Ben Affleck delivers a marvelous and layered performance as an autistic certified public accountant who has a side job as a hitman in "The Accountant." Director Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior" 2011) and screenwriter Bill Dubuque keep the action coming in this unique and offbeat thriller. [..]

Tyler Perry has a new Madea comedy out called "Boo! A Madea Halloween." This film is more of the same from producer-director-screenwriter Perry, with a debut at number one at the box office on October 21, 2016. The story has Brian [..]

The immensely popular "Left Behind" movie franchise continues with "Vanished: Left Behind - Next Generation." The story tells of the disappearance of one billion people around the world in the Rapture, and how 15-year-old Gabby Harlow deals with the chaos in society and in her personal life, [..]

More action and adventure from a would-be Tom Cruise franchise pretty much describes "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back." Though the film is formulaic and really offers nothing new to differentiate itself from the original, the screenplay by Richard Wenk, Marshall Herskovitz, and Edward Zwick (also the director) [..]

"Deepwater Horizon" is an exciting disaster film based on the famous oil rig explosion and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. This thriller was tightly directed by Peter Berg ("Battleship" 2012); there are few dull moments in the one hour and forty-seven [..]

"Hillsong: Let Hope Arise" is a documentary on Hillsong United, a contemporary Christian worship band from Australia. Director Michael John Warren ("Shrek the Musical" 2013) did a good job of balancing the live concert footage, behind the scenes interviews, and visits to band members' homes to form [..]

"The Magnificent Seven" is a decent remake of the 1960 film classic of the same name, which was itself based on the 1954 Japanese movie "Seven Samurai." Director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day" 2001) gave this version a different look, while preserving the basic premise and storyline, with [..]

The fascinating documentary film "Fastball" examines the details of the fastball pitch, how it works and has evolved over the decades, interviewing scientists, scouts, and baseball legends alike to get their perspective on this most essential part of the game of baseball. Some of the players interviewed [..]

Expert storytelling and great production values from director Clint Eastwood ("Play Misty For Me" 1971) tell the true story of airplane pilot Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's emergency landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson River minutes after leaving LaGuardia Airport, in January, 2009. All 155 passengers [..]

"Race" is an excellent biopic about athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Belin. Among the subject matter probed in the film was the irony of his participation in the Olympics against Hitler's Germany when he and fellow [..]