The sequel to "Monsters Inc." of 2001 took twelve years to develop but was well worth the wait. "Monsters University" is imaginative and colorful and great entertainment for the whole family. Director Dan Scanlon made a splash here in his big screen movie debut, keeping the [..]

The latest version of "The Great Gatsby" certainly is spectacular and has been given the full Hollywood treatment: Big name stars, lavish art-deco sets made for 3D, and even a rocking film score produced by Jay-Z and The Bullitts. Producer-director-screenwriter Baz Luhrmann ("Australia" 2008) added another [..]

"Star Trek Into Darkness" is an exciting twelfth installment in the "Star Trek" movie franchise, sequel to the 2009's "Star Trek" reboot. Producer-director J. J. Abrams and screenwriters Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof brought back some familiar characters like Khan Noonien Singh, Christopher Pike, Dr. [..]

"The Numbers Station" is a run-of-the-mill formula spy thriller that is good enough to hold viewer's interest for 89 minutes, especially on DVD. Danish director Kasper Barfoed did a respectable job in his English language film debut, with the screenplay by F. Scott Frazier. [..]

"And So It Goes" tells the story of a widower suddenly given the responsibility of caring for his nine-year-old granddaughter. Michael Douglas rises to the challenge of this role, playing opposite Diane Keaton, who is his fellow-widowed neighbor. The easy-going personas of both actors are perfect [..]

"Beyond" is an independent British film about a couple working out their marital problems as a fifty mile wide asteroid approaches the earth. If this doesn't confuse the viewers, the series of flash-forwards of the characters in a post-apocalyptic Scotland will. This [..]

"This is Where I Leave You" is comedy-drama movie about the goings-on in a family when four adult siblings gather at their parents' house when their father passes away. Sluggish direction by Shawn Levy ("Cheaper by the Dozen" 2003) and lackluster writing by Jonathan Tropper make this [..]

Kristen Bell returns as "Veronica Mars," a role she played on the television series of the same name from 2004-2007. The creator of the show, Rob Thomas, returns as producer, director, and screenwriter of the film, which did not do well at the box office but was [..]

"The Good Lie" is a drama about three siblings who survive the Second Sudanese Civil War of 1983-2005 and win a lottery to emigrate to the United States. The story follows their assimilation into American life and provides some unexpected twists and turns in the plot that [..]

"Black or White" is the story of a wealthy white attorney dealing with the custody of his bi-racial granddaughter after the death of his wife. They had custody of her, but the girl's African-American grandmother's lawsuit against him for custody is at the center of the plot. [..]