The BBC's 2015 mini-series "And Then There Were None" is the umpteenth remake of Agatha Christie's classic mystery novel, first published in 1939. This outstanding version was commissioned to commemorate the 125th anniversary of her birth. It is a high quality tribute that brings new life [..]
Brooklyn (2015)
"Brooklyn" is a cross-culturally love story set in the early 1950's in New York, between an Irish immigrant woman and an Italian-American man. Their engagement is threatened when she must return to Ireland due to her sister's death, and efforts by relatives to keep her there. [..]
Solace (2015)
"Solace" is a crime drama about a psychic who works with the FBI to capture a serial killer. The film is underwhelming and disappointing despite a promising premise, thanks to poor execution by Brazilian director Afonso Poyart (in his English language movie debut) and terrible writing by [..]
The Ultimate Legacy (2016)
The Hallmark Channel presents "The Ultimate Legacy," a film about a young man who must take on responsibility before he can receive his inheritance from his grandmother's estate. Director Joanne Hock ("Redneck Roots" 2011) put together this solid motion picture with an excellent teleplay written by Rick [..]
Tracers (2015)
"Tracers" is an inferior action film about a New York City bicycle messenger who gets involved with local organized crime groups. This "B" type movie has a predictable plot from sub-par writing by screenwriter Matt Johnson and bad execution by director Daniel Benmayor. [..]
Survivor (2015)
"Survivor" is a disappointing action spy movie with Pierce Brosnan seeming to rely on his past James Bond popularity to carry him through this nonsense directed by James McTeigue ("Dark City" 1998). Brosnan and his fellow thespians Milla Jovovich, Angela Bassett, Roger Rees, James D'Arcy, [..]
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
The new "Star Wars" film is out and the verdict is in: Virtually everyone loves it! "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has something old (Han, Leia, Luke), something new (Rey, Finn, Ren, Poe), something borrowed (the gang wandering around a new Death Star, called the Starkiller [..]
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Veteran actress Sally Field still "has it" at age 70. She has been entertaining audiences since the 1960's with such television shows as "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun." Field then went on to a lengthy movie career that earned her two Oscars. In "Hello, My [..]
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
Producer-director-screenwriter Warren Beatty put together a romantic comedy-drama movie that was a box office bomb in November, 2016, but is actually a watchable movie on DVD these days. Besides a lucid screenplay and outstanding production values, there are some very strong performances by the actors. [..]
Hidden Figures (2016)
"Hidden Figures" is an excellent drama about three African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA in 1961, with one of them providing crucial calculations for the flight trajectories for Project Mercury, which helped the U. S. to compete with the Soviets in the Space Race. [..]