"The Vanished" is a psychological thriller movie about a couple whose ten-year-old daughter disappears while they are on a camping trip. Although this is a story we have already seen in films, director-screenwriter Peter Facinelli keeps the story realistic enough to maintain suspense throughout the nearly two [..]

"80 for Brady" is a sports comedy telling the story of four lifelong friends, who are big New England Patriots and Tom Brady fans, traveling from Boston to Houston in 2017 to view Super Bowl LI between the Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. Director Kyle Marvin did [..]

"Rogue Agent" is a British mystery thriller that tells the true story of a conman who convinces people that he is a secret agent for the government, "recruits" them into the spy business of MI6, and then bilks them out of their money. This seamless suspense story [..]

"Gringa" is a story of an American teenage girl who runs away to Mexico to find the father she never knew. Producers-directors E. J. Foerster and Marny Eng put together a feel-good movie that is somewhat formulaic, but does demonstrate the power of forgiveness and reconciliation. [..]

"River Wild" is an action-thriller film about a brother and sister who embark on a whitewater rafting trip with a childhood friend and some tourists. Things go smoothly until they discover that one of group is a killer, and they are trapped with this person in the [..]

"The World Is Not Enough" is not the best James Bond movie of all time, suffering from mediocre writing and uneven performances, but is saved by the generous amount of action sequences. Credit and blame goes to director Michael Apted ("Cole Miner's Daughter" 1980) and screenwriters Neal [..]

"The Thomas Crown Affair" is the story of a bored billionaire who orchestrates the heist of a valuable painting from a New York City museum, and falls in love with the female insurance investigator looking into the case. This movie, starring Pierce Brosnan [..]

"10 Things I Hate About You" is a run-of-the-mill teen romantic comedy loosely bases on William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." This was director Gil Junger's first motion picture, and his inexperience shows. The screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith did provide adequate dialogue [..]

Rob Schneider plays a fish tank cleaner who tries his hand at "gigolo" work to try to boost his income. Much of the comedy is decidedly lowbrow, but does have some laughs, thanks to director Mike Mitchell and screenwriters Harris Goldberg and Rob Schneider. [..]

"Wonka" is another version of the story of chocolatier Willy Wonka, a character from 1964 novel by Roald Dahl, and the 1971 and 2005 movies. This one is a musical, solidly directed by Paul King ("Paddington" 2014), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. It [..]