evaluate his creations. [..]