One of the best westerns to come out of Hollywood in years is "3:10 to Yuma," a remake of the 1957 Columbia Pictures film of the same name. Director James Mangold ("Walk the Line" 2005) gave us this story of a Yankee Civil War veteran who volunteers [..]

Sequels are generally not as well done as the original, but "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" is an exception to the rule. This 2007 second act to 1998's "Elizabeth" is quite a gem, standing on it own two feet as a high quality production. [..]

"The Creator" is a science fiction film about the near future when there will be a war between the human race and the forces of AI (artificial intelligence). Producer-director Gareth Edwards ("Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" 2016), who also wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz, created [..]

Low expectations will help if you go to the theater to view "The Expendables 4." The action movie is plagued by poor writing, bad acting, sluggish dialogue, a non-existent plot, and more, thanks to just plain bad movie-making by director Scott Waugh ("Need for Speed" 2014) and [..]

The amazing story behind the first English settlement in North America is told in "First Landing." This made-for-television movie tells of Robert Hunt, a Church of England vicar who served as chaplain of the Susan Constant and two other ships transporting British citizens to the New World. [..]

Special effects rule the day in the action picture "Transformers." Executive producer Steven Spielberg and director Michael Bay ("Pearl Harbor" 2001) have combined computer animation with live action is this exciting film based on the Hasbro toy line and the 1980's cartoon series. [..]

Steve McQueen and Lee Remick deliver strong performances in "Baby, the Rain Must Fall." Remick plays a woman who moves across Texas with her daughter to attempt a reconciliation with her husband, played by McQueen, who has just been released from prison. It's a tough road [..]

The laughs do not come as abundantly as one might expect from a Neil Simon comedy in "Come Blow Your Horn." This story of a young man moving out of his parents house and into his playboy big brother's apartment was not expertly handled by director Bud [..]

"Seven Days in May" is an exciting political thriller about an attempted military takeover of the U. S. government when the President negotiates a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. Director John Frankenheimer ("Birdman of Alcatraz" 1962) and screenwriter Rod Serling skillfully crafted this superior Cold War [..]

"Lake City" is an excellent drama film about a mother and son reuniting years after a family tragedy separates them. Directors-screenwriters Hunter Hill and Perry Moore did an excellent job of character development and in the pacing of the movie. The cast [..]